Studies in Critical Theory - “Politiques de la Lecture: 3 ateliers”

Graduate seminar in 19th-21st century French Studies, conceived as a three-part series exploring innovative conceptions of reading in the field today. Questions include: What is a reading, and what is its responsibility to a literary work? What are the political stakes of reading a work in a particular way? What happens when a work strains the category of genre? What is the relationship between (the fluidity of)gender and genre? Weekly seminar sessions with primary course instructor Mathilde Roussigné (Université Paris 3), followed by specialized workshops with visiting scholars Lionel Ruffel (Université Paris 8) and Melanie Hawthorne(Texas A&M).