Temple's Graduate English program welcomes Charles Altieri as the keynote speaker for the upcoming Phenomenology of Reading conference on Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12. On Thursday, October 10, Professor Altieri will be joining the department's Student-Faculty Theory Reading group to discuss his work and current issues in the field. At 2:30pm, the theory reading … Continue reading Theory Reading Group and Open Forum with Charles Altieri →

Sponsored by the Temple University Creative Writing Program's Poets & Writers Series

  The Phenomenology of Reading: Experiencing Literature Today is a two-day conference bringing together scholars from diverse disciplinary and topical fields to explore how and why we read in the humanities today. Speakers will engage diverse authors, media, and methodologies to interrogate the relationship between theories of reading and past, present, and future directions for … Continue reading Phenomenology of Reading Conference →

"Erving Goffman: Social Stigma and Disability Studies" - Presented by Dr. Heather Love, Associate Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania Dr. Love will speak on the utility of Erving Goffman’s foundational work on social stigma for the field of disability studies. Goffman’s 1963 book Stigma: On the Management of Spoiled Identity is both loved … Continue reading Disability Studies Mini Course Lecture with Heather Love →

The Student-Faculty Theory Reading Group will reconvene on Wednesday, 10/23 @ 11:30 in AH 1006.  With Altieri behind us we will move on to a real philosopher: Husserl. We will be focusing on a lecture that introduces his later thought and explains the importance of his philosophical project to the future of "western civilization." For our convienance, we will also … Continue reading Student-Faculty Theory Reading Group →

For the next gathering of the student-faculty theory reading group, the group will read and discuss Derrida's first book, Voice/Speech and Phenomenon, as it seems an appropriate place to begin thinking about the legacy of phenomenology. You can purchase the new translation on Amazon (it is only 87 pages as well). For those who do not wish to … Continue reading Student-Faculty Theory Reading Group meeting →