'Cut the word lines': The evolution of the cut-up method as revolutionary weapon in William S. Burroughs's 'Nova' trilogy

This project examines the function of the cut-up method in William S Burroughs's Nova trilogy (The Soft Machine, The Ticket That Exploded, Nova Express). Through a textual analysis of each novel, I track the evolution of Burroughs's conception of the cut-up method as a revolutionary weapon, and ultimately find that Burroughs is skeptical about the actual potential for the cut-up method to bring about a paradigm shift.