Still Lifes: The Extreme and the Trivial in Lisa Moore’s Novel Alligator
This paper studies the relationship between the composition methods of Lisa Moore’s novel Alligator (2005) and the visual effects of hyperrealist painting. The purpose is to find a common epistemology in certain narrative and visual discourses which may offer clues as to how to interpret some ethica...
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ftunivhueojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/2995 2023-05-15T17:22:23+02:00 Still Lifes: The Extreme and the Trivial in Lisa Moore’s Novel Alligator Hernáez, María Jesús 2011-11-03 application/pdf http://www.uhu.es/publicaciones/ojs/index.php/CanadaBeyond/article/view/2995 https://doi.org/10.33776/candb.v1i1-2.2995 eng eng Universidad de Huelva http://www.uhu.es/publicaciones/ojs/index.php/CanadaBeyond/article/view/2995/2767 http://www.uhu.es/publicaciones/ojs/index.php/CanadaBeyond/article/view/2995 doi:10.33776/candb.v1i1-2.2995 Derechos de autor 2020 María Jesús Hernáez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 CC-BY-NC-SA Canada and Beyond: A Journal of Canadian Literary and Cultural Studies; Vol. 1 No. 1-2 (2011) Canada and Beyond; Vol. 1 Núm. 1-2 (2011) 2254-1179 10.33776/candb.v1i1-2 hyperrealism novel Newfoundland hyperrealismo novela Terranova info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2011 ftunivhueojs https://doi.org/10.33776/candb.v1i1-2.2995 https://doi.org/10.33776/candb.v1i1-2 2022-06-06T18:19:20Z This paper studies the relationship between the composition methods of Lisa Moore’s novel Alligator (2005) and the visual effects of hyperrealist painting. The purpose is to find a common epistemology in certain narrative and visual discourses which may offer clues as to how to interpret some ethical issues such as a contemporary overexposure to photography in our daily life. This globalized visual overload, which is used by hyperrealist painters and by Lisa Moore to produce astonishingly renewing perceptions, is then examined in the context of Newfoundland’s society regarded as a repository of values which abruptly shift from old definitions of national/regional identity to the dilemmas of a post-industrial era, where the virtual worlds of technique can empty out people’s lives. Lisa Moore’s narrative proposal is apparently at odds with reactions of dismay of those theorists who claim that overexposure to images cancels out sympathy and activism (i.e., Susan Sontag, Jacques Rancière). However, Moore’s absolute engagement with reality as a visual phenomenon is complex; the novel offers creative alternatives for characters in the process of composing their biographies yet prevents identification with the social history of their community. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Terranova Revistas Científicas Universidad de Huelva Canada and Beyond: A Journal of Canadian Literary and Cultural Studies 1 1-2 |
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This paper studies the relationship between the composition methods of Lisa Moore’s novel Alligator (2005) and the visual effects of hyperrealist painting. The purpose is to find a common epistemology in certain narrative and visual discourses which may offer clues as to how to interpret some ethical issues such as a contemporary overexposure to photography in our daily life. This globalized visual overload, which is used by hyperrealist painters and by Lisa Moore to produce astonishingly renewing perceptions, is then examined in the context of Newfoundland’s society regarded as a repository of values which abruptly shift from old definitions of national/regional identity to the dilemmas of a post-industrial era, where the virtual worlds of technique can empty out people’s lives. Lisa Moore’s narrative proposal is apparently at odds with reactions of dismay of those theorists who claim that overexposure to images cancels out sympathy and activism (i.e., Susan Sontag, Jacques Rancière). However, Moore’s absolute engagement with reality as a visual phenomenon is complex; the novel offers creative alternatives for characters in the process of composing their biographies yet prevents identification with the social history of their community. |
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Still Lifes: The Extreme and the Trivial in Lisa Moore’s Novel Alligator |
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