The Literary Theory Research Group was launched by Dr. Richard J. Lane and Dr. Daniel Burgoyne in the Spring of 2007, at Vancouver Island University.
The aim of the group is to foster advanced studies in the humanities at VIU, through focused, theoretically oriented research topics. The main vehicle for research will be annual, year-long seminars, each series culminating in a one-day conference; national and international visiting speakers will be invited to deliver papers for discussion. The group will also facilitate and, where possible, support the publication of its ongoing research.
Seminar for Advanced Studies in the Humanities,
Literary Theory Research Group, Vancouver Island University
Topic for 2009-2010: Giorgio Agamben - The Coming Community
Topic for 2008-2009: Investigating the Abject - Julia Kristeva's Powers of Horror
Topic for 2007-2008: Approaching Myth in Contemporary Theory
Dr. Richard J. Lane
Dr. Daniel Burgoyne