Saturday, 7 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., Metropolitan A, Sheraton
A linked session arranged in conjunction with The Presidential Forum: Language, Literature, Learning
Presiding: Gaurav G. Desai, Tulane Univ.
1. "Citizen Journalism in Iran,"
Negar Mottahedeh,
Duke Univ.
2. "Chronicles of States Foreclosed: Writing and the Claims of Nationhood,"
Ana María Dopico,
New York Univ.
3. "Jianghu (Rivers and Lakes) Online: A Contemporary Reincarnation of Outlaws of the Marsh,"
Hui Faye Xiao,
Univ. of Kansas
Session Description:
Arguments in defense of the humanities and literary study in particular often assert a profound connection to democracy and citizenship. Does this claim regarding the civic value of literature hold in a comparative and global framework? Does democracy require a literary literacy? Presentations on Iran, Cuba, and China explore issues of literary culture, protest movements, democracy, and new technologies.
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