Research Seminars, Colloquia and Reading Groups
Thursday, January 16, 2020
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Reading Group: Communion de BatailleRoom H4.22, Humanities BuildingThis reading group, or 'communion', focuses on the work of Georges Bataille and his henchmen, including but not limited to Andre Masson, Roger Caillois, Michel Leiris, Pierre Klossoski, Raymond Queneau. Alexandre Koj猫ve and Lev Shestov, as well as literary figures including Colette Peignot, Jacques Vach茅, Lautr茅amont, Marques de Sade, Baudelaire, Catherine of Siena and Meister Eckart. A few key texts will be analysed: Le Coupable (1944) Guilty L'Erotisme (1957) Eroticism La Haine de la Po茅sie (1947) The Hatred of Poetry L'Impossible (1962) The Impossible La literature et le Mal (1957) Literature and Evil Open to all. |
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Knowledge and Understanding SeminarS2.79, Social Sciences BuildingSpeaker: Rachel Fraser (Oxford) Title: 'Narrative Testimony' |
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Blanchot Reading GroupRoom H0.01, Humanities Building |