Witnessing/Becoming: 2024 Comparative Literature Conference
When and Where
Friday, March 22, 2024 9:00 am to Saturday, March 23, 2024 7:00 pm
Father Madden Hall
St. Michael's College
100 St. Joseph Street, Toronto
Speakers
Dina Al-Kassim, University of British Columbia
Conrad James, University of Toronto
Description
The focus of this conference, broadly speaking, concerns the temporality and aesthetics of bearing witness. Scholars from a wide variety of academic fields will have the opportunity to present their research and engage in fruitful transdisciplinary discussions.
The keynote lecture will be delivered by Dina AI-Kassim (University of British Columbia): “Parataxis or Ekphrasis?:The Politics of Form in Sonallah Ibrahim’s Beirut Beirut and Adania Shibli’s Minor Detail”
Faculty Keynote by Conrad James
For a detailed and most updated look at the conference timeline, we invite you to visit our official website. The website hosts the full program schedule and will provide attendees with all the information they need to navigate the event successfully.
Contact Information
Conference Organizing Committee
Sponsors
Centre for Comparative Literature, CInema Studies Institute, others
Map
100 St. Joseph Street, Toronto