Smith's text generated a number of great ideas yesterday. Some larger themes, definitely circulating in yesterday's talk, appear to be common to many of our discussions: these include embodiment, the limits of the body (or lack thereof), gender, individuality, choice, boundaries, and health. We will continue to trace these ideas and more when we come back from spring break having read Henry Fielding's Amelia.
You can find Fielding's novel on project Gutenberg:
Amelia
Since we've been talking around and through gender, I thought we might supplement this week's readings with an article about the role of women in this novel. Below is a link to an article from Modern Language Review by Earla Wulputte. Having not read this article, I cannot attest to its gravity, but regardless it should provide a point of departure around some of the issues we have been exploring. You can easily link to a pdf of this article through Onesearch, or you can email me (katblake@indiana.edu) for a copy.
Wulputte, Earla. "'Women Buried': Henry Fielding and Feminine Absence." Modern Language Review. 95.2 (2000)
We will resume our meetings after spring break on March 20 from 4:30-5:30 at the Pour-House on Kirkwood. Hope to see you there!
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