Archives, Institutions, and Imaginaries: Human Rights and Literature
- Venue: 244 Greene Street
- Address:
244 Greene Street
New York, NY 10003 United States
Sponsored by the NYU Department of English; Colloquium in Postcolonial, Race, and Diaspora Studies; Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU; NYU Department of Social and Cultural Analysis; Dean’s Office of the NYU Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.
The tremendous interest in the relationship between human rights and literature has given rise to what is now a vibrant field of literary and cultural studies. This conference, organized by Crystal Parikh (NYU Departments of English and Social & Cultural Analysis) will bring together scholars whose work has been vital in the development of the field, shaping central questions, themes, and methods for understanding both the disciplinary specificities and interdisciplinary possibilities that inhere in this line of inquiry.
Friday, March 2, 2018
11:00 a.m. Opening Remarks
11:15 a.m. Inventions and Breakthroughs: Literary Historiographies of Human Rights
Greg A. Mullins, The Evergreen State College
Joseph R Slaughter, Columbia University
Brian K. Goodman, Arizona State University
Moderator: Heba Jahama, NYU
1:15 p.m. Novel Effects: The Pasts and Futures of Human Rights Narratives
Eleni Coundouriotis, University of Connecticut
Nicole Caso, Bard College
James Dawes, Macalester College
Moderator: Denisse López, NYU
3:15 p.m. Archives and Records: Literature as Human Rights Method
Sarah Winter, University of Connecticut
Cathy J. Schlund-Vials, University of Connecticut
Elizabeth S. Anker, Cornell University
Moderator: Celeste Seifert, NYU
Saturday, March 3, 2018
10:30 a.m. Atrocious Histories: Afterlives of War and Violence
Bruce Robbins, Columbia University
Terri Tomsky, University of Alberta
Elizabeth Swanson, Babson College
Moderator: Saronik Bosu, NYU
12:30 p.m. Human Rights and Literature: Roundtable Discussion and Conclusion
Justin Aoba, NYU
Sonya Postmentier, NYU
Rajgopal Saikumar, NYU
Mark Sanders, NYU
Jini Kim Watson, NYU
Moderator: Crystal Parikh, NYU
Image: Sinking Boat with a Heartbeat, 2016. © Zarina; Courtesy of the artist.