Associate Professor of French Richard Watts was recently featured of episode 2 of the "Ways of Knowing" podcast. In Episode 2: Paratext, Professor Richard Watts explains how everything we read comes with accompanying discourse. Decisions have already been made about how readers should think and feel about a book, Watts says, and the paratext urges readers to accept those interpretations.
This is the second episode of Season 2 of “Ways of Knowing,” a podcast highlighting how studies of the humanities can reflect everyday life. Through a partnership between The World According to Sound and the University of Washington, each episode features a faculty member from the UW College of Arts & Sciences, the work that inspires them, and suggested resources for learning more about the topic.
This episode of the "Ways of Knowing" podcast is available where ever you listen to podcasts, including SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.