‘GESTALT’ is a German word which literally means ‘form’ or ‘shape’ and in psychology it is used to denote “an organised whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts”, says the Concise ...

In his autobiographical book, A fantasia organizada (Organized fantasy; Paz e Terra, 1985), economist Celso Furtado (1920–2004) relates a curious episode back in 1951. The first results from a study ...

This course introduces students to a wide range of critical theories that English majors need to know. We’ll begin with some basic questions about literary texts: How can we understand documents from ...

This standing session invites papers that explore rhetorical approaches to literature on multiple levels. Possible questions for papers to address include, but are not limited to, the following: What ...

Introduces students to a wide range of critical theories that English majors need to know. Covers major movements in modern literary/critical theory, from Matthew Arnold through new criticism to ...