What does personal narrative reveal about the processes of historical change? Taking Haiyan Lee’s observation that everyday sentiments have a profound impact on the shaping of the modern nation as a starting point, this panel will examine how self-expression complicates our understandings of political and social revolution. Focusing on such disparate bodies of evidence as ancient Athenian legal speeches, nineteenth-century Polish memoirs, and twentieth-century Soviet literacy campaigns, participants will consider performances of self as an important analytic for understanding the social topographies of revolution and rupture.
Panelists include:
Haiyan Lee (Associate Professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures, Comparative Literature, Stanford University)
Jeremy Johnson (PhD Candidate, Anthropology and History, University of Michigan)
Allison Kemmerle (PhD Candidate, Greek and Roman History, University of Michigan)
Kate Wroblewski (PhD Candidate, History, University of Michigan)
Howard Brick (chair; Louis Evans Professor of History; Director, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University of Michigan)
Free and open to the public. Lunch provided.
This event is part of the Friday Series of the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.
Image: "Cracking up" (Jeremy Mikola, CC BY 2.0).
Panelists include:
Haiyan Lee (Associate Professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures, Comparative Literature, Stanford University)
Jeremy Johnson (PhD Candidate, Anthropology and History, University of Michigan)
Allison Kemmerle (PhD Candidate, Greek and Roman History, University of Michigan)
Kate Wroblewski (PhD Candidate, History, University of Michigan)
Howard Brick (chair; Louis Evans Professor of History; Director, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University of Michigan)
Free and open to the public. Lunch provided.
This event is part of the Friday Series of the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.
Image: "Cracking up" (Jeremy Mikola, CC BY 2.0).
| Building: | Tisch Hall |
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| Event Type: | Workshop / Seminar |
| Tags: | History |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, Department of History |
The Thursday Series is the core of the institute's scholarly program, hosting distinguished guests who examine methodological, analytical, and theoretical issues in the field of history.
The Friday Series consists mostly of panel-style workshops highlighting U-M graduate students. On occasion, events may include lectures, seminars, or other programs presented by visiting scholars.
The insitute also hosts other historical programming, including lectures, film screenings, author appearances, and similar events aimed at a broader public audience.
