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We are delighted to formally announce that, for our summer term guest talk, we will be joined by Dr Natalia Cecire, lecturer (assistant professor) in English and American literature at the University of Sussex. We are also pleased to say that we'll be hosting this talk in collaboration with the American Studies Research Group, based in the School of English ( https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/english-research-innovation/doc/american-studies-research-group-1 ).  Cecire's talk draws on Freud's use of nineteenth-century theories of microscopic life in Beyond the Pleasure Principle to situate Marianne Moore's poetics, often described as "shelled" or in various ways hard-surfaced and repelling, in relation to the surprisingly intense research in the biology of sex, inheritance, and generation at Bryn Mawr, the women's college that she attended from 1905 to 1909. Following the Q&A, we will be hosting a wine reception in the School of English.  All students ...

We are pleased to announce that Quilting Points' first meeting of the year is approaching. On Wednesday, October 8th, we will kick off what looks to be an exciting year with a discussion of Foucault's " The Subject and Power " from  Critical Inquiry  8.4 (1982). Ben Chwistek (PhD Student in School of Classics and Quilting Points co-director) will be introducing our discussion. Whether you are an avid Foucauldian or simply interested in understanding his work, you are welcome to join us. We will meet in the Leeds Humanities Research Institute from 15:00-17:00, followed by a trip to a local pub. 29-31 Clarendon Place, Leeds Humanities Research Institute