“’Who?’ or ‘What?’—Jacques Derrida”

This event is FREE and OPEN to the public.

A conference to celebrate the legacy of Jacques Derrida

October 9-11, 2006, University of Florida, Gainesville

Conference Schedule:

Monday, October 9

3:00 PM, Keene Faculty Center

• Welcoming Remarks: Neil Sullivan, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Florida
• Introduction and welcome: Dragan Kujundzic, Conference Director, University of Florida

3:30PM, Keene Faculty Center

• Jacques Derrida: “The Concept of Comparative Literature and the Theoretical Problems of Translation” excerpt, from an unpublished seminar. Translation by Eric Prenowitz. The seminar read by Hélène Cixous and Geoffrey Bennington.

4:30PM, Keene Faculty Center

• Introductory Remarks: Carol Murphy, University of Florida
• Plenary Speaker: Hélène Cixous, France-Florida Research Institute Visiting Professor, University of Florida
• Reception following the lecture, Keene Faculty Center

Tuesday, October 10

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Dauer Hall 215

• Session Chair: Chris Snodgrass, University of Florida
• Eric Prenowitz, Leeds University
• David Wills, University at Albany

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

• Lunch Break

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Dauer Hall 215

• Session Chair: Maureen Turim, University of Florida
• Akira Lippit, University of Southern California
• Greg Ulmer, University of Florida

5:00 PM

• Coffee Break

6:00 PM, Keene Faculty Center

• Introductory Remarks, Nora Alter, University of Florida
• Plenary Speaker: Peggy Kamuf, University of Southern California
• Reception following the lecture, Keene Faculty Center

Wednesday, October 11

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Dauer Hall 215

• Session Chair: Richard Burt, University of Florida
• Gaby Schwab, University of California, Irvine
• John Leavey, University of Florida

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

• Lunch Break

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Dauer Hall 215

• Session Chair: Scott Nygren
• Geoffrey Bennington, Emory University
• Brigitte Weltman-Aron, University of Florida

5:00 PM, Keene Faculty Center

• Coffee Break

6:00 PM, Keene Faculty Center

• Introductory Remarks: Pamela Gilbert, University of Florida
• Plenary Speaker: J. Hillis Miller, Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Florida
• Reception following the lecture, Keene Faculty Center

Conference Co-sponsors

Conference co-sponsors: Dean’s Office of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Department of Romance Languages and Literatures; France-Florida Research Institute; Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies; University of Florida Paris Research Center; Department of English; University of Florida International Center; Center for the Humanities and Public Sphere; Center for Jewish Studies; The Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research; Center for European Studies; Dean’s Office of the College of Fine Arts; School of Art and Art History at the University of Florida; and French Department, New York University.

Conference Coordinators

• Conference Director:
  Dragan Kujundzic
• Conference Committee:
  Nora Alter, John Leavey and Carol Murphy; University of Florida
• Conference visual and technical support:
  Warren Cockerham; poster design, Will Lehman; graduate students, University of Florida

For any additional information, or special assistance please contact:

Dragan Kujundzic
Professor of Germanic and Slavic Studies
Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies
University of Florida
263A Dauer Hall, PO Box 117430
Gainesville, FL 32611-7430
Tel: (352) 392-2101 ext. 214
Fax: (352) 392-1067
EMAIL: dragan@ufl.edu

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