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i sleep diagonally so i wake up to a dutch angle view of my ceiling symbolising my descent into madness

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ASSAD ZAMAN as ARMAND in The Vampire Lestat • 1.07, The Failures
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hey did you know that uhh

  • i. the monster's body is a cultural body
  • ii. the monster always escapes
  • iii. the monster is the harbinger of category crisis
  • iv. the monster dwells at the gates of difference
  • v. the monster polices the borders of the possible
  • vi. fear of the monster is really a kind of desire
  • vii. the monster stands at the threshold… of becoming
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oh shit i didn't expect this to actually get notes lmao

these are all direct quotes from jeffrey jerome cohen's "monster culture (seven theses)" (full pdf linked) i highly encourage you to read it yourself!

that said, while i think cohen's writing is evocative, it can be a little dense, so while i'm here, here's my capsule summary (you can also hear me talk about this in the first episode of my podcast) (listen to @ghostswerepeopletoo)

  • i. the monster's body is a cultural body - The monster is a work of fiction to be analyzed through tools of literary and sociological theory.
  • ii. the monster always escapes - As long as the cultural fear from which the monster stems persists, the monster will reappear in retellings, reimaginings, and sequels.
  • iii. the monster is the harbinger of category crisis - Monsters defy binaries and challenge easy comprehension or categorization.
  • iv. the monster dwells at the gates of difference - The monster represents the Other.
  • v. the monster polices the borders of the possible - Tales of the monster exist to discourage unacceptable or taboo behaviors.
  • vi. fear of the monster is really a kind of desire - Subjects can vicariously participate in the disruption of the social order through the monster.
  • vii. the monster stands at the threshold… of becoming - Within the monster we find information about the self.
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my best tip for anyone trying to get back into reading is to remember that you can read books to avoid other responsibilities in ur life and it can become a vice if you play your cards right

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you know what time it is!!!! (NEW BOOKS)

once again, here are a handful of our favorites. These & many more can be found in the ‘just added’ list on libby

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“What is erotic about reading (or writing) is the play of imagination called forth in the space between you and your object of knowledge. Poets and novelists, like lovers, touch that space to life with their metaphors and subterfuges. The edges of the space are the edges of the things you love, whose inconcinnities make your mind move.”

— Anne Carson, Eros the Bittersweet