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- “The Plague” by Albert Camus – Episode 118It's time for us to look to Camus for a perspective on large-scale illness.Show notes: https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/notes/the-plague-by-albert-camus-episode-118Patreon: patreon.com/relevanceofliterature--Our Show: relevanceofliterature.comMusic: Chad CrouchViewer survey: https://forms.gle/TBEbdb8nfMjbpmpM7Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net23 min
- DFW16 “Infinite Jest” (601-638) #ThursdayswithDFW – Episode 117Quotes, Gately, and Joelle van Dyne. Also: What's going on with Hal? We should mention that some of our philosophy regarding Patreon/subscriptions comes from The Minimalists (linked below).--Sources:The Minimalists: https://www.theminimalists.com/Typo Link:David Sedaris story: "I Almost Saw This Girl Get Killed"--Open Survey: https://forms.gle/zSV7uQexiUk8SWfR8What book is this? https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jestTerminology for this chapter: https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jest-1About DFW: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/09/the-unfinished.pdf of the Novel (page numbers different): https://raisuman123.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/david-foster-wallace-infinite-jest-v2-0.pdfComments or questions? Leave them here: www.relevanceofliterature.com/reading-lists/comments-and-questions-for-infinite-jest-1Music by: Chad CrouchOur website: www.relevanceofliterature.com/47 min
- Learning Norwegian in 24 Hours – Episode 116I did the challenge again, except better. Enjoy!--Sources:Duolingo.comLearn Norwegian in 30 Minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft0TbsABuFY&t=657sTysk: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tysk#:~:text=Adjective,Germany%20or%20the%20German%20language)--Our Show: relevanceofliterature.comMusic: Chad CrouchQuestions or ideas? https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/reading-lists/comments-and-questions-for-podcast-classic-episodesViewer survey: https://forms.gle/TBEbdb8nfMjbpmpM7Want to support us? Visit patreon.com/relevanceofliteratureor reach out to us on Twitter or Facebook (@DidionIn, facebook.me/DidionIn)Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net17 min
- DFW15 “Infinite Jest” (571-601) #ThursdayswithDFW – Episode 115Parents and picayune.--Two Interesting Articles:https://nathanholic.com/2013/08/30/infinite-jest-is-this-about-me-or-the-characters/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/oli.12246--Open Survey: https://forms.gle/zSV7uQexiUk8SWfR8What book is this? https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jestTerminology for this chapter: https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jest-1About DFW: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/09/the-unfinished.pdf of the Novel (page numbers different): https://raisuman123.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/david-foster-wallace-infinite-jest-v2-0.pdfComments or questions? Leave them here: www.relevanceofliterature.com/reading-lists/comments-and-questions-for-infinite-jest-1Music by: Chad CrouchOur website: www.relevanceofliterature.com/47 min
- The Footnote – Episode 114I discuss some of my thoughts about the footnote as a referential device with help from footnotes from "Infinite Jest" by David Foster Wallace.--Sources:Reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/2sdbpi/i_am_very_upset_with_infinite_jest/Abbott, Barbara. Reference. Oxford University Press, 2010.Anderson, Bruce. “The Decline and Fall of Footnotes.” STANFORD Magazine, Feb. 1997, stanfordmag.org/contents/the-decline-and-fall-of-footnotes.Clark, Herbert H., and Catherine R. Marshall. "Definite reference and mutual knowledge." (1981).Duckworth, Angela. Grit: the Power of Passion and Perseverance. Scribner, 2018.Grafton, Anthony. The Footnote: A Curious History, Harvard UP, 1997.Kennedy, Amelia. “A Brief History of the Footnote - from the Middle Ages to Today: Quetext Blog.” Quetext, 21 Sept. 2019, www.quetext.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-the-footnote.Lambrecht, Knud. “The Mental Representations of Discourse Referents.” Information Structure and Sentence Form, Aug. 1994, pp. 74–116., doi:10.1017/cbo9780511620607.004.Sacks, Oliver W. Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain. Picador, 2018.Zerby, Chuck. The Devil’s Details: A History of Footnotes, Touchstone, 2002.--Our Show: relevanceofliterature.comMusic: Chad CrouchViewer survey: https://forms.gle/TBEbdb8nfMjbpmpM7Want to support us? Visit patreon.com/relevanceofliteratureQuestions or ideas? https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/reading-lists/comments-and-questions-for-podcast-classic-episodesor reach out to us on Twitter or Facebook (@DidionIn, facebook.me/DidionIn)Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net24 min
- Critical Reception #ThursdayswithDFW – Episode 113The long-awaited critical reception episode. Enjoy, and be well!--Sources:1993 Larry McCaffery interview: https://www.dalkeyarchive.com/a-conversation-with-david-foster-wallace-by-larry-mccaffery/New Yorker Article: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/beyond-infinite-jestThe Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/feb/15/infinite-jest-at-20-still-a-challenge-still-brilliant-emma-lee-mossThe Atlantic, 1996 Issue: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1996/02/the-alchemists-retort/376533/Post-Postmodernism by Nealon: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=21791Prolific Writers, Episode 72: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/12/08/prolific-writers-episode-72/--Open Survey: https://forms.gle/zSV7uQexiUk8SWfR8What book is this? https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jestTerminology for this chapter: https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jest-1About DFW: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/09/the-unfinished.pdf of the Novel (page numbers different): https://raisuman123.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/david-foster-wallace-infinite-jest-v2-0.pdfComments or questions? Leave them here: www.relevanceofliterature.com/reading-lists/comments-and-questions-for-infinite-jest-1Music by: Chad CrouchOur website: www.relevanceofliterature.com/15 min
- “The Farewell” directed by Lulu Wang – Episode 112Our first discussion of a film on this show—which I would argue does count as literature(!)—enjoy!--Episode 107: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2020/05/05/discovering-apu-episode-107/Hinton, Leanne. "Trading Tongues: Loss of Heritage Languages in the United States." English Today 15.4 (1999): 21-30. Web.Lo, Adrienne. "Codeswitching, Speech Community Membership, and the Construction of Ethnic Identity[I Am Grate]." Journal of Sociolinguistics 3.4 (1999): 461-79. Web.Shankar, Shalini. "Speaking like a Model Minority: “FOB” Styles, Gender, and Racial Meanings among Desi Teens in Silicon Valley." Journal of Linguistic Anthropology 18.2 (2008): 268-89. Web.Wang, Lulu, director. The Farewell. A24, 2019.--Our Show: relevanceofliterature.comMusic: Chad CrouchViewer survey: https://forms.gle/TBEbdb8nfMjbpmpM7Want to support us? Visit patreon.com/relevanceofliteratureQuestions or ideas? Email us at [email protected]or reach out to us on Twitter or Facebook (@DidionIn, facebook.me/DidionIn)Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net15 min
- DFW14 “Infinite Jest” (538-571) #ThursdayswithDFW – Episode 111The lense of Lenz: let's discuss.--Apologies for the bit of background noise in the recording—I have some family members that I work hard to accommodate and to work around, though on occasion my recorder is better than my distancing / noise-proofing solutions!--Open Survey: https://forms.gle/zSV7uQexiUk8SWfR8What book is this? https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jestTerminology for this chapter: https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jest-1About DFW: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/09/the-unfinished.pdf of the Novel (page numbers different): https://raisuman123.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/david-foster-wallace-infinite-jest-v2-0.pdfComments or questions? Leave them here: www.relevanceofliterature.com/reading-lists/comments-and-questions-for-infinite-jest-1Music by: Chad CrouchOur website: www.relevanceofliterature.com/53 min
- Paper – Episode 110Why do those trendy paper-forward bookshelves annoy me so much? What can we also learn from them?--Sources:Coated vs. Uncoated: https://www.bestbookprinting.com/app/webroot/blog/?p=1671Paper Weighting: http://www.bestbookprinting.com/app/webroot/blog/?p=550Buying Paper: https://www.blurb.com/blog/how-to-choose-your-paper-type/Book Sizes: https://blog.reedsy.com/standard-book-sizes/--Our Show: relevanceofliterature.comMusic: Chad CrouchViewer survey: https://forms.gle/TBEbdb8nfMjbpmpM7Want to support us? Visit patreon.com/relevanceofliteratureQuestions or ideas? Email us at [email protected]or reach out to us on Twitter or Facebook (@DidionIn, facebook.me/DidionIn)Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net9 min
- DFW13 “Infinite Jest” (503-538) #ThursdayswithDFW – Episode 109Yes, you read the title correctly: #ThursdayswithDFW is back on a Thursday. On today's episode: Much to discuss about tone, narrative, transitions, and Joelle van Dyne.--Open Survey: https://forms.gle/zSV7uQexiUk8SWfR8What book is this? https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jestTerminology for this chapter: https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jest-1About DFW: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/09/the-unfinished.pdf of the Novel (page numbers different): https://raisuman123.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/david-foster-wallace-infinite-jest-v2-0.pdfComments or questions? Leave them here: www.relevanceofliterature.com/reading-lists/comments-and-questions-for-infinite-jest-1Music by: Chad CrouchOur website: www.relevanceofliterature.com/38 min
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A podcast that underscores the relevancy of literature in the 21st Century through analysis and discussion.