PROGRAM
Friday 13 November, 8:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Logan Center for the Arts 802
8:45 a.m. Coffee
9:15-10:00 Alison James and Luc Lang, Welcome and Introduction
10:00-12:00 Session 1: Borders of Fiction/Frontières de la fiction
- Françoise Lavocat (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3), “Fact and Fiction: A Boundary in Play.” Introduced by Esther Van Dyke (graduate student, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures).
- Jennifer Scappettone (University of Chicago), “Pinocchio, Unbuilt: The Hypertextual Venice of Robert Coover.” Introduced by Michele Kenfack (graduate student, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures).
- Emmanuel Bouju (Université Rennes 2/Harvard University): “Dans la boîte miroir: douleur fantôme et stéréométrie des temps dans The Lazarus Project.” Introduced by Ji Gao (graduate student, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures).
12:00-1:00 Lunch break
1:00-2:30 Session 2: Narrative, Fiction, Knowledge/Récit, fiction et savoirs
- Introduced by Bastien Craipain (graduate student, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures).
- Marianne Rubinstein (Université Paris Diderot – Paris 7), “Writing Economics”/“Comment on écrit l’économie.”
- Aude Rouyère (Université de Bordeaux),“Fiction du droit. Fictions de droit.”
2:30-3:00 Coffee break
3:00-4:30 Session 3: Author Roundtable
- Moderated by Alison James
- A discussion with Aleksandar Hemon, Lola Lafon, Luc Lang, and Marianne Rubinstein
4:30-5:00 Reception
6:00 p.m. Panel discussion at Seminary Co-op Bookstore, 5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637. French Literature in the United States: trends, translation, reception
- Moderated by Aleksandar Hemon
- With the participation of Jeanine Herman, Lola Lafon, Luc Lang, Donald Nicholson-Smith, and Luc Sante
Saturday 14 November, 9:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Logan Center 801
9:00-9:30 Coffee
9:30-12:00 Session 4: Factual Literature?/Littératures factuelles?
- Jean-Louis Jeannelle (Université de Rouen), “ ‘Nous savons tout, les uns et les autres et les uns des autres’ : conviction et littérature factuelle.” Introduced by Linsey Sainte-Claire (graduate student, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures).
- Maria Anna Mariani (University of Chicago), “Why Autobiography is a Double-Crosser.” Introduced by Chiara Nifosi (graduate student, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures).
- Alison James (University of Chicago), “Speaking Facts: Paradoxes of the Literary Document.” Introduced by Caitlin Hoff (graduate student, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures).
12:00 Closing remarks