Attention, Representation, and Unsettlement in Katherena Vermette’s <i>The Break</i>, or, Teaching and (Re)Learning the Ethics of Reading

Theories of literary ethics often emphasize either content or the structural relationship between text and reader, and they tend to bracket pedagogy. This essay advocates instead for an approach that sees literary representation and readerly attention as interanimating and that considers teaching an...

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Main Author: Cynthia R. Wallace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Humanities
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/8/4/164