Homo Migrans: Itinerancy and National Culture in Contemporary Society
Thursday, November 12 @ 4pm–Center for British and Irish Studies (Norlin Library 5th Floor)
Professor Silvio Torres-Saillant received his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from New York University. When discussing migration, Professor Torres-Saillant writes, “Apart from being something that humans have always done, migration–which I use here to refer to voluntary as well as coerced mobility–was exacerbated by colonialism in the modern era to such an extend that only fictitious nostalgia or naturalized metaphor can explain the arrivants. This presentation draws on the visibility of foreign-born or immigrant-descended American and European writers, thinkers and artists to invite reflection on the difficulty of transaction and on the need to find language that will do justice to the tenuous contours of national and cultural identities in contemporary society.” Professor Torres-Saillant’s interests include Caribbean literature, comparative poetics, ethnic American literature, Latino texts, diaspora and migration studies.
This event is sponsored by CHA with endowed funds from Woody & Leslie Eaton
For further information, please contact Paula Anderson at (303)492-1423