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Colloquium Series Spring 1994
Levis Faculty Center Monday 8:00 pm |
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| 7 February |
Cary Nelson |
English:
"Poetry Chorus: Dialogic Politics in 1930s Poetry" |
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Respondents: |
Nina Baym English
James Barrett History |
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Background Reading: |
Selected Poems
Cary Nelson, "Modern Poems We Have Wanted to Forget" |
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| 14 March |
Tony Taibi |
Law: "Capitalism, Multiculturalism, and Community Economic Empowerment: A Critique of Civil Rights Consciousness" |
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Respondents: |
Kal Alston Educational Policy Studies
Carol Stabile Communications Research |
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Background Reading: |
Anthony Cook, "The Spiritual Movement Towards Justice"
Gary Peller, "Notes Toward a Postmodern Nationalism"
David Rieff, "Multiculturalism's Silent Partner" |
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| 11 April |
Tony Bennett |
Cultural Studies, Griffith U.: "The Multiplication of Culture's Utility" |
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Respondents: |
Larry Grossberg Speech Communication
Harry Liebersohn History |
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Background Reading: |
Tony Bennett, "Useful Culture"
Mitchell Dean, The Constitution of Poverty (Introduction)
Michel Foucault, "Governmentality" |
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| 2 May |
Panel Discussion |
"Beyond Authors and Texts: Case Studies in (Popular) Culture" |
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Barry Faulk English
Gilbert Rodman Communications Research
Jonathan Sterne Speech Communication
Michael Thurston English |
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Background Reading: |
Simon Frith, "The Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent"
Greil Marcus, "Elvis: The Ashtray"
Raymond Williams, "Culture is Ordinary" |