No reader wants to hear that their favorite author has been accused of something awful. How can you ever look at their work in the same way? You probably can't, but that doesn't mean you need to disavow the literature you love.
Today, let's discuss why it's not immoral or shameful to continue reading a writer who's been deemed "problematic"--and why doing so might actually be a good thing.
00:00 Intro
02:45 Art as an Experience
04:51 The Death of the Author
09:41 Literature is Personal
14:01 Practical Reality
18:32 In Conclusion, or The 70%
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📚SOURCES📚
(Try the Wayback Machine if you hit a wall!)
https://www.vulture.com/article/neil-gaiman-allegations-controversy-amanda-palmer-sandman-madoc.html
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/08/nx-s1-5032827/alice-munro-daughter-abuse-stepfather
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/cormac-mccarthy-secret-muse-exclusive
https://www.d.umn.edu/~cstroupe/handouts/8500/barthes_death.pdf
https://archive.org/details/deweyjohnartasanexperience/mode/2up
https://harpers.org/archive/2024/11/the-seventy-percent-yiyun-li/
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