Blog Archives

03/03/2023 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Toril Moi, English, Philosophy and Theatre Studies at Duke University Workshop for graduate students: Friday March 3, 10-12 pm at Northrop Frye Centre, room 235 Topic:  Beginnings. How to write a strong opening to a piece of academic writing, long or short. Number of participants: • Limit to max 12- 15 active participants. • More people […]

02/03/2023 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Toril Moi, English, Philosophy and Theatre Studies at Duke University Public Lecture: Thursday March 2, 2023, 5-7 p.m. Location: EM119 “The Question of the New in Literary History: Wittgenstein, Kuhn, and the Advent of Modernism.” Professor Moi’s most recent paper:  The Question of the New: Wittgenstein, Kuhn, Cavell The Northrop Frye Professor in Literary Theory is […]

10/02/2023 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Dan Newman’s workshop on writing the Field Proposal Friday, Feb. 10, 1-3pm, lecture room, 319 Isabel Bader Theatre, 3rd floor 2nd year Complit and Spanish & Portuguese students

03/02/2023 @ 12:00 am – 3:00 pm – Friday, February 3, 12-2pm “Transmission, Reception, and Literary Form” Mary Nyquist, Talia Isaacson, Rob Twiss All sessions will take place at our Centre at 93 Charles Street West, 3rd floor.

02/12/2022 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Bárbara Simões’ lecture: ‘Patriarchy and Racism in Brazilian literature” Time: 3pm Friday, December 2nd, 2022 Location: Room VC101, Victoria College, U of T This lecture focuses on three books of Brazilian literature that revolve around two of the main issues of Brazilian national identity: miscigenation and patriarchy. I will discuss how these books present heroines […]

02/12/2022 @ 12:00 am – 2:00 pm – Friday, December 2, 12-2pm “Modernist Encounters” Haytham Bahoora, Ben Bandosz, Teresa Valentini Lecture room, 93 Charles Street West, 3rd floor

21/11/2022 – 01/04/2023 @ 12:00 am – Centre for Comparative Literature Student & Faculty Research Colloquium Monday, November 21, 3-5 pm “Art/Literature and the State” Ann Komaromi, Anastasia Lachine, Lily Tarba Friday, December 2, 12-2pm “Modernist Encounters” Haytham Bahoora, Ben Bandosz, Teresa Valentini Friday, February 3, 12-2pm “Transmission, Reception, and Literary Form” Mary Nyquist, Talia Isaacson, Rob Twiss Monday, March 27, 3 […]

14/11/2022 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm –                 Catherine Malabou’s public lecture When signifiers do not float, or the end of a hermeneutical hegemony Monday, November 14, 2022 at 3 pm, Toronto time. Join Zoom Meeting https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/8038890352 Meeting ID: 803 889 0352 Join by Skype for Business https://utoronto.zoom.us/skype/8038890352 “Floating signifier” : this famous denomination, coined […]

02/11/2022 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm –                 Catherine Malabou, The European Graduate School / EGS The European Graduate School/EGS WORKSHOP Wednesday, November 2, 2022 , 3-5pm Toronto time Zoom: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/8038890352 Meeting ID: 803 889 0352 We’ll read Levi-Strauss’ Introduction to the Work of Marcel Mauss, analyze the concept of floating signifier and thematize its […]

17/10/2022 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Joel Rodgers,  Professional Development for Grad Students at FAS will  deliver a workshop on non-academic employment for Comparative Literature. Time: Monday, October 17, 2022 at 12 noon. Location: Regent’s Room, Goldring Centre, 150 Charles St W, Toronto, ON M5S 1K9. Registration required