The LCE salon explores methods, knowledge structures and research objects between disciplines in a novel way. Literary texts serve as the basis for this interdisciplinary exchange, provoking reflections on the limits of disciplinary knowledge and facilitating dialogues across these boundaries.
This LCE Salon assembles
- Douglas Cairns, Professor of Classics at The University of Edinburgh,
- Pia Campeggiani, Associate Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Bologna,
- Regina Fabry, Philosopher of Mind and Cognition at Macquarie University,
- Silvio Bär, Professor of Classics at the University of Oslo,
- Reiko Abe Auestad, Professor of Japan Studies at the University of Oslo,
- Stephan Guth, Professor in Middle East Studies at the University of Oslo.
- The salon is moderated by Karin Kukkonen, Professor in Comparative Literature and convener of LCE at the University of Oslo.
In this salon, we read
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Giovanni Boccaccio, Decameron, Day 5, Story 9 ("Falcon novella"),
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Katherine Mansfield, "Miss Brill".
Connected events
LCE Guest Lecture: Douglas Cairns, 6 September 2023, 2:15 – 4:00 PM