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Who may tell the tale of the old man: The Interplay Between Old Age and The Absurd
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A Theoretical Matrix to Approach Literary Texts in the Foreign Language Classroom
Publication . Querido, Pedro
This article is based on my report for the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of
the New University of Lisbon which accounted for my Supervised Teaching Practice of English
and German at the German School of Lisbon. In it the advantages of using a theoretical matrix
when working with literary texts in a foreign language classroom are listed. After the necessary
review of relevant research, the blueprint of one such matrix is put forth. With the Reader
Response Theory as its cornerstone, it sets out to develop textual competences, reading
strategies and interpretation and critical analysis skills through a management of the learnerreaders’
responses. This approach is best embodied by a multifaceted treatment of scrupulously
chosen literary texts which should be oriented by a few guiding principles. Such treatment
implies not only an open yet moderated discussion of the text but also a number of procedures
which rely on different interaction patterns and promote the development of different skills and
competences. The article ends with a short summary and discussion of some lessons which
illustrate this theory in practice.
Mid-twentieth century radio art : The ontological insecurity of the radio text
Publication . Querido, Pedro
In this article, I set out to examine the ontological instability of mid-twentieth century artistic works written for the medium of radio that derives from the tension between transient sound and permanent text. I explore how the evanescence commonly associated with sound in general and radio in particular caused mid-twentieth century radio practitioners like Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, and Tom Stoppard to strive for both the simplicity of a superficially intelligible aural text and the complexity stemming from the thematisation of ambiguity and epistemological uncertainty.
Considering Old Age and the Absurd in Harold Pinter’s A Slight Ache
Publication . Querido, Pedro
This article seeks to launch an inquiry into the interplay between the
philosophical
concept of the absurd and different theories of aging in Harold
Pinter’s radio play A Slight Ache. Due to the privileged position it occupies in the
interstice of the two, A Slight Ache will be read as a surprisingly complex nexus
of reflections on aging, and some of the play’s nuances and half-meanings
will
thereby be brought more vividly to light. A close reading drawing on theories
of aging will show that old age is a theme of paramount importance in A Slight
Ache. Furthermore, this article will claim that the combination of the absurd
with aging calls for a discussion on intersubjectivity, whose precariousness
threatens to doom attempts at meaning-making to failure. Finally, it will briefly
discuss resistance as a viable or at least ineluctable reaction to that state of
affairs.
The Aged Radio Body : Corporeality and Old Age in All That Fall
Publication . Querido, Pedro
This article sets out to examine the aged radio body in Samuel Beckett’s All That Fall. Its main argument is that there is a conceptual symbiosis between the radiogenic problematisation of corporeality and the deliberate thematisation of old age in All That Fall. The two main issues explored in this article – which are inextricably intertwined – concern the notion of reluctant corporeality, that is, the idea that the radiophonic body in All That Fall is very real but also frail and therefore resented; and the understanding of old age as a crucial theme that can and should be interpreted in the light of different age theories, such as disengagement theory, irremediable regret, and the réveil mortel.
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PD/BD/127930/2016