Decolonizing the Theory Canon: ICLA Research Committee on Literary Theory Workshop (Macao)

Decolonizing the Theory Canon:

ICLA Research Committee on Literary Theory Workshop

31 July to 1 August 2019

Venue: University of Macau, Room E4-3054

Program:

July 31 (Wed.)

S2 11:00-12:30
Chair: Sowon PARK (UC Santa Barbara)

• Robert J. C. YOUNG (New York University): What is Literary Theory?

S3 14:00-15:30
Chair: Robert J. C. Young (New York University)

• Sowon PARK (UC Santa Barbara): Decolonizing the Mind: Literary Theory and Cognitive Neuroscience
• Alexandre GEFEN (Institut des Sciences Humaines et Sociales du CNRS): Aesthetic Paradigm and Globalization of the Idea of Literature

S4 16:00-15:30
Chair: Stefan WILLER (Humboldt- Universität)

• Kyohei NORIMATSU (Tokyo University): “System” as a Holistic Space: Russian Old and New Eurasianisms and Structuralism
• Tina CHANTER (Kingston University): The Spectre of Gender in Decolonizing the Canon

Aug. 1 (Thur.)

S1 09:00-11:30
Chair: Alexandre GEFEN (Institut des Sciences Humaines et Sociales du CNRS)

• Stefan WILLER (Humboldt-Universität): Critical Theory and Music: Adorno
• Divya DWIVEDI (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi): (title tba)

S2 11:00-12:30
Chair: Kyohei NORIMATSU (Tokyo University)

• Anne DUPRAT (UPJV- Institut Universitaire de France): Pre-colonizing Literary Theory
• Woosung KANG (Seoul National University): Beyond Pleasure Principle of Theory: Revitalizing Libido Theoretca

S3 14:00-15:30
Chair: Robert J. C. YOUNG

• Business Meeting of the ICLA Research Committee on Literary Theory