Tag Archives: Haun Saussy

The Indiscipline of Comparison

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Jacob Edmond

I’m delighted to announce the publication of “The Indiscipline of Comparison,” a special issue of Comparative Literature Studies. Many thanks to the contributors, David Damrosch, Rita Felski, Haun Saussy, Shu-mei Shih, Karen Thornber, and Zhang Longxi. My heartfelt thanks also … Continue reading →

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Compared to What?

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Jacob Edmond

You can now download  in MP3 and MP4 formats the fourth and final talk delivered by the incomparable Haun Saussy as the as 2014 University of Otago De Carle Distinguished Lecturer. In “Compared to What?” Saussy argues that “comparative literature … Continue reading →

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Zhang Longxi on Comparison and Ethics

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Jacob Edmond

Zhang Longxi’s talk at the University of Otago on “Comparison and Ethics” is now available for download in MP3 and MP4 formats. The talk formed part of the “Comparing Comparisons” symposium, sponsored by Otago’s Comparative and Cross-Cultural Studies Research Theme … Continue reading →

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Haun Saussy on History-Writing and Moral Community in China

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Jacob Edmond

The third in Haun Saussy’s series of De Carle Lectures, delivered in Dunedin, New Zealand, on Thursday, 2 October 2014, is now available for download as an MP3 or MP4. In “History-Writing and Moral Community in China,” Saussy argues that, “the … Continue reading →

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Haun Saussy and Olga Solovieva in Dunedin

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Jacob Edmond

I was lucky enough to host Haun Saussy, Olga Solovieva, and their three children in Dunedin during September and October. As the 2014 University of Otago De Carle Distinguished Lecturer, Haun delivered four brilliant public lectures in Dunedin, the first … Continue reading →

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Archive of the Now

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Jacob Edmond

I first attended the annual meeting of the American Comparative Literature Association a decade ago. It was a small affair gathering together a few hundred people on the somewhat desolate outskirts of Ann Arbor. In stark contrast, the ACLA’s latest … Continue reading →

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Sinophone or Chinese?

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Jacob Edmond

I’ve been thinking about the term “Sinophone” lately for a couple of reasons. For one, over on Printculture Haun Saussy has recently posted on the dangers of assuming analogous relations among the various “-phones.” His target is the difference between … Continue reading →

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Yang Lian and John Cayley’s Iterations

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Jacob Edmond

The long poem “Dahai tingzhi zhi chu” 大海停止之处 by Yang Lian 杨炼 and its transformation into the collaborative digital and performance piece Where the Sea Stands Still illustrate an iterative response to digital technologies and globalization. The iterative structure of … Continue reading →

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A Common Strangeness Released

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Jacob Edmond

A Common Strangeness has finally been released. Extracts from the book can be read on Google Books here. The book is available for purchase here. You can like the book here. A Common Strangeness is published by Fordham University Press … Continue reading →

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