The terms ‘readerly/writerly’ text are devised by Roland Barthes (1915-80), the French critic, to make a distinction between two basic kinds of text: the lisible (‘readerly’) and the scriptible (‘writerly’).…
The term ‘Psychobabble’ was coined by R. D. Rosen in Psychobabble: Fast Talk and Quick Cure in the Era of Feeling (1977) – a critique of DIY ego-psychology – and…
Narratology is the study of the structure, function, and effect of narrative. This concept was initiated by Russian Formalism and developed into a highly specialized sub-discipline by structuralism. In particular,…
Death-drive (Todestriebe) is the tendency inherent in all organic things to return to an inorganic state. The concept is part of a dualism developed late in Sigmund Freud’s career, consisting…
