Farris, Katie
boysgirls
- ISBN 13:
- 9781946482273
- author:
- Farris, Katie
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Tupelo Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 82
- Dimensions:
- 4.30(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.30(d)
- Genre:
- Visionary & Metaphysical Poetry
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Boysgirls by Katie Farris challenges our understanding of language and its role in shaping our perceptions of identity. By subverting traditional narrative conventions, Farris explores the ways in which genre and gender are intertwined, revealing how our most familiar categories of identity are embedded within the very texture of language. Farris's unclassifiable text and unruly prose force us to confront the limitations of language as a tool for thinking about sexuality. In doing so, she sheds light on the social order that underlies our understanding of self and other. This innovative work is a thought-provoking exploration of the complex relationships between form, genre, grammar, and identity. Through its experimental style, Boysgirls offers a unique perspective on the ways in which language shapes our understanding of the world and ourselves.