Calendar of Events

Drawing on material from chapter two of her recently published book, Critique on the Couch, Professor Allen’s talk explores connections between psychoanalysis and critical theory by staging a dialogue between Melanie Klein and Theodor Adorno. The main contention will be that Klein’s account of ego integration shows a possible way out of the paradox of […]

A lecture and Q&A by Sota Tanaka (Kyoto University, Japan) which aims to better understand the complex role that written Chinese (hanwen/kanbun 漢文) played within the variation and history of Japanese written languages. The written language of classical Chinese became a means to write the Japanese language. The key factor in this development is kundoku […]

Mellon Forum on the Urban Environment // RESISTANCE With Denice Frohman, Poet; Davy Knittle, University of Pennsylvania; and Malcolm Rio, Columbia University. The Spring 2021 Mellon Forum is organized by Sophie Hochhäusl, Princeton Mellon Fellow, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, African-American Studies. The Mellon Forum is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Princeton University Humanities […]

Six Princeton students studying literary translation read from their recent work, hosted by faculty member Larissa Kyzer (Translation and Intercultural Communication). Viewers in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at least 2 weeks in advance at LewisCenter@princeton.edu