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Updating Roman Jakobson’s ‘Poetic Function’ with Vector Semantics
Read more: Updating Roman Jakobson’s ‘Poetic Function’ with Vector SemanticsKurzynski discusses how poetry extends beyond sound and rhythm and taps into a deeper network of meanings.
Techno thrillers, real life surveillance and data technology: mapping the future?
By Heike Henderson What can contemporary techno thrillers tell us about possible future developments in the areas of surveillance, data mining and predictive technology? In my article for the newly launched journal Crime Fiction Studies, I analyse how bestsellers by…
A career in crime: Dr Eric Sandberg reflects on research in crime fiction studies
I came to crime fiction studies through the back door. Like many people, I grew up reading mysteries. Franklin W. Dixon’s Hardy Boys series was an early favourite – I coveted the small blue hardcovers with a greedy passion, and…
Ghost Stories in the Post-Truth Age – A Dialogue
Charlie Pidcock interviews Catherine Belsey about her latest book, Tales of the Troubled Dead, which traces examples of ghost stories from Homer to present.
Arabic and Hebrew in one Text
Dr Mohamed A. H. Ahmed discusses authors who started their literary careers writing in Arabic before switching to write in Hebrew due to social surroundings
Cute Ecologies: Beatrix Potter, Mushrooms and Miniature Worlds
Once known primarily as the author of ‘twee’ children’s books about fastidious mice and naughty rabbits, Beatrix Potter has gained recognition in recent years for her wide-ranging accomplishments as a conservationist, mycologist and scientific illustrator. In the 1890s, before embarking…
Robert Louis Stevenson and Character Creation
Audrey Murfin explores Robert Louis Stevenson and his methods of Character Creation
Émile Benveniste and the Last Lectures
John J. Joseph, editor of Last Lectures, talks about the process of bringing Émile Benveniste to an English-speaking audience. ‘It’s been a great privilege for me to play a role in making Benveniste’s last lectures available to a wider audience.’…
Christmas hauntings
Catherine Belsey discusses our love for ghost stories. Follow her on a spine-tingling journey of our facination with Christmas hauntings.
Making Renaissance Literature Matter Now: Five Practical Strategies for Pursuing Justice in the Classroom
Making Renaissance Literature Matter Now: Wendy Beth Hyman and Hillary Eklund discuss five practical strategies for pursuing justice in the classroom