Date of Award
Spring 5-6-2022
Level of Access Assigned by Author
Open-Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
Advisor
Steven R. Evans
Second Committee Member
Caroline Bicks
Third Committee Member
Dylan B. Dryer
Additional Committee Members
Michael Swacha
Abstract
In this thesis, I attempt to think through the notion of a medium. Part One seeks to draw a distinction between a medium and a device. Part Two draws upon Jacques Lacan’s theorization of objet petit a in an effort to develop a conception of a medium that is both necessary and nondeterminative. Part Three turns to Steve McCaffery’s Carnival to further develop this notion of a medium with an emphasis on the subject.
Recommended Citation
Studebaker, Keaton, "On the Notion of a Medium" (2022). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3599.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/3599