“‘Who?’ or ‘What?’—Jacques Derrida”
A conference to celebrate the legacy of Jacques Derrida, October 9-11, University of Florida, Gainesville.
Monday, October 9th
3:00pm, Keene Faculty Center
- Welcoming Remarks: Neil Sullivan, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Florida
- Introduction and welcome: Dragan Kujundzic, Conference Director, University of Florida
3:30pm, Keene Faculty Center
- Jacques Derrida: “The Concept of Comparative Literature and the Theoretical Problems of Translation” excerpt, from an unpublished seminar. Authorized translation by Eric Prenowitz. Reading by Geoffrey Bennington.
- Eric Prenowitz, Leeds University
4:30pm, Keene Faculty Center
- Introductory Remarks: Carol Murphy, University of Florida
- Plenary Speaker
- Helene Cixous, France-Florida Research Institute Visiting Professor, University of Florida
- Reception following the lecture, Keene Faculty Center
Tuesday, October 10th
11:00AM-1:00pm, Dauer Hall 215
- Session Chair: Chris Snodgrass, University of Florida
- David Wills, University at Albany
- Julian Wolfreys, University of Florida
1:00pm-3:00pm, Lunch Break
3:00pm-5:00pm, Dauer Hall 215
- Session Chair: Maureen Turim, University of Florida
- Akira Lippit, University of Southern California
- Greg Ulmer, University of Florida
- Coffee Break
6:00pm, Keene Faculty Center
- Introductory Remarks, Nora Alter, University of Florida
- Plenary Speaker
- Peggy Kamuf , University of Southern California
- Reception following the lecture, Keene Faculty Center
Wednesday, October 11th
11:00am-1:00pm, Dauer Hall 215
- Session Chair: Richard Burt, University of Florida
- Gaby Schwab, University of California, Irvine
- John Leavey, University of Florida
1:00pm-3:00pm, Lunch Break
3:00pm-5:00pm, Dauer Hall 215
- Session Chair: Scott Nygren
- Geoffrey Bennington, Emory University
- Brigitte Weltman-Aron, University of Florida
5:00pm, Coffee Break, Keene Faculty Center
6:00pm, Keene Faculty Center
- Introductory Remarks: Pamela Gilbert, University of Florida
- Plenary Speaker
- J. Hillis Miller, Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Florida
- Reception following the lecture, Keene Faculty Center
Conference Director, Dragan Kujundzic; Conference Committee: Nora Alter, John Leavey and Carol Murphy; University of Florida
Conference co-sponsors: Dean’s Office of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Department of Romance Languages and Literatures; France-Florida Research Institute; Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies; University of Florida Paris Research Center; Department of English; University of Florida International Center; Center for the Humanities and Public Sphere; Center for Jewish Studies; The Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research; at the University of Florida; and French Department, New York University.
Conference visual and technical support, Warren Cockerham; poster design, William Lehman; graduate students, University of Florida
This event is FREE and OPEN to the public. For any additional information, or special assistance please contact:
Dragan Kujundzic
Professor of Germanic and Slavic Studies
Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies
University of Florida
263A Dauer Hall, PO Box 117430
Gainesville, FL 32611-7430
Tel: (352) 392-2101 ext. 214
Fax: (352) 392-1067
EMAIL: dragan@ufl.edu