Document Type
Paper
Publication Date
2015
Faculty Sponsor
Meredith Goldsmith
Department Chair
Rebecca Jaroff
Abstract
My project explores the urban geography of Paris, as depicted by Rhys, through theories of space articulated by Walter Benjamin, Michel de Certeau, and Gaston Bachelard. I will provide some theoretical context to show how approaching this novel from a spatial perspective can help us understand Sasha’s experience. Additionally, I explore how Sasha’s gendered body moves through these spaces, how place and space affect her identity, and how mapping this novel can enrich the experience of the reader, especially a reader who is unfamiliar with interwar Paris.
Recommended Citation
Duffy, Emily, ""Nobody Else Knows Me, but the Street Knows Me" - Jean Rhys's Urban Flaneuses: Mapping "Good Morning, Midnight"" (2015). English Independent Study Projects. 2.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/english_ind/2
Map index
Annotated bibliography.docx (24 kB)
Annotated bibliography
emilyduffy-genesis statement and reflection.docx (19 kB)
Genesis statement
Rhys CoSA presentation.pptx (25971 kB)
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