Writing in context: French literature, theory and the avant-gardes

30.5.2006 Ilmoitus seminaarista 1. – 3. 6. 2006 /Timo Kaitaro
International interdisciplinary symposium
University of Helsinki, Finland, June 1-3, 2006

Colloque international interdisciplinaire
Université de Helsinki, Finlande, 1-3 juin 2006

Writing in context: French literature, theory and the avant-gardes
L’écriture en contexte : littérature, théorie et avant-gardes françaises au XXe siècle

ALL ARE WELCOME TO THESE PUBLIC LECTURES

Thursday/jeudi 1.6. 19.15-20.00

Plenary lecture – Rosalind Krauss (professor, Columbia University, Department of Art History & Archaeology):
Avant-garde and kitsch
Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, lecture hall

Friday/vendredi 2.6. 18.15-20.00

Plenary lecture – Denis Hollier (professor, New York University, Faculty of Arts & Science, French):
Avant-garde, colonialism and ethnography. The Case of Michel Leiris
University of Helsinki main building, lecture hall 10 (Fabianinkatu 33)

Saturday/samedi 3.6 16.30-18.00

Conférence plénière – Henri Béhar (professeur, Université de la Sorbonne-Nouvelle, Paris III):
Politique de Dada
Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies/ Collège des Hautes Études de l’Université de Helsinki, salle de séminaire (Fabianinkatu 24)