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On 1 December 2010, Dr. Maebh Long, English Studies Dept. Durham University gave a paper on the future of literary criticism in the face of the Browne Report.

“The future of literary criticism will be Derridean, or it will not be. And if it is not, it will have been Derridean, since it was he who first envisioned critically the possibility of a future from which literature—and, a fortiori, literary criticism—might be absent”. Richard Klein, “The Future of Literary Criticism” PMLA 125.4 (2010).

In the brave new world in which we live futures and fates are very much under scrutiny. The tragedy/farce of the Browne Report has precipitated – exacerbated – the prevailing sense of being haunted by the future, of being under siege by an inevitable and inescapable fate. Futures are closed off within a dystopian use of the future perfect that attempts to repress the openness of what Derrida termed the “to come”. This paper looks at the “to come” of the humanities, and specifically literary theory, and works to find some openness and possibility within the withering gaze of a potentially bleak future. 

The hand out to which Dr. Long refers can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=1hGpivRXbJaED78nNdl5xRbw6OpKsOBxHZRfG1FiGDQBPKimptgQvWNPNud2N&hl=en&authkey=CJTc-bkJ

Dr. Maebh long - Whither deconstruction...? Wither deconstruction...?

From the Plum Village dharma talk given on March 20, 2014

Four Qualities of Happiness using Pebble Meditation

Meditation - Relaxing, Smiling, Being Here - TaraBrach

Meditation - Letting Life Be Just As It Is - TaraBrach

Pride And Prejudice Act 2

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Yoga Nidra: Flowing freely with life

A guided meditation to help you gently move into a zone of peace and calm in preparation for sleep. Allow yourself to let go of the business of the day and find the silence within.

Guided Meditation to fall asleep with ocean waves

Baroness Blackstone, Minister of State for the Arts, discusses the government's policy for literature, with a focus on libraries.

The Government's Policy for Literature (Baroness Blackstone)

Research has shown that both gratitude and meditation practices are associated with higher levels of happiness. Use this guided meditation to bring awareness to the people and things in your life that you are grateful for.

Gratitude Guided Meditation - Female Voice

Research has shown that Loving Kindness meditations can boost social closeness and implicit liking of strangers (Hutcherson et al. (2008). While this is a laboratory study, the results suggest this simple technique may help increase positive social emotions and decrease social isolation.

Loving Kindness Guided Meditation - Female Voice

Loving Kindess Guided Meditation - Male Voice

Gratitude Guided Meditation - Male Voice

Professor Saussy has a range of scholarly interests, including Chinese poetry, literature, aesthetics and culture. His published articles explore a wide variety of topics such as Chinese musicology, the history of the idea of oral literature, Haitian literature, health care for the poor and contemporary art. In his first book, The Problem of a Chinese Aesthetic, he applied a new model of comparative literature. In his book, Great Walls of Discourse and Other Adventures in Cultural China, he examines the ways that assumptions and consensus within a discipline affect collective thinking about the object of study. We talk with Professor Saussy about comparative literature -- its current situation and theoretical perplexities.

Haun Saussy: Comparative Literature- Its Current Situation and Theoretical Perplexities

Guided Body-scan to gently slide into a deep relaxation, connecting with the natural peace of your mind. 

Haun Saussy: Comparative Literature- Its Current Situation and Theoretical Perplexities

YaleUniversity

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