Event Title
Virginia Woolf's incessant shower of innumerable atoms: The Sense of Self in Memory, Consciousness, and Control
Location
Diamond 221
Start Date
30-4-2015 10:00 AM
End Date
30-4-2015 10:55 AM
Project Type
Presentation
Description
As engaged readers we are always searching beyond the surface of any good book to learn more about the characters, the setting, and the circumstances that lead to the story's resolution, and one of the best ways to explore these elements is to examine the creator of the text. Virginia Woolf's trauma-ridden childhood and experience with mental illness make her and her work intriguing subjects for such an investigation. Woolf focuses on the sense of self within her fictional characters, delving into their inner lives through her creation of their memories and moments of self-reflection, which she presents in a stream of consciousness style throughout her novels. This close examination of her work suggests that although she experienced instability and uncertainty in her own sense of self due to her struggle with bipolar disorder, Woolf was able to maintain an identity as a writer, which stood solidly grounded in her work and the connection to self that she creates within her characters.
Faculty Sponsor
Laurie Osborne, Elizabeth Sagaser
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. English Dept.
CLAS Field of Study
Humanities
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
1157
Virginia Woolf's incessant shower of innumerable atoms: The Sense of Self in Memory, Consciousness, and Control
Diamond 221
As engaged readers we are always searching beyond the surface of any good book to learn more about the characters, the setting, and the circumstances that lead to the story's resolution, and one of the best ways to explore these elements is to examine the creator of the text. Virginia Woolf's trauma-ridden childhood and experience with mental illness make her and her work intriguing subjects for such an investigation. Woolf focuses on the sense of self within her fictional characters, delving into their inner lives through her creation of their memories and moments of self-reflection, which she presents in a stream of consciousness style throughout her novels. This close examination of her work suggests that although she experienced instability and uncertainty in her own sense of self due to her struggle with bipolar disorder, Woolf was able to maintain an identity as a writer, which stood solidly grounded in her work and the connection to self that she creates within her characters.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2015/program/274