Northwestern Events Calendar

May
5
2015

Joseph Slaughter- Comparative Literary Studies

When: Tuesday, May 5, 2015
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Where: John Evans Center, 1800 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Contact: Tara Sadera  

Group: Comparative Literary Studies

Category: Academic

Description:

Comparative Literary Studies present,

Joseph Slughter:

May 4, 2015
Public Talk
4 - 6p.m. Harris Hall 108

May 5, 2015
Graduate Student Workshop 12 - 2 p.m.
John Evans Center

Joseph Slaughter, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature Specializes in literature, law, and socio-cultural history of the Global South (particularly Latin America and Africa). He’s especially interested in the social work of literature—the myriad ways in which literature intersects (formally, historically, ideologically, materially) with problems of social justice, human rights, intellectual property, and international law.

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