Mod/Con
Mod/Con, Penn English's Modernist and Contemporary Literatures Reading Group, is a working group devoted to the discussion of cultural and literary problematics in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Our critical and historical interests range from the late nineteenth century through to the present day, across early and high moderism, postmodernism, and beyond. Each semester, we work to develop ways of thinking about these period markers—how they differ, what they share—through invited lectures and works-in-progress by graduate students and faculty in and outside of the Penn English community. In tandem with these works-in-progress, Mod/Con frequently hosts reading events of scholarly monographs as well as works of short fiction and poetry. We hope you can join us for an event!
For more information or to be placed on the Mods listserv, please contact one of the coordinators: Jonathan Dick <jondick@sas.upenn.edu> or Eilis Lombard <elombard@sas.upenn.edu>
Upcoming Events
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Guenther Leypoldt (University of Heidelberg), "Literary Prestige and the Laureate Position in Cultural Space"
April 13, 2023 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm -
Michaela Bronstein (Stanford): On Crimes For All Humanity: Revolution and the Modern Novel
April 20, 2023 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Past Events
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Christopher Nealon (Johns Hopkins University)
November 7, 2019 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm -
Devorah Fischler, Work in Progress - CANCELED
October 29, 2019 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm -
Discussion of Adrienne Brown's "The Black Skyscraper: Architecture and the Perception of Race"
September 19, 2019 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm -
Discussion of Katherine Mansfield's "Bliss" and "Je ne parle pas français"
Please email Devin Daniels (devindan@sas.upenn.edu) or Alex Millen (millen@sas.upenn.edu) for a copy of the readings.April 16, 2019 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm -
Julie Beth Napolin (The New School)
March 28, 2019 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm -
Nasser Mufti, "C.L.R. James in the Nineteenth Century"
February 21, 2019 - 5:00pm to 7:30pm -
Talk by Lisi Schoenbach (University of Tennessee)
February 13, 2019 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm -
Steven Lee, "Modernism, Socialist Realism, and the Manifesto"
Author of The Ethnic Avant-Garde: Minority Cultures and World RevolutionNovember 29, 2018 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm -
Emily Hyde (Rowan University), WIP: "African Art and the Camera Eye: Eliot Elisofon’s Experimental Photography"
October 24, 2018 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm -
Welcome Back Reading: Discussion of Simon During's Exit Capitalism
September 25, 2018 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm