Theorizing is the graduate-student-organized colloquium series in Comparative Literature. We invite scholars to give talks focused on exciting new areas of literary and critical theory, transnational literary studies and translation studies. Upcoming talks for 2023:
March 24-26: Infidelities: A conference about new directions in the study of Armenian memory, culture, and displacement across West Asia and the Middle East to the Americas and back. Organized by Deanna Cachoian-Schanz, Ph.D., Comparative Literature and Literary Theory Program, and Professor David Kazanjian, Department of English. Co-sponsored by the Theorizing Lecture Series.
April 3: Yogita Goyal. Organized by Latitudes. Co-sponsored by the Theorizing Lecture Series.
April 13: Gunter Leypoldt. Organized by Angelina Eimannsberger, Ph.D., Comparative Literature and Literary Theory Program, and Professor Jim English, Department of English and Price Lab for Digital Humanities, Faculty Director. Co-sponsored by the Theorizing Lecture Series.
More information on our events can be seen under Events on our webpage.
Please contact liaoqing@sas.upenn.edu with any questions about the series, or jdubil@sas.upenn.edu for questions about logistics or travel for speakers.