Fictions of authority: The dictator novel
In this first set of readings centered on the expression and critique of political authority, we’ll dive into the Latin American dictator novel
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Bloc experiments: The syllabus
A four-part tour of experimental fiction out of Eastern Europe, from the 1920s to the present.
Salidas: Departures from the real
A collection of works to consider the legacy of realism and its discontents in Spain, from 1940 to the present
Contre-voyages
In the interwar period, a cluster of works out of France did something strange with the travel-writing genre. They took it apart, limb by limb. This series attempts to make sense of this moment, collectively, and the individual works that contributed to it.
Birds of paradise
Why fill the skies with cops in helicopters? Perhaps literature can help us understand.
Literature and fascism in Italy, pt. 3
Lessons in authoritarianism from the narrator of Ortese‘s 1965 novel
Literature and fascism in Italy, pt. 2
Calvino's first novel suggests the authoritarian aesthetic is not just about which stories get told, but how
Literature and fascism in Italy, pt. 1
Bontempelli's fairy tale isn't just about a boy, a mirror, and a chess set. It also captures the anxiety of an upper class eager for something like fascism