Invasions of Privacy: The Body in the Novel By Peter Brooks Presented by Casey-Lyn Bird Edited by: Dr. Picart and Donna Gallagher
AIMS: To understand: How the rise of the novel is tied to the idea of privacy. How the condition of privacy characterizes the reading/writing of novels. The body as semiotic and carrying its own story. Privacy in relation to the law.
Key Terms Epistolary: Semiotic: Epistemophilic: Inviolable Rights:
Examples of Double-Entendres *Include Your Children When Baking Cookies *Drunks Get Nine Months in Violin Case *Stolen Painting Found by Tree *Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Space
Supreme Court Cases Griswold v. Connecticut (1964) Roe v. Wade (1972)
Discussion Questions Do you think the rise of the novel created a need for privacy or did the interest in privacy create a place for the novel? Do you think the government should have any say in people’s private lives?