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James Michael Loter <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 23 Feb 1994 21:21:44 -0600
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On Wed, 23 Feb 1994, Gloria Monti (GD 1995) wrote:
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>   ... I want to exercise my spectatorial resistance and disregard
> author's intentionality (which guarantees no reception).  However, I like
> Jane Campion's woman's look--it is one that I am willing to embrace.
>
um, sorry for being contentious (as no one has asked me not to be) but if
we disregard the author's intention, what are we interpreting?  where is
meaning for you (any of you)?  in the text?  in your response?  no-one's
been able to successfully explain this "death of the author" thing to me.....
i'd be interested in getting a discussion thread going on this.
 
jim

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