The Courage to Think
Kant’s challenge to “have courage to use your own understanding” feels surprisingly relevant today. In What Is Enlightenment?, he defines…
[Response to Amanda] The Right to Remain Unheard
Amanda’ reading of Foe alongside Singapore’s legal structures was really eye-opening; especially the focus on tools like recorded interviews and…
[Response to Dom] The Archaeology of Silence: Foe and the Crisis of Narrative
Foe is not only a simple feminist revision of Robinson Crusoe, but a profound inquiry to the narrative itself. Dafoe’s…
The Illusion of Empowerment: Gender and Authorship from Foe to Yellowface
Both J. M. Coetzee’s Foe and R. F. Kuang’s Yellowface interrogate the ethics of storytelling; they examine who gets to…
The Sound of Silence on Crusoe’s Island
The figure of Friday — from Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe to Coetzee’s Foe — has always stood at the intersection of…
[Response to Reanne] Performing Authorship in an Age of Perpetual Visibility
Reanne’s post very aptly observes how Yellowface captures the blurring of art and persona in the digital age, where being…