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The Work of David Foster Wallace with Stefan Ambrosie

Dec 11, 2020
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Wallace's Posthumous Fame

  • Stefan Ambrosie wrote his master's thesis on Wallace's posthumous fame and cultural impact.
  • This includes how Wallace is referenced in media like TV shows and music.
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Ironic Wallace References

  • Speaker 0 noticed increased ironic Wallace references in TV shows, seemingly ignoring his work's substance.
  • This felt like a performative gesture towards a specific audience.
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Wallace's Influences

  • Stefan Ambrosie would prank Wallace by placing him with postmodernists he might have felt influenced by.
  • He cites a specific example of a conversation from Gaddis's "Setter's Luck" mirrored in "Infinite Jest."
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