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New Sociologies of Literature

October 2013 – February 2014
This seminar focuses on new applications of sociologically inspired theories and methods within literary studies. It provides an overview of innovative concepts and methods that can be used to study literature as a social phenomenon. Five guest speakers will elaborate on their research and illustrate methods of analyzing problems that feature an intersection of sociology and literature in a qualitative and/or quantitative manner. Each speaker will introduce a distinct approach and discuss various ways in which his/her methods can be mastered and applied within the participants’ research projects.