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Art and Action: The Intersections of Literary Celebrity and Politics

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Art and Action: The Intersections of Literary Celebrity and Politics
In line with a long literary tradition of the artist as propagandist, who strives to appeal to the political, moral, and social conscience of his/her readership, writers have persistently crossed the divide between art and politics both in their works and in their roles as public intellectuals, cultural critics, and political activists. Moreover, established authors have, with striking regularity, taken advantage of their celebrity status in order to draw attention to specific socio-political agendas, thus demonstrating the convertibility of ‘celebrity capital’. The talks in this symposium - hosted by The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities on 5 March 2016 - address the complex interplay of authorship, politics, and fame/celebrity within an Anglophone cultural context across historical periods and media, covering a broad spectrum of themes that include literary celebrity and the politics of class, gender, and race; the tension between authorial self-fashioning and media appropriation; and the dual commitment to art and action of writers in political office.


Image: Hawthorne Literary Mural, Portland, Oregon, by Jane Brewster (www.janebrewster.com)

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Episode Description People Date Captions
Texts, Talks and Tailoring: Adichie and her Fashion Politics Matthew Lecznar assesses the fashion politics of Adichie's fiction and public discourse Matthew Lecznar 3 April, 2016
Hemingway vs Gellhorn: A Famous D-Day Rivalry Kate McLoughlin offers an intriguing case study of the gendering of writerly fame. Kate McLoughlin 3 April, 2016
Between Morality and the Marketplace: Literary Celebrity and the Transatlantic Anti-Slavery Movement Simon Morgan discusses the tensions within the transatlantic anti-slavery movement between literary celebrity and moral responsibility. Simon Morgan 3 April, 2016
The Rhetoric of Fame: Persuading the People in Early Modern England Kate De Rycker demonstrates that the social role of 16th-century English writers was becoming increasingly affected by the developing concept of celebrity. Kate De Rycker 3 April, 2016
Disraeli's 'Spectre of Unsatisfied Ambition': Literary Celebrity in/and Political Office Sandra Mayer explores Disraeli's dual commitment to art and action against the background of Victorian celebrity culture. Sandra Mayer 2 April, 2016
Authorship, Politics, Celebrity: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives In this roundtable discussion, Caroline Davis, Olivier Driessens, and Peter D McDonald reflect on literature as a mode of public intervention. Elleke Boehmer, Caroline Davis, Olivier Driessens, Peter D McDonald 2 April, 2016
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