UNSW School of History and Philosophy / School of English, Media and Performing Arts Visiting Speaker
Professor Franson Manjali from the School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Tues 19 October, 5-6.30pm in Room 211, Morven Brown Building (Map ref. C20: http://www.facilities.unsw.edu.au/Maps/pdf/kensington.pdf) Blanchot, Writing and the Politico-Religious The talk focuses on three short essays concerning the Indian context by the French writer and critic Maurice Blanchot written between 1931 and 1943. The attempt is to understand Blanchot's criticism of a certain favourable reception of the Indian religion/s in Europe during the period, as well as his transition from an orientation in religion to one that is centred in literature. All Welcome! _______________________________________________ SydPhil mailing list: http://sydphil.info 945 subscribers now served. To UNSUBSCRIBE, change your MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS, find ANSWERS TO COMMON PROBLEMS, or visit our ONLINE ARCHIVES, please go to the LIST INFORMATION PAGE: http://sydphil.info
