Next meeting: Wounds, Romance and 'The Body in Pieces'

The meeting on Tuesday was great; we've picked some really interesting themes for the next few sessions. For each, we'll read a piece of theoretical work, and each choose a (short!) piece of material from our own areas of interest.

So, our first theme is the wounded or fragmented body within the "romance" (define as you like).

Starting with the relatively conventional, we've agreed to read the introduction to Deborah Harter's The Body in Pieces (attached below, pdf), and I've selected a part of Chapter 20 from Jane Eyre as my area of focus (word doc). In turn, post your examples for the group to read - any problems, email me directly and I'll send them on.

The next meeting will be 20th Feb, location TBC - probably a nice dingy pub in Holborn, or the IoE bar at a push!