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Calling conventions on the carpet: Travis Brisini’s “The Conference Room Carpet” as poetic response

2016; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 36; Issue: 2-3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/10462937.2016.1191663

1479-5760

Charles Parrott,

Contemporary Literature and Criticism

In this essay I examine representations and subversions of power in Travis Brisini’s “The Conference Room Carpet” and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” I argue Brisini’s “The Conference Room Carpet” is a successful performative attempt to write his way out of the oppressive conventions of academic success.