Nineteenth-Century British Studies
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Nineteenth-Century British Studies
Fall 2021 // Presented by the UT Humanities Center
This seminar explores all aspects of literature and culture during the “long nineteenth century,” encompassing the Romantic and Victorian periods. We have an inclusive interdisciplinary approach and we collaborate with faculty in eighteenth-century British studies and nineteenth-century American studies. We read primary texts (fiction, non-fiction, poetry) as well as the latest critical works. Our topics of discussion are usually driven by the research of our members and by the speakers we host. Recent areas of focus have included transatlanticism, economic theory, biography, musical performance, and radical politics.
Events
Fall 2021
All Meetings will be held via Zoom.
Monday, September 27 3:30 pm
The UT Humanities Center Distinguished Lecture Series speaker Laura Mandell presents “The Importance of Design to Digital Editions and Research.”
Wednesday, September 29 3:30 pm
Discussion of Worlds Enough: The Invention of Realism in the Victorian Novel by Elaine Freedgood (Read up to page 53) Wednesday, October 13 3:30 pm Eliza Wilcox will present “Letting Die or Making Live: Death and Queer Resonances in Two Versions or Carmilla.” She will be presenting at the Victorian Institute conference.
Wednesday, October 20 3:30 pm
Emi Gonzalez will present her conference paper. She will be presenting at the Victorian Institute conference.
Wednesday, October 27 3:30 pm
Rae Yan (UF) will present “Lu Xun Dissects Victorian Literature.”
Wednesday, November 10 2:00 pm
Discussion of Worlds Enough: The Invention of Realism in the Victorian Novel by Elaine Freedgood (Read up to page 115)
Contact
Nancy Henry
Department of English
nhenry3@utk.edu