Session Information
Description: Panelists explore the contributions of MLQ to the project of literary history under the editorship of Marshall Brown. In the 1990s, many journals were determined to decenter the literary, whereas in recent years historicism has been the object of critique. Through these trends, MLQ’s publication of literary history has remained unapologetic, while its special issues have charted new terrain. The panel takes stock of this legacy and the challenges of the present moment.
Speakers
Jonathan Arac, U of Pittsburgh
Katherine Bode, Australian National U
Marshall J. Brown, U of Washington, Seattle
Jed Esty, U of Pennsylvania
Barbara Fuchs, U of California, Los Angeles
Lauren M. E. Goodlad, Rutgers U, New Brunswick
Sharon Marcus, Columbia U
Presider
Eleni Eva Coundouriotis, U of Connecticut, Storrs