Kamalaśīla

What is an “author”—as described by Roland Barthes and Michel Foucault—and what is the controversy surrounding “the death of the author”?

The death of the author The themes of authors, author-functions, and audiences have been pivotal for the last part of the class. What is an “author”—as described by Roland Barthes and Michel Foucault—and what is the controversy surrounding “the death of the author”? Along with discussing these, engage the idea of “authorship” in Buddhist communities. […]

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