On the first day of the seminar, we will discuss how literary individualism is combined with high esteem of friendship. This is certainly a tendency in contemporary European literature, which seems to respond to a development in late capitalism characterized by liquid social bonds. We will discuss individualism and friendship in contemporary literature, as well as in a longer historical perspective.
On the second day, we will have an open discussion about various approaches to friendship, based on the research interests of the participants.
Organizers: Christian Refsum (UiO), Christian Janns (UiO), The research group Aesthetics of Friendship