tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56230747868041478.post5233761239016933416..comments2024-03-24T00:16:17.304-07:00Comments on Storming the Ivory Tower: Saint George and the Death of the AuthorSam Keeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00863236889998956170noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56230747868041478.post-13406506528098468212013-05-09T20:50:02.404-07:002013-05-09T20:50:02.404-07:00I've actually had Death of the Author theory o...I've actually had Death of the Author theory on the backburner of my mind for the past few weeks and have been meaning to learn more about it. What I've learned has helped me appreciate what Barthes has done for the study of literature. That said, I don't fully agree with this idea. I think it's kind of minimizing the political aspect of texts. Texts are weapons in creators' battles for agency, or sometimes even the battlefield (such as homosexual subtext in children's media). Basically, I'm working backwards from formalism and saying that at least some of the meaning of a text is not in the text itself but in the cultural forces that shaped it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56230747868041478.post-12885076272332332162013-02-28T00:07:26.541-08:002013-02-28T00:07:26.541-08:00I read this. I feel both dumber and smarter. I wis...I read this. I feel both dumber and smarter. I wish I had English Major friends in real life. I apologize that I do not have more to say on the subject at hand.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />MP666Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com