| Author : | Parker, J. |
|---|---|
| Category : | Conference Paper |
| Department : | English |
| Year / Month : | 2021 / 07 |
| Source : | The 48th Annual International Conference of the Joseph Conrad Society, UK. |
Abstract
- In Notes on Life and Letters, Conrad develops an idiosyncratic definition of conversion as an ironic double of betrayal. This paper connects betrayal (particularly as unmasking) to critique, and conversion (as a form of positive transformation) to postcritique, and explores how conversion reveals a potentially postcritical Conrad. Secondly, through a reading practice structured by Gilles Deleuze’s thinking on betrayal and lines of flight, it makes a series of leaps, or flights, to show how Conrad’s ironic narrative in Lord Jim explores hopeful possibilities of affiliation and conversion. In so doing, it makes a case for recuperating irony, not only as the signature style of destabilizing and deconstructing, but also as a means hopefully to maintain or create solidarity and commitment across classes and cultures.
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