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.

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