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The Contemporary

the contemporary
the contemporary

Researchers

Amir Eshel
Director
Project Faculty Director
Adrian Daub
Assistant Professor
Department of German Studies
Héctor Hoyos
Assistant Professor
Department of Iberian and Latin American Cultures
Saikat Majumdar
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Mark McGurl
Professor
Department of English
Paula Moya
Associate Professor
Department of English
Ramón Saldívar
Professor
Department of English and Department of Comparative Literature
Fred Turner
Associate Professor
Department of Communication
Brian Johnsrud
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator
Lilla Balint
PhD Student
Department of German Studies
Vanessa Chang
PhD Student
Department of Modern Thought and Literature
Lindsey Dolich Felt
PhD Student
Department of English
Allen Frost
PhD Student
Department of English
Renana Keydar
PhD Student
Department of Comparative Literature
Rebecca Wilbanks
PhD Student
Department of Modern Thought and Literature

This project examines the  “contemporary” with a focus on defining moments such as: 1945, 1973, 1989, and 2001. In recent years the concept of the contemporary has been taken up within limited disciplinary discourses and in the context of distinct geographical settings. The horizon of this project, however, is the global. We employ a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to the hybrid term “contemporary” as it intersects various fields and serves as a heuristic device to understand phenomena in politics, culture, and the arts.

To learn more about The Contemporary and the  Stanford faculty, graduate students and visitors from different departments and methodological backgrounds that make up this working group, please visit https://thecontemporary.stanford.edu/.

Contact

Amir Eshel