Tales of the Tape: The Ontological, Discursive, and Ethical Lives of Literary Audio Artifacts by Deanna Fong M.A., Concordia University, 2012 B.A., Concordia University, 2009 Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of English Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences © Deanna Fong 2019 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY Summer 2019 Copyright in this work rests with the author. Please ensure that any reproduction or re-use is done in accordance with the relevant national copyright legislation.