Disappearing History?
Lecture Explores ‘Trauma in Theater of Human Rights’
March 20, 2011 :: No. 116
Who/What:
Scholar Cathy Caruth, author of “Unclaimed Experience: Trauma, Narrative and History,” will present a free, public lecture on “Disappearing History: Scenes of Trauma in the Theater of Human Rights” at Cal State Fullerton.
When:
Thursday, April 5
4 p.m.
Where:
Cal State Fullerton, University Hall, Room 252
800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, 92831
Background:
Cathy Caruth is the Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters at Cornell University. She teaches in the departments of English and Comparative Literature, focusing on romanticism, literary theory, the literature and theory of trauma, and recent discourses on the annihilation and survival of history and language.
Parking:
$2 per hour or $8 for a daily permit Monday through Friday. Details are available online: http://parking.fullerton.edu/Parking/ParkingLots.aspx
Sponsors:
Cal State Fullerton's English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics Department and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Inter-Club Council.
More Information:
CSUF's English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics Department at 657-278-3163.
Media Contact:
Mimi Ko Cruz, 657-278-7586, mkocruz@fullerton.edu
