the cyborg manifesto- donna haraway. absolutely foundational socialist feminist posthumanist EVERYTHING theory. i low key want to base my entire thesis work off it. i plan to do a post brainstorming my thesis more in depth (but i havent even attended my first graduate class yet; dont want to get too ahead of myself…)
ad essay on abjection – julia kristeva. another bit of theory. just seems relevant to my interests in disturbing people. i read a portion of it last year, and while it was almost as incomprehensible as nietzsche… i still found the prose beautiful—almost unheard of for such dense nonfiction. its about why and how we experince the abject. its like existential horror and the most intense feelings of disgust and repulsion all boiled into the most rank, clumpy, soupy mixture you’ve ever had in your life. i luv it.
notes from undeground – Dostoyevsky. i started it for the book club then basically gave up on finsishing any books for pleasure during the school year. i will read this damn book if its the last thing i do.
we have always lived in the castle, picture of dorian gray, giovanni’s room. (see above reason. i tried, but i just could not do it during school. this will be rectified, i promise…)
batman v2: city of owls, then batgirl and the birds of pray. beacause i love batfam, what do u want from me.
watchman bc i have seen and used memes of doctor manhattan far too often to not know his story. (also its like a modern classic of graphic novels or whatever. (thank u alan moore for your wonderful contributions to society. i love you and your suspiciously radical politics. also for this quote. “Every last inch of me shall perish. Except one. An inch. It’s small and it’s fragile and it’s the only thing in the world worth having.”)
now into the POETRYYYY bc thats what im really here for. finally goung to read through my fav grouchy oldman professor, Dr. Hallidamn’s book—the name is merely an inside joke with myself. ill explain if you want but not here—Losers Dream On. hes a silly old guy, reminds me of my grandpa a little bit. also wrote my letters of recommendation so im now indebted to him.
ill prob re-read sylvia plath’s Alriel because who am i truly if not a plath apologist. i also have a copy of colossus i got a while back but never had time for. she’s next.
then we got mary oliver, luise glück, prob also re-read ocean vuong (that nyu rejection still stings tho ngl..)
ill probably add to this list once i organize all my books. after moving, my life is a wreck and i have so many books that i dont even remember whats there.
anyways, maybe ill make a youtube vlog or something. ive wanted to do that for years but im shyyyyyy. maybe i will maybe not. ill post a link if i do. iguess.
omg i wanna do another poetry as prophesy thing too. that could be a cool video??? ooooooh ok many thoughts.
bye babes
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