“I am interested in language because it wounds or seduces me.” ― Roland Barthes, The Pleasure of the Text Roland Barthes, the French philosopher and literary critic, was born in Normandy, France, on November 12, 1915. His father was a naval officer and died during WWI, leaving his mother a 23-year-old widow. Barthes was not yet one… Read More November 12th – Roland Barthes