Mod/Con
Mod/Con, Penn English's Modernist and Contemporary Literatures Rreading Group, is a working group devoted to the discussion of cultural and literary problematics in the twentieth and twenty-first century. 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: Alex Millen <millen@sas.upenn.edu>, JS Wu <jswu@sas.upenn.edu>, and Jonathan Dick <jondick@sas.upenn.edu>
Past Events
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Laura Finch, WIP
December 2, 2015 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm -
Aarthi Vadde
October 29, 2015 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm -
Film Screening: "Far from the Madding Crowd"
September 24, 2015 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm -
Modernism and the Reinvention of Decadence
April 2, 2015 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm -
Year-end party
May 1, 2014 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm -
Kelly Rich (Penn), WIP
April 15, 2014 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm -
Jonathan Dollimore (University of Sussex)
April 9, 2014 - 3:15pm to 4:15pm -
The Cambridge Companion to Nelson Mandela, ed. Rita Barnard (2014)
A joint discussion session with LatitudesApril 1, 2014 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm -
Dean Irvine (Dalhousie University)
Modernist CommonsMarch 28, 2014 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm -
"Contact" (on William Carlos Williams)
Natalia Cecire (Yale University)March 18, 2014 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm