The Problem of the American “Self” in U.S. literature, culture, and history Seminar
Ronald William Library 5500 N St Louis Ave, ChicagoFRIDAY, SEPT. 27, 2019, 9 A.M.-NOON The Problem of the American “Self” in U.S. literature, culture, and history In this interdisciplinary seminar, we will explore contradictory evolutions of the self in American culture and history and how the evolution of a dominant conception of the self in possessive individualist terms and as a commodity has disarmed social...