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The Age of the Crisis of Man

 The Age of the Crisis of Man: Thought and Fiction in America, 1933-1973 by Mark Grief 4-6pm FHI Garage Smith Warehouse, Bay 4, First Floor Duke University Reception to Follow   A book presentation by the author   Respondents: Myles Oldershaw (English) Jacob Soule (Literature) Brian Valentyn (English/Thompson Writing Program)   One of Flavorwire’s 10 Must-Read Academic Books for…

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CONCEPTS, FIGURES, ART FORMS

 Call for Proposals for 2015 -­ 16 CONCEPTS, FIGURES, ART FORMS A New Series of PAL/FHI Faculty Seminars at Duke DEADLINE: April 15 , 2015 We are delighted to invite proposals for two PAL/FHI interdisciplinary seminars under the rubric CONCEPTS, FIGURES, ART FORMS . These seminars have been developed to honor the humanities’ commitment to historically based knowledge. Thus, all proposals should have a historical dimension . The seminars should convene in the academic year 2015/16 , beginning in the fall semester . The “ Concepts, Figures, Art Forms ” collaboration between PAL and FHI is a central element of a new series of FHI Seminars in Historical, Global, and…

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7th Ludwig Wittgenstein Summer School 2015

 PAL would like to announce: 7th Ludwig Wittgenstein Summer School 2015 (Cora Diamond, James Conant) This year’s Ludwig Wittgenstein Summer School (for university students in philosophy) will be held in Kirchberg, Austria August 5-8 and will be co-taught by Cora Diamond and Jim Conant. The topic this year is Wittgenstein on Following a Rule: Philosophical Investigations, Sections 185-242. See below for more information. The deadline for applications is March 30.   5th – 8th of August 2015 in Kirchberg am Wechsel, Austria Wittgenstein on Following a Rule: Philosophical Investigations, Sections 185-242 With: Cora Diamond (Charlottesville) and James Conant (Chicago) Scientific Organization and Direction: Volker A. Munz (Klagenfurt)

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NEW DATES: Klinkenborg & Writing is Thinking

 PAL is happy to announce that Writing is Thinking 2015 with Verlyn Klinkenborg has been rescheduled for Mar 19 & Mar 20 in a new location! Check back for more information soon! EVENT INFO: Writing is Thinking 2015 **NEW DATE **NEW LOCATION The Writer at Work: A workshop Thurs March 19 4:30pm Reception 5-7pm Event The Edge Bostock Library, First Floor Duke University The Language of Place: A lecture Friday March 20 10am The Edge Bostock Library, First Floor Duke University

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Srinivas Aravamudan, Enlightenment Orientalism

 Date: Friday, February 20, 2015 – 4:00pm – 6:00pm Location: FHI Garage – C105, Bay 4, Smith Warehouse Please join us for a panel discussion on Srinivas Aravamudan’s Enlightenment Orientalism: Resisting the Rise of the Novel (University of Chicago Press, 2011). PANEL: – Fredric Jameson, Professor of the Program in Literature, Duke University – Charlotte S Sussman, Associate Professor of English, Duke University – Roberto Dainotto, Professor of Romance Studies, Italian Studies, Duke University – Madeleine Dobie, Associate Professor of French, Columbia University – William B. Warner, Professor of English; Director, Early Modern Center, University of California, Santa Barbara Jointly hosted by the Duke University Libraries, Faculty Bookwatch is a series that celebrates notable recent books by…

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