“Is Autofiction Fiction? On Karl Ove Knausgård’s ‘My Struggle’ and the Autofictional Novel”
News and Announcements
Short news items relevant to the Institute and current or past fellows including award announcements, calls for papers, new fellowship offerings, and significant changes to IRH policies.
Virtual Lecture by Laila Amine Sept. 23rd
“‘I was looking at myself’: Richard Wright’s Return to West Africa”
Costica Bradatan’s In Praise of Failure Will Come Out Shortly
In Praise of Failure Four Lessons in Humility (Harvard University Press) will be available in January 2023.
Kyle Kajihiro featured in CNN article about Hawaii Tourism
Former ACLS Emerging Voices Fellow (2020-2021), Kyle Kajihiro, was featured in the CNN article about how tourism is harmful for Native Hawaiians.
Chris Yogerst reviews Jon Lewis’s “Road Trip to Nowhere”
Chris Yogerst, former UW-System Fellow (2021-2022), reviewed Jon Lewis’s book “Road Trip to Nowhere” in the Los Angeles Review of Books.
Laura McClure named Halls-Bascom Professor of Classical Literature
Laura McClure, current Senior Fellow (2019-2023), has been appointed Halls-Bascom Professor of Classical Literature Studies.
Jonathan Z. S. Pollack Lecture at the Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies
Jonathan Z. S. Pollack, former MATC Fellow (2008-2009) and Honorary Fellow, will give an online lecture tonight (July 6 at 6:30pm CT) at the Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies.
Katherine M. Robiadek writes about civic education in the wake of Jan. 6 hearings
IRH honorary fellow Katherine M. Robiadek writes in the Washington Post about the need for greater civic education after Jan. 6 hearings
Simon Newman’s Book “Freedom Seekers” Reviewed in London Review of Books
Fara Dabhoiwala reviews Freedom Seekers (Univ. of London Press, 2022) by Simon P. Newman in the latest issue of London Review of Books
Kasey Keeler receives seed grant from the Wisconsin Idea Endowment
Former IRH fellow Kasey Keeler receives seed grant from Wisconsin Idea Endowment