The English Institute 79th Annual Meeting

We are happy to announce that after the second brief interruption in its 79-year history, The English Institute will meet this year in person, October 7-8, at UC Irvine.

Membership

For an annual donation of $600, enjoy a waived registration fee for all faculty and students, a listing in all promotional materials, and participation in The English Institute's travel subsidy program, which provides up to $250 toward transportation and lodging costs for one graduate student or one untenured faculty participant.

To become a sponsor, please contact The English Institute at [email protected].

Registration

Faculty & Students from Sponsoring Institutions: FREE

Faculty from Non-Sponsoring Institutions: $20

Students & Scholars from Non-Sponsoring Institutions : $10

We request that all conference attendees fill out the online registration form (name, institutional affiliation, email address) as soon as you can, since room capacity is limited.

Theme and Schedule

This year, our conference theme will be “Action.” The conference will begin at 1 PM on Friday, October 7, and the last session will end at 6 PM on Saturday, October 8. All events will take place in the School of Humanities at UC Irvine, in Humanities Gateway 1030. There will be receptions both Friday on Saturday and lunch will be provided on Saturday. Here is a complete schedule of speakers for the conference:

Friday, October 7th

1:00 Welcome

1:15 Jennifer Fleissner, Indiana University

Action Without Will

3:00 Suzanne Conklin Akbari, Institute for Advanced Study

Diaspora, Sovereignty, Indigeneity

4:45 Jonathan Kramnick, Yale University

Action at a Middle Distance

6:15 Opening Reception

Saturday, October 8th

9:00 David Marriott, Emory University

Action and Creation

10:45 Yoon Sun Lee, Wellesley College

Structuralist Violence

12:30 THE CONVERSATION

Lauren Berlant, “Slow Death (Sovereignty, Obesity, Lateral Agency)”

1:30 LUNCH

2:45 Shonni Enelow, Fordham University

Acting the Part

4:30 Sianne Ngai, University of Chicago

Scenes of Error

6:00 Closing Reception

Because the idea of the Institute is “Seven Talks, One Conversation,” we encourage all registrants to attend the entire conference, since we find that the conversation builds over the course of our day and a half together. Talks are usually 45 minutes long, followed by 45 minutes of question and discussion. That discussion can be vigorous, so in attending and participating in the Institute you will become a part of the event. You will also be part of the event in our discussion of a common reading—this year, Lauren Berlant’s “Slow Death (Sovereignty, Obesity, Lateral Agency).” You will receive a pdf of the reading when you register. Graduate students, independent scholars, faculty members—everyone is encouraged to come and contribute.

Travel - Information about travel to UC Irvine, lodging and parking can be found HERE.

Questions? Contact The English Institute at [email protected] or visit http://englishinstitute.yale.edu for further information.