GSLL Theory Reading Group

Thoughts without content are empty,
intuitions without concepts are blind.

Originally conceived as a university-wide reading group for faculty and graduate students interested in contemporary critical theory, GSLL’s theory group has narrowed its focus in recent semesters and queried not only place of German and Slavic conceptual thought in contemporary theory, but also the recent revival of older German and Slavic theories for research in the humanities today. The group is open to all advanced students and faculty interested in exploring theoretical texts within a relaxed collegial setting. The reading group is open to all members of Carolina’s Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages & Literatures, its partners in the Carolina-Duke Graduate Program in German Studies and the larger UNC-Chapel Hill community. In the fall of 2023, the reading group convenes in Dey Hall 314 once a month on Tuesdays from 4:45 PM to 5:45 PM.

Fall 2023 Meetings:

• September 19: “Creative Impulse”
• October 17: “Activity”
• November 14: “Nature and Life”

For more information about the theory group and the readings, write to one of the following:

• Gabriel Trop (gtrop@email.unc.edu)
• Richard Langston (relangst@email.unc.edu)