Expert Readers / Amateur Readers: Applying The Principle Of Symmetry In brief Date - 8 October 2025Venue - Lecture Theatre C, 40 George SquareSpeaker - Professor Rita Felski (University of Virginia)Title - Expert Readers / Amateur Readers: Applying The Principle Of Symmetry About the eventby Professor Rita FelskiHow can we most effectively challenge the dichotomy of professional and non-professional reading? Postcritique has been accused of treating readers as if they are all the same, devaluing intellectual expertise and abandoning aesthetic judgment. This claim, however, is mistaken: postcritique does not argue for sameness but for symmetry: treating different groups of readers equally.My talk clarifies what such a symmetrical perspective involves and surveys some inspiring literary-critical examples.About the speakerRita Felski is the John Stewart Bryan Professor of English at The University of Virginia. Her monographs include The Limits of Critique, Uses of Literature, The Gender of Modernity, Beyond Feminist Aesthetics, and many others.How to attendThis lecture is free to attend, and open to all. No registration is required, just come along on the day.Are you interested in studying English Literature at LLC?Based in the first UNESCO City of Literature, we are home to the oldest department of English Literature in the UK, one of the longest established in the world. Study with us and you'll explore the varying and vital roles that literary writing plays in our lives and societies.We offer a range of single and joint honours undergraduate degrees, taught postgraduate degrees, and research-led pathways, including MSc by Research degrees and PhDs. Find out more about studying English Literature at Edinburgh Tags English and Scottish Literature Oct 08 2025 17.00 - 18.30 Expert Readers / Amateur Readers: Applying The Principle Of Symmetry An in-person lecture by Professor Rita Felski (University of Virginia) on how the concept of symmetry can be implemented into postcritique perspectives of readers. Lecture Theatre C 40 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9JX Find the venue: 40 George Square
Expert Readers / Amateur Readers: Applying The Principle Of Symmetry In brief Date - 8 October 2025Venue - Lecture Theatre C, 40 George SquareSpeaker - Professor Rita Felski (University of Virginia)Title - Expert Readers / Amateur Readers: Applying The Principle Of Symmetry About the eventby Professor Rita FelskiHow can we most effectively challenge the dichotomy of professional and non-professional reading? Postcritique has been accused of treating readers as if they are all the same, devaluing intellectual expertise and abandoning aesthetic judgment. This claim, however, is mistaken: postcritique does not argue for sameness but for symmetry: treating different groups of readers equally.My talk clarifies what such a symmetrical perspective involves and surveys some inspiring literary-critical examples.About the speakerRita Felski is the John Stewart Bryan Professor of English at The University of Virginia. Her monographs include The Limits of Critique, Uses of Literature, The Gender of Modernity, Beyond Feminist Aesthetics, and many others.How to attendThis lecture is free to attend, and open to all. No registration is required, just come along on the day.Are you interested in studying English Literature at LLC?Based in the first UNESCO City of Literature, we are home to the oldest department of English Literature in the UK, one of the longest established in the world. Study with us and you'll explore the varying and vital roles that literary writing plays in our lives and societies.We offer a range of single and joint honours undergraduate degrees, taught postgraduate degrees, and research-led pathways, including MSc by Research degrees and PhDs. Find out more about studying English Literature at Edinburgh Tags English and Scottish Literature Oct 08 2025 17.00 - 18.30 Expert Readers / Amateur Readers: Applying The Principle Of Symmetry An in-person lecture by Professor Rita Felski (University of Virginia) on how the concept of symmetry can be implemented into postcritique perspectives of readers. Lecture Theatre C 40 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9JX Find the venue: 40 George Square
Oct 08 2025 17.00 - 18.30 Expert Readers / Amateur Readers: Applying The Principle Of Symmetry An in-person lecture by Professor Rita Felski (University of Virginia) on how the concept of symmetry can be implemented into postcritique perspectives of readers.
