The School of Criticism and Theory was founded in 1976 at the University of California, Irvine by a group of leading literary scholars in the conviction that an understanding of theory is fundamental to humanistic studies. Since then, the SCT has provided a forum where the world's top theorists and critics share their vision and expertise with participants. It is currently based at Cornell. French Department chair Stephen Nichols is SCT director.
All sessions are open to the public.
Booker T. Washington and Mr. Toomer's Cane. Dominick LaCapra, Bowmar Professor of Humanistic Studies, director of the Society for the Humanities, associate director of SCT, Cornell University 11 a.m. Anthropomorphism in Lyric and Law.