Might contemporary literature help to construct a left politics for our time? Can it help us to revive old political models, or to invent new ones? This seminar solicits readings of contemporary literary texts that grapple (or afford their readers tools with which to grapple) with the possibilities of political engagement in the present. We ask how particular literary genres might be fit or unfit for contemporary political thinking, and how contemporary texts use literary form to engage ...
Event Location:
Boston, MA
Event type:
Event
Categories:
Postcolonial [1]
American [2]
Comparative [4]
French [6]
British [7]
German [8]
Literary Theory [10]
Sponsoring Organization(s) :
Harvard University
Event date:
Thursday, March 21, 2013 to Sunday, March 24, 2013
Abstract due date:
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Event Name:
NEMLA 2013
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