Waywords Podcast

Waywords Podcast


Latest Episodes

Van Gogh – Immersive Exhibits – Episode 4
December 04, 2021

How do digital art experiences change our reading of original works? Should they be considered a new genre to read?

The Original
November 26, 2021

Why do we defend a canonical "original?" Where does such an idea come from? We discuss what we mean to place a text with authority and visit The Lord of the Rings and "Fur Elise" along the way.

Adichie – “Tomorrow is Too Far” – Episode 3
November 19, 2021

How does one read a story which creates its own rules? What else should we ever do? A sociological look at Adichie's intersectionality.

False Consciousness – Authoring Good and Evil
November 12, 2021

A discussion of our urge to simplify our thinking and reading, including its impact of misinterpretation and loss of compassion.

False Consciousness – Authoring Good and Evil
November 12, 2021

  A discussion of our urge to simplify our thinking and reading, including its impact of misinterpretation and loss of compassion.

Anonymous – “Fowles in the Frith” – Episode 2
November 05, 2021

How do we determine the meaning of a work which has no author? And what responsibility is there in authoring our own interpretation? We examine the potential meanings of this poem, dig at length into

Anonymous – “Fowles in the Frith” – Episode 2
November 05, 2021

How do we determine the meaning of a work which has no author? And what responsibility is there in authoring our own interpretation? We examine the potential meanings of this poem, dig at length into

Intentional Fowls and Fallacies
October 29, 2021

 A discussion of the Intentional Fallacy in determining meaning. Are the early theorists right that all of the meaning is in the text alone? Is the author irrelevant? What does that mean for me as a r

Intentional Fowls and Fallacies
October 29, 2021

 A discussion of the Intentional Fallacy in determining meaning. Are the early theorists right that all of the meaning is in the text alone? Is the author irrelevant? What does that mean for me as a r

WayPoint: Christina Rossetti’s “Goblin Market”
October 22, 2021

WayPoint: A reading of Christina Rossetti's "Goblin Market." wondering how her work might respond to Chopin, how she anticipates the role of author and reader.