Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Notebook Prompt: Jes Grew "Seeking Its Text"?

Both PaPa LaBas and Hinckle Von Vampton say that Jes Grew is seeking its text.” We have been identifying Reed’s fictional “Jes Grew” virus as a rough analog for the real-life historical jazz music, dance, and culture that emerged in the 1920s. What connections might there be between writing/text and dance/music/culture? What might it mean for Jes Grew to be seeking its text?

Please take 5 minutes to contemplate these questions in your notebook.

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