BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:14744-0d76e4cc5f09059d043b5c36d6c00034@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260307T144610Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180319T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180319T163000 SUMMARY:Institutionally Speaking: The Object(s) of American Literary and Cultura l Criticism, The Seventh Annual CALS Spring Symposium DESCRIPTION:Monday\, March 19\, 2018\n\nThe Pennsylvania State Universit y\n\nUniversity Park\, Pennsylvania\n\nFoster Auditorium\, Paterno Libra ry\n\nIn this symposium\, six invited external presenters and an equal n umber of Penn State faculty participants will demonstrate innovative way s of conducting a socially committed criticism that responds to specific institutional crises by drawing inspiration from an American literary o r artistic object of their choosing.  If recent years have seen a crisis in criticism as an institution\, the symposium’s participants will mode l methods and modes for performing critique that make a case for the abi lity of criticism to respond fruitfully to the manifold institutional cr ises of our time within and without the university. Read a re-cap of the event here.\n\n \;\n\nWelcome: 10:00 AM\n\nRoundtable 1: 10:15 AM—N oon\n\nKandice Chuh\, Professor of English\, The Graduate Center\, City University of New York\n\nBrian Lennon\, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature\, The Pennsylvania State University\n\nElizab eth Anker\, Associate Professor of English and Associate Member of the L aw Faculty\, Cornell University\n\nJohn Marsh\, Associate Professor of E nglish\, The Pennsylvania State University\n\nLouellyn White\, Assistant Professor\, First Peoples Studies\, School of Community and Public Affa irs\, Concordia University\n\nShirley Moody-Turner\, Associate Professor of English and African American Studies\, The Pennsylvania State Univer sity\n\nRoundtable 2: 2:00 PM—3:45 PM\n\nChristopher Nealon\, Professor and Chair\, Department of English\, Johns Hopkins University\n\nRichard Purcell\, Associate Professor of English\, Carnegie Mellon University\n\ nAmira Rose Davis\, Assistant Professor of History and Women’s\, Gender\ , and Sexuality Studies\, The Pennsylvania State University\n\nAnnie McC lanahan\, Assistant Professor of English\, University of California\, Ir vine\n\nEbony Coletu\, Assistant Professor of English and African Americ an Studies\, The Pennsylvania State University\n\nChristopher Castiglia\ , Distinguished Professor of English\, The Pennsylvania State University \n\nWrap-up Session: 3:45 PM—4:30 PM\n\nFor more details: https://events .la.psu.edu/event/institutionally-speaking-the-object-s-of-american-lite rary-and-cultural-criticism-the-seventh-annual-cals-spring-symposium-2/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Mond ay, March 19, 2018
The Pennsylvania State Universit y
University Park, Pennsylvania
Foster Auditorium, Paterno Lib rary

In this symposium, six invited external presenters and an eq ual number of Penn State faculty participants will demonstrate innovativ e ways of conducting a socially committed criticism that responds to spe cific institutional crises by drawing inspiration from an American liter ary or artistic object of their choosing.  If recent years have seen a c risis in criticism as an institution, the symposium’s participants will model methods and modes for performing critique that make a case for the ability of criticism to respond fruitfully to the manifold institutiona l crises of our time within and without the university. Read a re-cap of the event here.< /a>

 

Welcome: 10:00 AM

Roundtable 1: 10:15 AM—Noon
Kandice Chuh, Profess or of English, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Brian Lennon, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Liter ature, The Pennsylvania State University
Elizabeth Anker, Associate Professor of English and Associate Member of the Law Faculty, Cornell University
John Marsh, Associate Professor of Engl ish, The Pennsylvania State University
Louellyn White, Ass istant Professor, First Peoples Studies, School of Community and Public Affairs, Concordia University
Shirley Moody-Turner, Associ ate Professor of English and African American Studies, The Pennsylvania State University

Roundtable 2: 2:00 PM—3:45 PM
Christopher Nealon, Professor and Chair, Department of Engli sh, Johns Hopkins University
Richard Purcell, Associate Pr ofessor of English, Carnegie Mellon University
Amira Rose Davis , Assistant Professor of History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, The Pennsylvania State University
Annie McClanahan, Assistant Professor of English, University of California, Irvine
Ebony Coletu, Assistant Professor of English and African Amer ican Studies, The Pennsylvania State University
Christopher Cas tiglia, Distinguished Professor of English, The Pennsylvania State  University

Wrap-up Session: 3:45 PM—4:30 PM

For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/eve nt/institutionally-speaking-the-object-s-of-american-literary-and-cultur al-criticism-the-seventh-annual-cals-spring-symposium-2/

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