Dipesh Chakrabarty will visit the Department of Literature Monday, April 26 to Sunday, May 2. Professor Chakrabarty teaches in the Department of History at the University of Chicago. Professor Jameson is a literary critic of world renown. His work on critical theory, on European and American literature, and on film, architecture, and popular culture has had an enormous impact on the current shape of studies in the humanities and social sciences in the U.S. and abroad. The Department of Literature is grateful to the Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies for their assistance with the organization of this year's event.
All sessions are free and open to the public.
The presses will be on display in the library. Sponsored by the Department of Literature, The Chancellor's Associates, Center for the Humanities at UCSD, Mandeville Special Collections Library, and Friends of the UCSD Libraries. MRGs draw together faculty from different UC campuses to form a critical mass of scholars in a given field or subfield. Academic Senate faculty are eligible to apply, and at least four campuses must have significant faculty involvement. Details and application procedures are available from Barbara Saxon.