PunctuationsIn Punctuations Michael J. Shapiro examines how punctuationconceived not as a series of marks but as a metaphor for the ways in which artists engage with intelligibilityopens pathways for thinking through the possibilities for oppositional politics. Drawing on Theodor Adorno, Alain Robbe Grillet, and Roland Barthes, Shapiro demonstrates how punctuation's capacity to create unexpected rhythmic pacing makes it an ideal tool for writers, musicians,