University of Virginia, College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Seminar with Eric Hayot on "Humanist Reason: A History. An Argument. A Plan."

October 27, 2023

This event requires prior registration. Copies of Dr. Hayot's book will be provided to the first twelve to register for this event. Register here:

Eric Hayot is Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and Asian Studies at the Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of five books, including The Hypothetical Mandarin (2009), On Literary Worlds (2012), The Elements of Academic Style (2014), and Humanist Reason (2021). He has co-edited three volumes, most recently, Information: A Reader (2022), and is the co-translator, with Lea Pao, of Peter Janich’s What is Information? He's also the Director of Penn State’s Center for Humanities and Information.

Wilson 142
12:00-2:00 pm (EST). Lunch with registration