From Work to Text: Outline

1. The difference and relationship between the work and the text
a. Work
i. Fragment of substance
ii. Physically held
iii. Occupy space / time
b. Text
i. Methodological
ii. Process of demonstration
iii. Held in language
c. Reality vs. the real
i. One displayed (work)
ii. One demonstrated (text)
2. Text is created by mass communication and collection of ideas
3. Text requires language
a. Text is symbolic
i. Conception / perception / reception
ii. Relies on relationship between work and language generated by it.
4. Text is an explosion of the work
a. Investigation into language behind the work
i. Citations
ii. References
iii. Cultural languages
5. Work assumes direct relationship between piece and creator. Text does not
a. Work
i. Determination (of work by world)
ii. Consecution ( amongst works)
iii. Conformity (to the author)
b. Text
i. Network or web of ideas
ii. Relationship to author can be broken. Not dependant
6. Consumer society:
a. Work is consumed
b. Text joins together the actions of reading and writing
i. Text can be played
ii. Collaboration of ideas
7. Text: pleasure of consumption
a. Text cannot be recreated or reproduced