Past Event Category: Intellectual History Group
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Feb 17“Reading to Live: From Symbolic Act to the Activity of Form”
Jensen Suther (Harvard University)
Elvehjem Building L166
In Fredric Jameson’s The Political Unconscious, he develops an “allegorical” approach to Marxist criticism, according to which literary works are “coded” representations of class struggle. Jameson understands literary works as “symbolic acts” that respond to social antagonisms by resolving them in an idealized narrative form. The task of the critic, on this account, is to …
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Feb 13Humanities NOW: Dissent on Campus
Elvehjem Building, Room L150, 800 University Ave
Police violence, the war in Gaza, and reproductive rights are among the events fueling campus protests and demonstrations in recent months (and years). But what exactly does dissent on campus look like today? In collaboration with the Human Rights Program, this Humanities NOW discussion will dive deep—beyond the events that fuel dissent—to explore the politics, …
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May 24“Global Histories of Austerity, Past and Present”Pyle Center, Room 309
Frameworks: Austerities Past and Present (9:00 AM -12:00 PM) Inventing Austerity (3:15 PM – 6:00 PM) Thursday, May 25, 2023 Pyle Center, Room 309 Race, Empire, and the Making of Our Times (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM) Roundtable: Austerity and Resistance (1:00 PM – 3:15 PM) Sponsored by: The Brittingham Wisconsin Trust Grant, UW–Madison Department …