Abstract
*Paper: 20 minutes
The narrative of The Tangent Factories is made by re-ordering the words of novels by Philip K Dick. Through this process an improvised narrative is formed that tells the story of an information factory in the future. The cut-up technique employed is perhaps closer to David Shields (Reality Hunger) and Kenneth Goldsmith (Uncreative Writing) than William Burroughs.
The Tangent Factories updates our understanding of intuition in a post human context.
The visuals used within the graphic novel are also “detourned”. These hauntological images are mixed: painted xeroxs, fragments from contemporary sources.
My paper featured a short reading from the graphic novel with images. I then discussed/unpacked some of the issues at stake within the work.
The central questions within this research are as follows:
• Can “intuition” be reimagined for a post human context?
• How can appropriation remain useful for fictional world building and the formation of alternative narratives?
The narrative of The Tangent Factories is made by re-ordering the words of novels by Philip K Dick. Through this process an improvised narrative is formed that tells the story of an information factory in the future. The cut-up technique employed is perhaps closer to David Shields (Reality Hunger) and Kenneth Goldsmith (Uncreative Writing) than William Burroughs.
The Tangent Factories updates our understanding of intuition in a post human context.
The visuals used within the graphic novel are also “detourned”. These hauntological images are mixed: painted xeroxs, fragments from contemporary sources.
My paper featured a short reading from the graphic novel with images. I then discussed/unpacked some of the issues at stake within the work.
The central questions within this research are as follows:
• Can “intuition” be reimagined for a post human context?
• How can appropriation remain useful for fictional world building and the formation of alternative narratives?
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 30 Jun 2022 |
| Event | International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference and the International Bande Dessinée Society - Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dublin, Ireland Duration: 29 Jun 2022 → 1 Jul 2022 https://internationalgraphicnovelandcomicsconference.com/igncc-2022/ |
Conference
| Conference | International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference and the International Bande Dessinée Society |
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| Abbreviated title | IGNCC 2022 |
| Country/Territory | Ireland |
| City | Dublin |
| Period | 29/06/22 → 1/07/22 |
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