External Fellows
Residential Fellows 2011-2012:
Benjamin Kahan, Assistant Professor of English and Gender Studies, Louisiana State University
Donald Pease, Avalon Professor of Humanities, Dartmouth College
Short-term Fellows 2011-2012:
September 27-29, we welcomed Emily Apter, Professor of French and Comp Lit at NYU. She gave a lecture titled “Against World Literature: On Untranslatability in Comparative Literature,” and she led a colloquium discussion on sex and gender as “untranslatables.” An open reading group on her recent book The Translation Zone was held in September before her visit.
Emily Apter's university Web site
November 3-4, David Eng, Professor of English and Asian American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, gave a lecture on his recent work on reparations and led a colloquium and reading group.
David Eng's university Web site
Rick Altman, Professor of Cinema and Comp Lit at the University of Iowa, visited campus in January 25-27. A reading group on his work was held in mid-January before his visit.
Rick Altman's university Web site
In mid-March, Katie Trumpener, Professor of Comparative Literature and English at Yale, gave a lecture and conducted colloquia on her recent work.
Katie Trumpener's university Web site
Internal Fellows
Susan Andrade, English and French literature
Susan Andrade's departmental Web site
Gonzalo Lamana, Hispanic
Gonzalo Lamana’s departmental Web site
Gabriella Lukacs, Anthropology
Gabriela Lukac's departmental Web site
Dan Morgan, Film
Dan Morgan's departmental Web site
Sabine von Dirke, German
Sabine von Dirke's departmental Web site