http://www.cltc.ucsb.edu Consortium for Literature, Theory, and Culture: Collaborative Humanities at UC Santa Barbara Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:33:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The CLTC is proud to co-sponsor the upcoming “World Literature: Foundational Texts. Translation, Circulation, Diffusion and Adaptation” conference at UCSB. Join us at the UCSB Interdisciplinary Humanities Center & UCen Flying A Studio on November 18-20, 2009. The conference will bring together scholars from around the globe to examine the notion of ... http://www.cltc.ucsb.edu/?p=65 Each quarter, the Consortium for Literature, Theory and Culture sponsors one or two round table discussion groups in which graduate students and faculty meet to present and discuss papers.  Papers presented during these meetings are usually in final draft form, and will be either presented at a national conference or at the CLTC's ... http://www.cltc.ucsb.edu/?p=54 **RISK!** In a vast spectrum of human undertakings, perceptions, situations and experiences, risk is fundamental to our calculations of chance, probability or odds that bear on the future. Risk may or may not be reckless, but only “a relation of risk,” Heidegger states, “places human beings, and them alone, in ... http://www.cltc.ucsb.edu/?p=45 Risk Conference - Mosher Alumni House - May 29, 2009   What does it mean to say that an act, object, emotion or concept entails "risk"? When and why may someone or something be said to be at risk? What is the relationship between risk and reward, or risk and ... http://www.cltc.ucsb.edu/?p=39 On Style and Space: Heidegger's Handy Figurality Karen Feldman (German, UC Berkeley) Thursday, March 12th 5:00 p.m. Phelps 6320 Sponsored by the Department of Germanic, Slavic and Semitic Studies and the Consortium for Literature, Theory and Culture Description: In Being and Time Heidegger famously ... http://www.cltc.ucsb.edu/?p=27 This year we will be planning most of our conference on this website. To get things going, we have a draft of our CFP, written by graduate board member Carol Fischer, that we can develop here.  Add comments to help us think through the plan for the conference: Carol writes: Below is ... http://www.cltc.ucsb.edu/?p=24 Spring Conference http://www.cltc.ucsb.edu/?p=16