{"id":1475,"date":"2020-11-27T14:27:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T14:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/?p=1475"},"modified":"2021-01-08T16:27:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T16:27:48","slug":"page-breaks-the-meaning-of-mariah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/2020\/11\/27\/page-breaks-the-meaning-of-mariah\/","title":{"rendered":"Page Breaks: The Meaning of Mariah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1477 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/11\/Mariah-Carey-bb30-2019-feat-billboard-tmrhgphjf-1548-768x433-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/11\/Mariah-Carey-bb30-2019-feat-billboard-tmrhgphjf-1548-768x433-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/11\/Mariah-Carey-bb30-2019-feat-billboard-tmrhgphjf-1548-768x433-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">On Wed 2 Dec our text is the short but intriguing preface to Mariah Carey&#8217;s memoir, <em>The Meaning of Mariah Carey.\u00a0<\/em>We&#8217;ll think about Mariah&#8217;s refusal to acknowledge the concept of time&#8230; and perhaps also check in on her enduring presence as a Christmas icon.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><!--more--><\/p>\r\n<blockquote>&#8220;I refuse to acknowledge time, famously so&#8230; Why ruin the journey by watching the clock and the ticking away of years?&#8221; (Mariah Carey)<\/blockquote>\r\n<h3>Text (Reading)<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Mariah Carey with Michaela Angela Davis, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/page-breaks-texts\/\">Preface to <\/a><em>The Meaning of Mariah\u00a0<\/em>(2020). The PDF is available to download on our <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/page-breaks-texts\/\">password-protected texts page<\/a> &#8211; email d.butchard@bham.ac.uk for access.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>&#8220;Time&#8221; and Place<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Wed 2 December, 1 pm<\/li>\r\n<li>Zoom: <a href=\"https:\/\/bham-ac-uk.zoom.us\/j\/95106481660?pwd=QXd6cDRLdDMrbG0zaDhYRUxJQzBVdz09\">Link<\/a>\u00a0(Password: pagebreaks)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Note<\/span>! Our piece is deliberately short this week, but do feel free to bring any and all Mariah-related content to the conversation. Suggestions welcome &#8211; we will keep adding to this list!<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>The minidoc <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N_Vhz5BiypU&amp;t=150s\">Mariah Carey is Christmas<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\r\n<li>Jake Hall, <a href=\"http:\/\/How the Gay Icon in Music Has Evolved Since Mariah Carey\">How the Gay Icon in Music has Evolved Since Mariah Carey<\/a> (Vice)<\/li>\r\n<li>Popcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/10\/22\/arts\/music\/popcast-mariah-carey.html\">The Many Mariah Careys<\/a> (NYT)<\/li>\r\n<li>Joe Coscarelli, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/12\/16\/arts\/music\/mariah-carey-christmas.html?action=click&amp;module=RelatedLinks&amp;pgtype=Article\">How Mariah Carey&#8217;s &#8216;All I Want For Christmas&#8217; Finally Hit No.1<\/a> (NYT)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Looking forward to seeing you all again soon! This event is run by Dorothy Butchard and Toria Johnson (d.butchard@bham.ac.uk and t.johnson@bham.ac.uk). Please email us if you have any questions, but you&#8217;re welcome to just turn up.<\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>About Page Breaks<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<h2><\/h2>\r\n<p>This is an informal weekly reading group within the Department of English Literature. 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