主講人：約書亞·科廷（美國常青藤大學普林斯頓大學英語系副教授）
主持人：黎志敏（廣州大學教授、廣州學者）
主講人簡介：
約書亞·科廷（Joshua Kotin），美國芝加哥大學英語語言文學博士，目前是美國常春藤大學之一普林斯頓大學英語系副教授（終身教職）。他的研究領域主要包括詩歌與詩學研究，批評研究，美學，當代文學，全球現代性，十九和二十世紀美國文學。2005年至2008年，科廷教授曾任芝加哥大學出版的著名文學雜志《芝加哥評論》（Chicago Review）的編輯。他的代表性學術著作Utopias of One主要研究梭羅、杜博斯、奧西普·艾米里耶維奇·曼德爾施塔姆、安娜·阿赫瑪托娃、華萊士·史蒂文斯、龐德、蒲齡恩和艾米麗·狄金森等英美和俄國詩人作品和生活中的個人自由和審美自律。
2018 年引智講壇之十六
題目： 關于快樂：赫爾曼·梅爾維爾的《大白鯨》
Topic: On Happiness: Herman Melville's Moby Dick
In “A Squeeze of the Hand,” chapter 92 of Moby Dick (1851), Ishmael presents a theory of happiness:
I have perceived that in all cases man must eventually lower, or at least shift, his conceit of attainable felicity; not placing it anywhere in the intellect or the fancy; but in the wife, the heart, the bed, the table, the saddle, the fire-side, the country…
This talk asks how readers should understand Ishmael’s statement. Is he sincere? If so, why does every character in Moby Dick—Ishmael included—refuse to accept this theory of happiness? Indeed, Melville himself seems committed to the intellect and the fancy as the only possible sites of happiness. The talk considers happiness in relation to various nineteenth century and contemporary understandings of the concept, and attempts to clarify Melville’s own theory of happiness.
時間：2018年6月8日（星期五）14:30-16:20
地點：廣州大學（大學城）文俊西樓608
2018 年引智講壇之十七
題目： On Contemporary American Poetry （1）
Topic: 當代美國詩歌（1）
時間：2018年6月8日（星期五）10:15-11:45
地點：廣州大學（大學城）文俊西樓608
2018 年引智講壇之十八
題目：關于獨立自主：亨利·大衛·梭羅的《瓦爾登湖》
Topic: On Independence: Henry David Thoreau's Walden
When Thoreau moved to Walden Pond on July 4, 1845—Independence Day—his goal was to maximize his independence. America, from his perspective, had failed. The government (at all levels) had betrayed its liberal ideals. Slavery and imperialism defined everyday life. Reform seemed impossible. Thoreau’s response was to try again—but this time on much smaller scale. Could he realize the ideals of American liberalism in his own life? Could he become truly independent? This talk examines Thoreau’s “experiment of living” at Walden and in Walden (1854), detailing his complicated conception of independence, its risks and benefits, and why and how it matters for his readers.
時間：2018年6月12日（星期二）14：30-16：20
地點：廣州大學（大學城）文俊西樓608
2018 年引智講壇之十九
題目： On Contemporary American Poetry （2）
Topic: 當代美國詩歌（2）
時間：2018年6月12日（星期二）19：15-20：45
地點：廣州大學（大學城）文俊西樓608
2018 年引智講壇之二十
題目：理解的困難性：艾米麗狄金森的詩歌
Topic: On Difficulty: Emily Dickinson's Poetry
Dickinson’s poetry is notoriously difficult. This talk explains why, and examines how scholars, critics, and poets have attempted to understand and even resolve it. Dickinson’s poem, “The Soul unto itself,” will be the focus: written at the height of the American Civil War, the poem seems to address the war and ignore it. Does the poem represent Dickinson’s contexts? Or is it attempt to evade those contexts? How does context matter for understanding Dickinson’s work? In the process of addressing these questions, the talk will highlight the challenge of identifying Dickinson’s intentions for her poetry, and how her poetry undermines accepted definitions, including the definitions of keywords such as “happiness” and “independence.”
時間：2018年6月13日（星期三）14：30-16：20
地點：廣州大學（大學城）文俊西樓608
2018 年引智講壇之二十一
題目： On Contemporary American Poetry （3）
Topic: 當代美國詩歌（3）
時間：2018年6月13日（星期三）19:15-20:45
地點：廣州大學（大學城）文俊西樓608
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