Everything and nothing found in the house of leaves: A multiliterate analysis of multimodal writing.
Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
5-2025
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
English
Degree Program
English, MA
Committee Chair
Johnson, Timothy
Committee Member
Biberman, Matthew
Committee Member
Gibson, John
Author's Keywords
house of leaves; multimodality; multiliteracy; danielewski; genre theory; multiliterate
Abstract
The postmodern horror novel House of Leaves engages in a bevy of discourses across the humanities, a complex work that invites readers to engage with several multimodal forms of reading and writing to experience it fully. This thesis hopes to explore the novel’s place in various sites of discourse including film theory, philosophy, and horror genre theory; applying a multiliterate perspective to the work to study how the novel encourages multimodal and multiliterate thinking by applying studies of typography, experimental literature, and literary ontology. This thesis will emphasize a filmic analysis of text-within-text The Navidson Record, to address a gap in scholarship regarding the application of film studies and horror genre theory to the fictional film that the novel’s plot concerns.
Recommended Citation
Collins, Jennings, "Everything and nothing found in the house of leaves: A multiliterate analysis of multimodal writing." (2025). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 4580.
Retrieved from https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/4580
