“The Terminal Body: A Passage and Platform to the Writer,” ACLA Annual...
First major conference! The ACLA was such a great place to have my first big conference experience. The three-day structure is the perfect foundation for discussion. The theme for that year’s...
View Article“If knaves should tempt you:’ Amor Intellectualis and the Writer’s Play...
This conference was one of my firsts and I had such a great time putting together my paper on play within the work of Adorno. I’ve long been interested in his aesthetic for writing alongside that of...
View Article“Playing Plato’s Child: Derrida’s Education from Antiquity,” ACLA Annual...
This paper was a part of a panel I co-organized with Megan McMullan on “Antiquity’s Body in Pre to Post Modern Literature and Culture.” Over the course of three days our panelists explored a range of...
View Article“Beside Ourselves: Re-pairing the Image of the Human Animal,” 20th/21st...
This was my first time at the 20th and 21st Century French Conference and it was extremely productive. This essay was part of a two-day panel on Cixous’ use of the animal and my paper focused on her...
View Article“Lacking Strength, Beauty Hates Understanding for Asking of Her What it...
I don’t even know how to begin a recap of the Collegium! I feel so fortunate to have attended and to have presented my research (thanks largely to a travel grant from my home department). My paper was...
View Article“Post- :Remembering, Binding, Afterness.” Co-organizer (with Michael...
Providence was wonderful; Brown is such a lovely campus! Michael Graziano and I had a fantastic time with our panelists and are overjoyed with how well the papers interacted with one another. The ACLA...
View Article2014 MLA Recap from an MLA First-timer
After a ten-year hiatus, I moved back to Chicago a few months ago to finish up the duration of my fellowship. One of the things I was most looking forward to was the 2014 MLA hosted in a cluster of...
View ArticleMLA Election Results Are In!
This has been such a great week and it’s ending with a little bit more good news: I’ve just received word on the election results and I’m so happy to share that I will now be joining the MLA’s Delegate...
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