Dissertation

[anaka]

I think I may have found a topic. I thought of it a couple of days ago, and now I dreamed about it last night. It was a sucky dream, mind you, and not one I'd enjoy having again, but I think it rather means that my topic has legs. I think it's going to be the intersection between the Gothic and Things, particularly in terms of genre formulation

Comments

[shelly_rae]

The Gothic is a good place to begin and interstitial nature of the Gothic is a tremendous place. So much of the gothic is intertwined in our modern thinking, dress, contemporary (and ancient) mythos. Do say more as I'm intrigued.
Anon

[anaka]

Well, a basic tenet of Thing Theory (depending on who you follow) is that human culture is made of up stuff, generally. We can't seem to do without it; it's a mark of human endeavor that there's an object left behind at the end of it. With that being said, there's a difference between an object we never notice and one we do, usually because we become aware of its qualities somehow (either through trying to use it for something it's not intended for, or because it breaks, or because it stands out for some reason -- you're never as aware of your keys as you are when you open a box with them, or can't find them, or they break