Ouroboricisms and Other Essays

Ouroboricisms and Other Essays is an essay collection by Alice Lesperance about pop culture, mystical women, and experience. 

Some of these essays have appeared on Shakespeare and Punk, but have been updated and revised and the original publications taken down. "Searches", a micro-memoir and "Mother, Mom, Mama, Mommy", which looks at the image of mothers in rap and hip-hop, have never been published. 

Table of Contents:

1. Preface
2. "Ouroboricisms"
3. "Searches"
4. "Words, Images: some small essays"
   1. Woman
   2. Crazy
   3. Fuck
   4. Queer
   5. Mother, Mom, Mama, Mommy

Alice Lesperance is a writer whose work focuses on trauma and cultural criticism. She is the editor-in-chief of Shakespeare and Punk. Her writing can also be found on Autostraddle, One Week/One Band, The Youngist, and in Scalawag Magazine.