@MISC{Kennedy_periodpiece, author = {Danny Kennedy and Despite Jennifer Devere}, title = {Period Piece}, year = {} }
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Brody’s claim that punctuation as an area of interest to cultural studies has been relatively understudied, and the implication that it has certainly been poorly understood, the idea of punctuation remains a central theme in the popular culture wars of contemporary times. Before a page has passed DeVere Brody offers us a bondage pun on the ubiquitous Lynne Truss. Truss ’ didactic screed on punctuation Eat, Shoots & Leaves (2003) implicitly links the work and responsibilities of punctuation to a sense of danger, impending disaster and violence. This undertone tempts with an excitement