Orphaned Language: Traumatic Crossings in Literature and History

Speaker(s): Cathy Caruth

Cathy Caruth, one of the founding thinkers in the interdisciplinary field of trauma theory, will present her most recent work during this lunch lecture.

Entitled "Orphaned Language: Traumatic Crossings in Literature and History", Professor Caruth's talk will focus its insights upon Dickens' novel "David Copperfield" and will follow the call of her recent PMLA Afterword: trauma theory's "Return to Literature".

*As space is limited, RSVP is required to attend this event. Please email ierman [at] stanford.edu (ierman[at]stanford[dot]edu) to reserve your place