Situating Intellectual Freedom in “Three Rooms” – Chicago Review of Books

Situating Intellectual Freedom in “Three Rooms” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] First published in 1929, the extended essay by Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own, advanced the idea that women’s creative liberation could be garnered by securing two things: time and solitude. In material form, Woolf likened time and solitude to a room and independent, financial means. At the center of this landmark feminist … Read more

The Horror Behind the Mask in “Night Rooms” – Chicago Review of Books

The Horror Behind the Mask in “Night Rooms” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] When regarding works of art, Kandinsky asked the viewer, listener, reader to consider “[…] whether the work has enabled you to ‘walk about’ into a hitherto unknown world.” Before this request was an imperative: “Stop thinking!” This can be read as a rejection of searching for a deeper meaning, or engaging in excessive interpretation … Read more