主讲人：约书亚·科廷（美国常青藤大学普林斯顿大学英语系副教授）

主持人：黎志敏（广州大学教授、广州学者）

主讲人简介：

    约书亚·科廷（Joshua Kotin），美国芝加哥大学英语语言文学博士，目前是美国常春藤大学之一普林斯顿大学英语系副教授（终身教职）。他的研究领域主要包括诗歌与诗学研究，批评研究，美学，当代文学，全球现代性，十九和二十世纪美国文学。2005年至2008年，科廷教授曾任芝加哥大学出版的著名文学杂志《芝加哥评论》（Chicago Review）的编辑。他的代表性学术著作Utopias of One主要研究梭罗、杜博斯、奥西普·艾米里耶维奇·曼德尔施塔姆、安娜·阿赫玛托娃、华莱士·史蒂文斯、庞德、蒲龄恩和艾米丽·狄金森等英美和俄国诗人作品和生活中的个人自由和审美自律。

2018 年引智讲坛之十六

题目： 关于快乐：赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《大白鲸》

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.

时间：2018年6月8日（星期五）14:30-16:20

地点：广州大学（大学城）文俊西楼608

2018 年引智讲坛之十七

题目： On Contemporary American Poetry （1）

Topic:  当代美国诗歌（1）

时间：2018年6月8日（星期五）10:15-11:45

地点：广州大学（大学城）文俊西楼608

2018 年引智讲坛之十八

题目：关于独立自主：亨利·大卫·梭罗的《瓦尔登湖》

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.

时间：2018年6月12日（星期二）14：30-16：20

地点：广州大学（大学城）文俊西楼608

2018 年引智讲坛之十九

题目： On Contemporary American Poetry （2）

Topic:  当代美国诗歌（2）

时间：2018年6月12日（星期二）19：15-20：45

地点：广州大学（大学城）文俊西楼608

2018 年引智讲坛之二十

题目：理解的困难性：艾米丽狄金森的诗歌

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.”

时间：2018年6月13日（星期三）14：30-16：20

地点：广州大学（大学城）文俊西楼608

2018 年引智讲坛之二十一

题目： On Contemporary American Poetry （3）

Topic:  当代美国诗歌（3）

时间：2018年6月13日（星期三）19:15-20:45

地点：广州大学（大学城）文俊西楼608

主办单位：外国语学院