Dear all,

Please find in this folder my text for our meeting next Monday. Thanks a lot, Camille, for sending out a quick reminder (I actually thought about it a couple of times earlier this week, but then something must have shifted it out of my focus). A few notes on the context of what I've written: I originally started writing this article for a special issue of a journal (https://copas.uni-regensburg.de/pages/view/cfp), the deadline of which is next week (October 15). I am currently unsure whether to hand it in or to rather keep working on it and save it for a different occasion. This brings me to two aspects which I am still struggling with the most:

1. The first is structure. At the moment, I still have the feeling that quite a bit is 'happening' in my text and that I haven't quite managed to concentrate my thoughts into one (and not several) argument(s). If you could keep your mind on this point in particular, that would be of great help to me.
   
2. The second point concerns definitions, background explanations, etc. As matters stand, the text should be accessible for people trained in American Studies who, nonetheless, do not necessarily need to have a background in anything 'eco'. So if there are any terms you think I should define more (or less), any background knowledge that should be added or deleted, just let me know.