Stephen Greenblatt, American Literary Critic
Stephen Greenblatt is Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. His areas of specialization include Shakespeare, 16th- and 17th-century English literature, the literature of travel and exploration, and literary theory.
Panel Discussants: Hélène Cixous, Pheng Cheah (Rhetoric), Suzanne Guerlac (French) and Judith Butler (Rhetoric, Comparative Literature)
Theorist, novelist, playwright, and educational innovator Hélène Cixous is one of the best-known of the late-20th-century “French feminists.” Her work, often considered deconstructive, is known for its experimental writing that crosses the traditional limits of academic discourse into poetic language.
"Art and Psychosis and the Brazilian Artist Arthur Bispo do Rosario"
Performances of <em>The Man of the Heart</em>
Suman Mukherjee, eminent theater director from India and Townsend Center Visiting Artist in Residence, directs Professor Sudipto Chatterjee in a solo-performance piece on the life, times and music of Lalon Phokir, the saint-composer of the multireligious “Baul” of Bengal.
Act Locally, Perform Globally: Suman Mukherjee and His Theater
Public discussion with Suman Mukherjee.
"End of Poverty? The French Revolution and the Promise of a World Without Want"
A conversation with Catherine Gallagher (English).
“Marx’s Theory of Communism”
A conversation with Paul Thomas (Political Science).
“Reviewing Art”
Acocella with Alla Efimova (Judah L. Magnes Museum), Ramona Naddaff (Rhetoric), and Joshua Kosman (San Francisco Chronicle); moderated by Anthony J. Cascardi (Director, Consortium for the Arts).
“Dancing Girls”
A discussion with Joan Acocella specifically geared toward undergraduates, on dance, gender, and life at The New Yorker.