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The Analysis of the Writer-Reader Relationship During the Postmodernism Period Based on Foucault's Panopticism Theory
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Abstract
In the postmodern era, the relationship between readers and authors has undergone significant changes. Specifically, the status of readers has risen relative to that of authors. To explore this issue, this paper will introduce Foucault's panopticism theory and analyze the changing power relationship between readers and authors based on this theory. In the analysis, this paper will explore the similar conditions between panopticism and the reader-writer relationship in the postmodernism era to follow a core logic of that those conditions based on the change of reader-writer relationship at that time, finally lead to some phenomena in terms of literature and its market, especially showing the authors' self-descipline. Besides, this paper will mention some literary works and the literary phenomenon of Meta-narrative from the postmodern era to help enrich the core logic. In conclusion, this paper will systematically analyze the factors leading to the changes in the reading and writing relationship during the postmodern period, how panopticism emerges within this relationship, the resultant self-discipline of authors, and the subsequent impacts of these dynamics.
Keywords
postmodernism, literature, reader-writer power, panopticism, meta-narrative
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Hu,J. (2024). The Analysis of the Writer-Reader Relationship During the Postmodernism Period Based on Foucault's Panopticism Theory. Communications in Humanities Research,39,57-62.
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