The Critical Theory Certificate Program and the Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center, CUNY invite you to attend “Fictions of History: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Critical Theory.” The conference will take place May 5th-6th, 2017. Stephen Greenblatt will give the Keynote Lecture on May 5^th at 6:30, and Mark Anderson, Daniel Kehlmann, and Judith Ryan will be featured in a Keynote Roundtable on W.G. Sebald on May 6^th at 3:00. Please see the poster pasted below for additional information and visit our website to view the full conference schedule: https://fictionsofhistoryconference.wordpress.com/

All of the Friday May 5^th panels and keynotes will take place at the Graduate Center CUNY (365 Fifth Avenue between 34^th and 35^th Streets). All of the Saturday May 6^th panels and keynotes will take place at the New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (476 Fifth Avenue between 40^th and 42^nd Streets).

This conference is free and open to the public; however, registration is required to attend the Saturday sessions at NYPL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fictions-of-history-conference-saturday-sessions-tickets-33014931549

We also strongly recommend you register for Stephen Greenblatt’s talk, as space is limited: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/critical-theory-today-stephen-greenblatt-registration-31459814151

Please feel free to contact us at fictionsofhistoryconference@gmail.com or at 212-817-2006 with any questions. We look forward to seeing you in May!

This event is being co-sponsored by the Writers’ Institute, the Advanced Research Collaborative, the Office of Public Programming, the Doctoral Students’ Council, and Constance Old, in memory of her brother Lloyd Old.