BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.6.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Zurich TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19810329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19961027T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news1615@dslw.philhist.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20251030T142318 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20251105T101500 SUMMARY:"Reading DeLillo Again: Irony\, Media\, Visual Art" DESCRIPTION:Good literature bears many re-readings - so they say - but what actually happens when one re-reads (and more than once)? There is an exqu isite ambivalence involved in the act of repeated readings of the same lit erary work since it might lead both to affirmation and revision\, merging them in unstable\, probably volatile constellations which eventually refle ct on the situatedness of reading in general. In the case of Don DeLillo\, re-reading in our current situation must negotiate the historical and cul tural context of the writing (and its first reception) with our current si tuation - in what way then does the historical DeLillo speak to us in our time - and what are the conditions of our reading?\\r\\nI would like to di scuss these questions further (including their validity for the critical s tudy of literary reading) in talking\, alas rather briefly\, about three d ominant aspects which might help to bridge the gap between the historical and the topical DeLillo\, i.e. the novel in the context of (re-) mediation \, the merging of the dramatic and the ironic as a diagnostic mode\, and f inally\, the inherent visuality of literary writing and reading.\\r\\nThe talk is meant as an incentive - for re-reading\, certainly - and an invita tion to reflect and discuss the act of reading literature apart from its i nstrumentalisation and professionalisation in academic and critical contex ts - the talk thus can only stay very much within the hypothetical\, invit ing comparison and contrast\, as well as commentary based on others's read ings.\\r\\n----------\\r\\nAs to preparing for the talk\, I would suggest to think about and re-read any specific passage(s) from DeLillo's fiction which has become 'stuck' in our reading memory\, the most memorable moment s of your reading experience. And if you can\, bring them along to the ses sion. X-ALT-DESC:

Good literature bears many re-readings - so they say - but wh at actually happens when one re-reads (and more than once)? There is an ex quisite ambivalence involved in the act of repeated readings of the same l iterary work since it might lead both to affirmation and revision\, mergin g them in unstable\, probably volatile constellations which eventually ref lect on the situatedness of reading in general. In the case of Don DeLillo \, re-reading in our current situation must negotiate the historical and c ultural context of the writing (and its first reception) with our current situation - in what way then does the historical DeLillo speak to us in ou r time - and what are the conditions of our reading?

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I would like to discuss these questions further (including their validity for the criti cal study of literary reading) in talking\, alas rather briefly\, about th ree dominant aspects which might help to bridge the gap between the histor ical and the topical DeLillo\, i.e. the novel in the context of (re-) medi ation\, the merging of the dramatic and the ironic as a diagnostic mode\, and finally\, the inherent visuality of literary writing and reading.

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The talk is meant as an incentive - for re-reading\, certainly - and a n invitation to reflect and discuss the act of reading literature apart fr om its instrumentalisation and professionalisation in academic and critica l contexts - the talk thus can only stay very much within the hypothetical \, inviting comparison and contrast\, as well as commentary based on other s's readings.

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As to preparing for the talk\, I would suggest to think about and re-read any specific passage(s) from DeLi llo's fiction which has become 'stuck' in our reading memory\, the most me morable moments of your reading experience. And if you can\, bring them al ong to the session.

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