Judith P Robertson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6114164 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Judith P Robertson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Judith P |
| FAMILY NAME | Robertson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBERTSON J P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ottawa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Saltwater Chronicles
Saltwater Chronicles investigates the notion of “islandness” in contemporary Newfoundland readership through two in-depth case studies of book clubs as representational spaces in the elaboration of local knowledge and identities. We demonstrate how select Newfoundland readers perform acts of regeneration in which the lived, loved, and experiential dimensions of literary space come to invoke the permeability of psychic and geographic borders, the …
The Private Uses of Quiet Grandeur
In this paper we investigate the problem of reading by looking into the peripheral, joyful, intimate and productive spaces of travelling readership. We deal with two instances of the emergence of a
The Psychological Uses of Ruthlessness in a Children's Fantasy Tale
Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) is one of the top best-selling children's books of all time. In an attempt to account for its staggering success, this paper examines the dynamic processes through which meaning shapes itself out of fictional constructs. A study of Potter's tale presents insights into the psychic logic of the author's intentions and her uses of narrative to give order through form to desire. Drawing on the work of …
Schooling Desire
Sweet Surrender and Trespassing Desires in Reading
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Sweet Surrender and Trespassing Desires in Reading
The Psychological Uses of Ruthlessness in a Children's Fantasy Tale
Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) is one of the top best-selling children's books of all time. In an attempt to account for its staggering success, this paper examines the dynamic processes through which meaning shapes itself out of fictional constructs. A study of Potter's tale presents insights into the psychic logic of the author's intentions and her uses of narrative to give order through form to desire. Drawing on the work of …
Schooling Desire
The Private Uses of Quiet Grandeur
In this paper we investigate the problem of reading by looking into the peripheral, joyful, intimate and productive spaces of travelling readership. We deal with two instances of the emergence of a
Saltwater Chronicles
Saltwater Chronicles investigates the notion of “islandness” in contemporary Newfoundland readership through two in-depth case studies of book clubs as representational spaces in the elaboration of local knowledge and identities. We demonstrate how select Newfoundland readers perform acts of regeneration in which the lived, loved, and experiential dimensions of literary space come to invoke the permeability of psychic and geographic borders, the …
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