Episode 62 - "Dunfords Travels Everywheres" by William Melvin Kelley

About this episode

The episode discusses 'Dunfords Travels Everywheres' by William Melvin Kelley, focusing on modernism, language, and liberation.

Our modernism mini-season starts with a conversation about "Dunfords Travels Everywheres" by William Melvin Kelley. Topics of conversation include the differences between modernism and post-modernism, the way Kelley pushes the English language, and the role language can play in liberation. As always, we hope you enjoy the conversation!

People in this episode

Host: John Hagele

Topics covered

• modernism
• post-modernism
• language
• liberation
• literature

Keywords

• modernism
• post-modernism
• William Melvin Kelley
• language
• liberation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dunfords Travels Everywheres

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