After many lengthy hours of work–writing, enhancing, theorizing, and creating designs–the new e book is completed. Prose Artifact: On the Materials Tradition of Reminiscence is a group of non-public essays, memoirs, experimental items, and phrase search puzzles, presenting the weather of recollection as their very own type of materials tradition. With a background in museum work and visible artwork, I’m fascinated by objects of on a regular basis use and their relationship to our minds, particularly the montage sequences we name reminiscence.

Whereas this matter might be analyzed via literary and visible arts theories, it may also be explored aesthetically, via completed examples of memoir and private essays. In Prose Artifact, I try the latter technique with consideration given to the previous, on occasion. The outcomes of this prolonged literary experiment ought to show participating to those that respect inventive nonfiction, with its many nuances and open-ended questions on life.

As a group, the e book contains numerous beforehand printed works, primarily taken from this web site. Nevertheless, I additionally composed numerous new essays, primarily within the part on literary concept, and designed collage items (and wordsearch video games) to finish the challenge. For these wishing to conduct further analysis, I’ve included an index and bibliography in the back of the e book.

After a little bit of a respite, I'll start analysis for upcoming entries. As all the time, I thanks to your readership! Drop me a line to keep up a correspondence:

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