On resonance: Literature, theory, education
Could the idea of resonance offer another slant on the “love of literature,” while also clarifying how critical theory can animate, and captivate?
On resonance: Literature, theory, education
10 Dec 2025, 17:30 – 19:15
Rita Felski will draw out affinities between the ideas of Hartmut Rosa and two novels (Stoner by John Williams and Theory by Dionne Brand) that capture moments when words reverberate and come alive, portraying the transformative aspects of intellectual life as well as the alienating aspects of academic institutions.
This event will be particularly useful for those interested in philosophy of education.
PESGB seminar series
This event is part of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (PESGB) seminar series. PESGB is a learned society that promotes the study, teaching and application of philosophy of education. Its London Branch hosts seminars every Wednesday in conjunction with the Centre for Philosophy of Education. These seminars are led by national and international scholars in the field, covering a wide range of issues of educational and philosophical concern.
All are welcome to attend.
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Rita Felski
John Stewart Bryan Professor
University of Virginia
She is a leading figure in aesthetics and literary theory, and recently philosophy of education.
Her reputation was established by Beyond Feminist Aesthetics: Feminist Literature and Social Change (1989) and strengthened by the several books that followed. The Limits of Critique (2015) assesses, in particular, the role of the hermeneutics of suspicion as a mood and method in literary studies.
Her latest book explores new German critical theory in relation to literary studies.
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