Post-Colonial Studies Symposium

Opening remarks from James V. Wertsch, PhD, vice chancellor for international affairs and director, McDonnell International Scholars Academy at Washington University in St. Louis

Featured speakers

• John McLeod, PhD, University of Leeds, Trans-Atlantic Forum Scholar-in-Residence, “Working With Transculturalism”
• Mina Karavanta, PhD, University of Athens, Trans-Atlantic Forum Scholar-in-Residence, “The Pre-National as the Post-National: The Question of Community”
• Ignacio Sánchez-Prado, PhD, Washington University (Romance Languages & Literatures, International & Area Studies),”Provincializing South Asia: The Challenges of the Latin American Postcolonial”

Respondents

• J. Dillon Brown, PhD, Washington University (English)
• Anne-Marie McManus, PhD, Washington University (Jewish, Islamic & Near Eastern Languages & Cultures)

Moderator

• Ignacio Infante, PhD, Washington University (Comparative Literature, Romance Languages & Literatures)