The Pianist’s Fingers: Fragments of Desire

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Published: Dec 20, 2022
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Eric Daffron
Ramapo College of New Jersey
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9192-9525
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Author Biography
Eric Daffron, Ramapo College of New Jersey

A New York City-based teacher and scholar, Eric Daffron is a professor of literature at Ramapo College of New Jersey, where he teaches gothic literature and literary theory, among other subjects. His past scholarship has focused on the gothic novel, Michel Foucault, and issues concerning sexuality and the body. More recently, his writing has taken an autotheoretical turn with a particular focus on Roland Barthes.

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