From Dr. Marro Inoue:
The 66th Kentucky Foreign Language Conference (KFLC) is now 2 days away.
As the coordinator of the East Asian Studies sessions of the KFLC, I am writing today to share with you a number of exciting announcements. 1) EAST ASIAN STUDIES KEYNOTE WORKSHOP*:* "*Precarity: A Workshop with Professor Anne Allison.*" Place: Patterson Office Tower, 18th Floor F-G. Date/Time: Friday April 19, 2PM. Attached please find an abstract for the workshop along with three readings which Professor Allison (Cultural Anthropology and Women
's Studies, Duke) has graciously provided. Discussion will be guided by these readings, so please read them ahead of time. Even if you cannot read them, please come to the workshop. As many of you may know, Professor Allison is such an engaging, insightful, and friendly speaker; in this workshop, she will address issues of precarity that are applicable to all of us across disciplinary and geographical boundaries. Do not miss this exciting opportunity! 2) PLENARY PANEL: *The Future of the Humanities: The Place of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures *for Thursday evening April 18, 5:15-6:30, Worsham Theater Confirmed participants include: * Anne Allison (Duke University), at the invitation of East Asian Studies, * Mike Bush (Brigham Young), at the invitation of the Language Technology Section, * Malcolm Compitello (University of Arizona), at the invitation of Hispanic Studies. * William Egginton (Johns Hopkins), at the invitation of Hispanic Studies, * Andrew Lynch (University of Miami), at the invitation of Hispanic Linguistics 3) We will organize a get-together/dinner for the participants of the East Asian Studies sessions at Sav's Grill in the evening on Friday, April 19.
You are cordially invited. We will meet at 5 pm in the lobby area of POT. This will be a great opportunity to get to know and interact with KFLC participants, so please come! 4) The conference program is ready. Please go to http://web.as.uky.edu/kflc/ for a full list.
