Literary Studies in the New Decade: Diefenbaker Lecture Series 2010 - Cancellation

[James M. Skidmore]

Dear People of Arts:

 

The second lecture of the Diefenbaker Lecture Series that was scheduled for
tomorrow (Katherine Arens:  Remapping the Literary:  Literature, Great
Books, and New Cultural Literacy) has been cancelled.  We hope to reschedule
at a later date.

 

The series however continues:

 

Literary Studies in the New Decade

Diefenbaker Lecture Series 2010

 

IS THERE STILL A NEED FOR THE STUDY OF LITERATURE AT THE UNIVERSITY? These
lectures will demonstrate that there most certainly is. By discussing the
issues and problems that are currently central to their research in German
studies, these leading scholars will explore how literary studies can
fulfill the expectations of an academic discipline and connect with wider
society. Of interest to anyone who cares about literature and its place at
the university.

 

Third Lecture

Tuesday, 2 March 2010, 1pm - Hagey Hall 373

Mark Rectanus, Iowa State University

"Moving Out: Contemporary Discourses on Literature, Museums, and Visual
Culture"   

The lecture will examine how the intersections of contemporary German
literature, museums, and visual culture reflect and engage discourses on
deterritorialization, memory, language, mobility, and urban spaces. Recent
work by the writer Ulf Erdmann Ziegler and projects realized at the Schirn
Kunsthalle (Frankfurt/Main) and the Jewish Museum Munich provide an aperture
for increased engagement with literature and visual culture while revealing
how literature "moves out" and intersects with performative dimensions of
culture in everyday life. Making these connections more visible, and
investigating their paths, heightens both our understanding of literary
studies and the significance it may have in diverse contexts.

 

 

These lectures are being held in conjunction with the search for the
inaugural holder of the Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker Memorial Chair in
German Literary Studies:
<http://germanicandslavic.uwaterloo.ca/diefenbakerchair>
http://germanicandslavic.uwaterloo.ca/diefenbakerchair 

 

A snappy downloadable poster for the entire lecture series is available at
<http://www.germanicandslavic.uwaterloo.ca/documents/Diefenbaker2010LectureS
eries.pdf>
http://www.germanicandslavic.uwaterloo.ca/documents/Diefenbaker2010LectureSe
ries.pdf

 

 

James M. Skidmore

Chair of the Dept. of Germanic & Slavic Studies

Faculty of Arts / University of Waterloo

Waterloo, ON  N2L 3G1  CANADA

 

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