RMST 202 Literatures and Cultures of the Romance World II: Modern to Post-Modern

C21st

Debré on Minimalism and Excess

Debré on Minimalism and Excess

Constance Debré, Love Me Tender

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Amadou Amal on Tiredness and Waiting

Amadou Amal on Tiredness and Waiting

Djaïli Amadou Amal, The Impatient

Posted in Amadou Amal lecture, Lecture Videos | Tagged with Africa, C21st, Deleuze, gender, habit, tradition

Agualusa and National Allegory

Agualusa and National Allegory

José Eduardo Agualusa, The Society of Reluctant Dreamers

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Luiselli’s Haunted Times and Places

Luiselli’s Haunted Times and Places

Valeria Luiselli, Faces in the Crowd

Posted in Lecture Videos, Luiselli lecture | Tagged with C21st, fragmention, gender, memory, Mexico, modernity, space, time, translation, transport, writing

Ferrante on Class, Capital, and Language

Ferrante on Class, Capital, and Language

Elena Ferrante, My Brilliant Friend

Posted in Ferrante lecture, Lecture Videos | Tagged with Bourdieu, C21st, childhood, class, education, habit, Italy, language, school, taste

Saramago on Necropolitics and Resurrection

Saramago on Necropolitics and Resurrection

Jose Saramago, Death with Interruptions

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Agualusa on Duplicity, Tribute, and Revenge

Agualusa on Duplicity, Tribute, and Revenge

José Eduardo Agualusa, The Book of Chameleons

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