It’s coming up: The Journal of Narrative Theory (JNT) Dialogue 2012 Colloquium takes place this Thursday, February 16, 3:30-5:00 p.m. in Rm. 300 at the Halle Library.
Here’s the official announcement:
Colloquium theme: Nonhumans: Ecology, Ethics, Objects
This year’s JNT Dialogue, “Nonhumans: Ecology, Ethics, Objects” will focus on posthumanism, specifically its theoretical roots in what is termed the new school of “speculative realism” or “object ontology.” This is a challenging new paradigm of literary and cultural theory that is defining a current generation of political and eco-criticism.
What makes our JNT Dialogue different this year is that we are inviting all interested faculty and graduate students to a reading colloquium to discuss essays that will inform our March speaking event.
We have asked Eileen Joy (bio below) to coordinate this colloquium.
The following reading can be found on the Halle Library Ereserves.
Instructor: Dionne
Class: Literature 400 JNT Dialogue Colloquium
Please feel free to download and read.
Ereserves: Litr 400 JNT Dialogue Colloquium (no password)
– Katherine Hayles “Toward Embodied Virtuality.”
– Cary Wolfe’s “What is Posthumanism.”
– Jeff Cohen “An abecedarium for the elements”
– Jeff Cohen “Stories of Stone”Tim Morton “Objects as Temporary Autonomous Zones.”
– Tim Morton “Thinking Ecology”
– Morton (mp3) “Lynn Margulis, Symbiosis, Ethics” found on this itunes library (item #30) below:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/