Past Events
The second and third decades of the 20th century saw the publication of some of the greatest works of literary modernism, with the groundbreaking novels of Proust, Joyce, and Woolf. None of these writers, by the time of their artistic maturity, were…
Altered Sight, Altered Minds
Alfred Hitchcock’s admirers are fond of praising his work for being cinematically innovative. The article included, upon which this evening's talk is based, seeks to determine wherein his achievement in this regard lies.
Owen Wister's 1902 The Virginian is often described as the first proper Western, yet the novel's serious attention to the question of animal cruelty sharply distinguishes it from the blanket indifference to animal welfare that characterizes later…
The theme of reality's disappointment is pervasive across Proust's writings: the imagination sets an evaluative standard that reality, once we experience it, invariably fails to meet.
The Philosophy + Literature Focal Group welcomes Samuel Filby (Northwestern University, Department of Philosophy) for a workshop titled "Moralism and…
The Ethics of Reading
May 3rd - 4th, 2024
The Department of French and Italian at Stanford University presents:
The 2024 Michel Serres Distinguished Lecture
Professory Sandra Laugier (Philosophy, Université…
“Pierre Menard, autor del Quijote”: Borges y la crítica
A talk by Dr. Andrés Lema-Hincapié (University of Colorado, Denver)
The Philosophy + Literature Focal Group welcomes Robert Pippin (Professor of Philosophy, University of Chicago) for a workshop titled “Atmosphere as World…
The Contemporary and Philosophy + Literature are happy to invite you to TWO events on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 featuring Jennifer Banks, author of Natality: Toward a Philosophy of Birth (W.W. Norton, 2023) and senior executive…
The Contemporary and Philosophy + Literature are happy to invite you to TWO events on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 featuring Jennifer Banks, author of Natality: Toward a Philosophy of Birth (W.W. Norton, 2023) and senior executive…
The Philosophy + Literature Focal Group welcomes Elaine Auyoung (English, University of Minnesota) for a workshop titled "Epistemic…
The Philosophy + Literature Focal Group welcomes Prof. Manuel Vargas (University of California, San Diego) for a workshop: "José Vasconcelos and the Aesthetic…
Philosophy + Literature will host an in-person workshop with Nick Zangwill (University College London).
Formalism, Meaning and Architecture
The Research Workshop in Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts is proud to host a talk by Dr. Ana Ilievska:
Shelley’s Frankenstein is about ChatGPT:
Philosophy + Literature will host an in-person workshop with Martin Hägglund (Yale University).
The Life and Death of Rational Animals
The Philosophy + Literature Focal Group welcomes Doug Battersby (Bristol University) for a workshop titled "Cardiac Realism…