Our next Page Breaks session will be on 20 October at 1 pm, and we’ll be discussing the recent viral NYT magazine piece, ‘Who is the Bad Art Friend?’. “Her letter, it wasn’t art! It was informational. It doesn’t have market value. It’s like language that we glean from menus, from tombstones, from tweets.” Text … Continue reading “Page Breaks – 20 October – ‘Who is the Bad Art Friend?’”
Category: English Literature
Page Breaks – 13 October – The Secrets of Lyndon Johnson’s Archives
Our next Page Breaks session will be on 13 October at 1 pm, and we’ll be discussing this love letter to the pleasures and mysteries of archival work (and also, LBJ). Thanks to Professor Rebecca Mitchell for recommending this piece!
Page Breaks Research Day – FRIDAY 08 October
On FRIDAY 08 October (from 9:30 am), we will be hosting our monthly Research day. This is an opportunity to work on your own research (while knowing that others are working at the same time), with periodic zoom calls to set and reflect on goals.
Page Breaks – 22 September – The Slippery Art of Biography
Our next Page Breaks session will be on 22 September at 1 pm, and will consider Craig’s Brown’s essay on the peculiarities of biography.
Page Breaks – 29 September – Douglas Coupland on Elon Musk
Our next Page Breaks session will be on 29 September at 1 pm, and will consider Douglas Coupland’s recent take on Elon Musk in The Guardian. (Thanks everyone for the suggestion!)
Page Breaks – 15 September – ‘How America Invented the White Woman Who Just Loves Fall’
We’re starting off Page Breaks 2021-2022 on 15 September with a discussion of seasonal culture – what it is, who defines it, how its impact registers, and more!
Page Breaks – September 1st – Research Day
On Wednesday 01 September (from 9:30 am), we will be hosting our monthly Research day. This is an opportunity to work on your own research (while knowing that others are working at the same time), with periodic zoom calls to set and reflect on goals.
Page Breaks – The Crown – 23 June
After much discussion, it’s finally happening! We’re talking about The Crown.
Page Breaks: No One is Talking About This – 16 June
This week, we’re revisiting a favourite Page Breaks author: Patricia Lockwood, whose John Updike takedown brought us much joy last year.
Page Breaks: Lydia Davis ‘Five Stories’ – 09 June
This week, we’re dabbling in flash fiction!