Author: Henry Eliot

We all make lists every day. They’re the most mundane form of writing – or are they?  Lists can be much stranger than they appear. Shopping lists, to-do lists, wish lists – they all serve a practical function, but they can also be extremely revealing. In the memoir Roland Barthes by Roland Barthes, the French theorist includes a list with the title ‘J’aime, Je n’aime pas’, a simple list of things he likes – such as cinnamon, champagne, realistic novels and …