Political Concepts: Discussion | Gabriele Schwab & Erin Graff Zivin

Описание: If we know anything about the relation between literature and politics, it is that what takes place or is spoken within a literary work cannot guarantee its political effects. What we call “content” may have little or nothing to do with the work’s political significance. “The more the opinions of the author remain hidden,” said revolutionary socialist thinker Friedrich Engels, “the better for the work of art.”

“Political Concepts: The Literature Edition” features scholars from a variety of fields exploring concepts drawn from the realm of literature that may be revised, deconstructed, or created anew to shed light on our contemporary political climate.

Discussants include:
Sharon Krause (Brown University)
Jacques Lezra (University of California, Riverside)
Hannah Freed-Thall (New York University)
Emily Apter (New York University)
Maya Kronfeld (Princeton University)
Adi Ophir (Brown University)
Timothy Bewes (Brown University)
Akeel Bilgrami (Columbia University)

Gabriele Schwab’s presentation on “Transspecies Imaginaries”:    • Political Concepts: Transspecies Imaginari...  
Erin Graff Zivin’s presentation on “Exposure”:    • Political Concepts: Exposure | Erin Graff ...  

Conference playlist:    • Political Concepts 2023: The Literature Ed...  

Recorded on March 3 and 4, 2023. Presented by the Cogut Institute’s Political Concepts initiative. Convened by Timothy Bewes (English), Sharon Krause (Political Science), and Adi Ophir (Cogut Institute, Middle East Studies).