Ginzburg does a close analysis of the context in which the “Apology for Raymond Sebond,” the most famous of Montaigne’s Essays, emerged; this will pave the way to a new reading of the central, half-concealed argument of the “Apology.” The University of Pennsylvania is the joint producer of this series—through the Italian Studies section of the Department of Romance Languages,…
Global Uprising is a year-long series that revolves around one question: how do we rethink collective action from our present? Taking the current anti-racist uprising in America and the tenth anniversary of the Arab revolts as launching points for a set of workshops this series delves into the global coordinates of uprising today. Read more about the series here. ————————————————————————…
Pierre Bayard is best known to the general public for his essay "How to speak about books that we have not read?" (2007) where he criticizes the received idea that there is a clear border between reading and non-reading, and invites the reader to build a freer, less complex relationship with the literary text.
This event will be held virtually as a Zoom webinar and streamed via YouTube Live. There will be no in-person event. Register here for the Zoom webinar, or tune in on YouTube Live. Please join the East Central European Center at the Harriman Institute and the Njegoš Endowment for Serbian Language and Culture for a presentation by Žarka Svirčev, Research Associate at the Institute for Literature…