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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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 -
"Lowell, Ginsberg, and the Face of the Midcentury Poet"
Kamran Javadizadeh (Villanova University)February 25, 2014 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm -
"Experiments in Ownership," with a focus on Proust -- CANCELLED: NEW DATE TBA
Ravit Reichman (Brown University)February 13, 2014 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm -
Mock Job Talk: "Mid-Century Illustration and the Modernist Surface"
Emily Hyde (University of Pennsylvania)January 24, 2014 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm -
Rita Felski (University of Virginia)
November 21, 2013 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm