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Rancière: Aesthetics and the Question of Disciplinarity

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September 21 - September 22, 2017
12:00 am - 12:00 am
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The Department of French & Italian presents

Rancière: Aesthetics and the Question of Disciplinarity 

Co-sponsored by the departments of Spanish and Portuguese, Comparative Studies, film Studies, and English.

September 21, 2017

  • Jacques Rancière: “The Edge of Fiction” Havens Lecture 5:30pm-6:45pm University Hall 14

September 22, 2017

  • Morning Session, Denney Hall 206 9:30 am Coffee and Opening Remarks by Patrick Bray (Ohio State)
  • 10:00-11:00 am Giuseppina Mecchia (University of Pittsburgh), “Mute Speech and the Timeliness of Criticism” (Chair: Phillip Armstrong, Comparative Studies, Ohio State)
  • 11:00-12:00 pm David Bell (Duke University), “Threads: Further Reflections on The Lost Thread.” (Chair: Sean O’Sullivan, English, Ohio State)
  • Afternoon Session, Hayes Hall 24 2:00-3:00 pm Marina van Zuylen (Bard College), “Dreaming Bourdieu Away: Rancière and the Reinvented Habitus” (Chair: Ashley Pérez, Comparative Studies, Ohio State)
  • 3:00-4:00 pm Suzanne Guerlac (University of California, Berkeley), “Rancière and Proust: Two Temptations” (Chair: Ryan Friedman, English, Ohio State)
  • 4:00-5:00 pm Jacques Rancière, Response (Chair: Patrick Bray)