An investigation of Charlotte Salomon's "Leben? Oder Theater?” requires an analysis of the topolo... more An investigation of Charlotte Salomon's "Leben? Oder Theater?” requires an analysis of the topologies of isolation in terms of content, form and materiality—not primarily based on Salomon's biography but as a reality of the work's narrative, site of conception, and original form; multimodal avant la lettre. The paper attempts to precisely address this conjuncture of art and isolation in Salomon’s work.
*Presentato durante la VII edizione della Graduate Conference “Isole e ponti. Per una topologia linguistica e letteraria dell'isolamento” (18-20 ottobre 2021) — organizzata dai dottorandi del XXXV ciclo del Dipartimento di Studi Letterari, Linguistici e Comparati dell'Università degli studi di Napoli "L'Orientale".
Confession plays a multilayered, intricate role in Anne Carson’s work, especially in the poem “Ho... more Confession plays a multilayered, intricate role in Anne Carson’s work, especially in the poem “Hopper: Confessions”. In this essay, a short introduction and a relevant discussion of the ekphrastic in poetry attempts to lead the way to a closer reading and a better understanding of the said poem. The aim is to approach ekphrasis from a focus on temporality—and inevitably also gender—in poetry with the specific focus on Anne Carson.
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The Reading Taubes in Constellation reading group took place from November to December 2021 at Hopscotch Reading Room, Berlin. It sought to place multivalent thinker Susan Taubes in dialogue with other cultural contexts, temporalities, and experiments in thinking. Together, participants explored Taubes’ uptake and critique of Weil via the topic of suffering by reading Weil through Taubes, Taubes through Weil, and Taubes/Weil through writings from Christina Sharpe, Wendy Brown, and Anne Carson. The resulting publication features interdisciplinary responses to these experiments in reading together, including essays, poetry, interviews, and music.
This paper follows an interest in Ottoman and Turkish language and attempts to understand the mom... more This paper follows an interest in Ottoman and Turkish language and attempts to understand the moment of crisis in the background of the language reforms of 1928 and onwards. After discussing terminology, it continues with an overview and outline of the reforms. Later the moment of crisis is broached directly within its broader context. This moment is of interest, as poets, the literati and the general public had to face issues of translation in their own language; a strangeness, neither unique nor exclusive. Finally, the paper concentrates on the ways modern poets handled these radical attempts to control their language.
The Reading Scholem in Constellation reading group took place from October to November 2020 at Ho... more The Reading Scholem in Constellation reading group took place from October to November 2020 at Hopscotch Reading Room, Berlin. It sought to place Gershom Scholem’s early writings on lament in dialogue with other cultural contexts, histories, crises, and tensions. It was an attempt to imagine Scholem in new contexts, springing from unexpected and contingent encounters with writings from Sara Ahmed, Fred Moten, and Jalal Toufic. The resulting publication charts interdisciplinary responses from group participants, including poetry, essays, translations, and artistic projects.
An investigation of Charlotte Salomon's "Leben? Oder Theater?” requires an analysis of the topolo... more An investigation of Charlotte Salomon's "Leben? Oder Theater?” requires an analysis of the topologies of isolation in terms of content, form and materiality—not primarily based on Salomon's biography but as a reality of the work's narrative, site of conception, and original form; multimodal avant la lettre. The paper attempts to precisely address this conjuncture of art and isolation in Salomon’s work.
*Presentato durante la VII edizione della Graduate Conference “Isole e ponti. Per una topologia linguistica e letteraria dell'isolamento” (18-20 ottobre 2021) — organizzata dai dottorandi del XXXV ciclo del Dipartimento di Studi Letterari, Linguistici e Comparati dell'Università degli studi di Napoli "L'Orientale".
Confession plays a multilayered, intricate role in Anne Carson’s work, especially in the poem “Ho... more Confession plays a multilayered, intricate role in Anne Carson’s work, especially in the poem “Hopper: Confessions”. In this essay, a short introduction and a relevant discussion of the ekphrastic in poetry attempts to lead the way to a closer reading and a better understanding of the said poem. The aim is to approach ekphrasis from a focus on temporality—and inevitably also gender—in poetry with the specific focus on Anne Carson.
***If you have trouble downloading this PDF, please email rachelpafe@gmail.com for a copy.***
... more ***If you have trouble downloading this PDF, please email rachelpafe@gmail.com for a copy.***
The Reading Taubes in Constellation reading group took place from November to December 2021 at Hopscotch Reading Room, Berlin. It sought to place multivalent thinker Susan Taubes in dialogue with other cultural contexts, temporalities, and experiments in thinking. Together, participants explored Taubes’ uptake and critique of Weil via the topic of suffering by reading Weil through Taubes, Taubes through Weil, and Taubes/Weil through writings from Christina Sharpe, Wendy Brown, and Anne Carson. The resulting publication features interdisciplinary responses to these experiments in reading together, including essays, poetry, interviews, and music.
This paper follows an interest in Ottoman and Turkish language and attempts to understand the mom... more This paper follows an interest in Ottoman and Turkish language and attempts to understand the moment of crisis in the background of the language reforms of 1928 and onwards. After discussing terminology, it continues with an overview and outline of the reforms. Later the moment of crisis is broached directly within its broader context. This moment is of interest, as poets, the literati and the general public had to face issues of translation in their own language; a strangeness, neither unique nor exclusive. Finally, the paper concentrates on the ways modern poets handled these radical attempts to control their language.
The Reading Scholem in Constellation reading group took place from October to November 2020 at Ho... more The Reading Scholem in Constellation reading group took place from October to November 2020 at Hopscotch Reading Room, Berlin. It sought to place Gershom Scholem’s early writings on lament in dialogue with other cultural contexts, histories, crises, and tensions. It was an attempt to imagine Scholem in new contexts, springing from unexpected and contingent encounters with writings from Sara Ahmed, Fred Moten, and Jalal Toufic. The resulting publication charts interdisciplinary responses from group participants, including poetry, essays, translations, and artistic projects.
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*Presentato durante la VII edizione della Graduate Conference “Isole e ponti. Per una topologia linguistica e letteraria dell'isolamento” (18-20 ottobre 2021) — organizzata dai dottorandi del XXXV ciclo del Dipartimento di Studi Letterari, Linguistici e Comparati dell'Università degli studi di Napoli "L'Orientale".
The Reading Taubes in Constellation reading group took place from November to December 2021 at Hopscotch Reading Room, Berlin. It sought to place multivalent thinker Susan Taubes in dialogue with other cultural contexts, temporalities, and experiments in thinking. Together, participants explored Taubes’ uptake and critique of Weil via the topic of suffering by reading Weil through Taubes, Taubes through Weil, and Taubes/Weil through writings from Christina Sharpe, Wendy Brown, and Anne Carson. The resulting publication features interdisciplinary responses to these experiments in reading together, including essays, poetry, interviews, and music.
*Presentato durante la VII edizione della Graduate Conference “Isole e ponti. Per una topologia linguistica e letteraria dell'isolamento” (18-20 ottobre 2021) — organizzata dai dottorandi del XXXV ciclo del Dipartimento di Studi Letterari, Linguistici e Comparati dell'Università degli studi di Napoli "L'Orientale".
The Reading Taubes in Constellation reading group took place from November to December 2021 at Hopscotch Reading Room, Berlin. It sought to place multivalent thinker Susan Taubes in dialogue with other cultural contexts, temporalities, and experiments in thinking. Together, participants explored Taubes’ uptake and critique of Weil via the topic of suffering by reading Weil through Taubes, Taubes through Weil, and Taubes/Weil through writings from Christina Sharpe, Wendy Brown, and Anne Carson. The resulting publication features interdisciplinary responses to these experiments in reading together, including essays, poetry, interviews, and music.