What is the relationship between objects and emotions? This conference sets in dialogue a number of recent investigations in literature, art history, architecture, and area studies about the ways we try to set or lift the boundaries between objects and emotional states. Panelists include: Charles Altieri, Greg Castillo, Catherine Flynn, Anne-Lise Francois, Steven Goldsmith, Dorothy Hale, Walt Hunter, Colleen Lye, Sophie Volpp, Julia Bryan-Wilson and Winnie Wong.

This event is generously sponsored by the Departments of English and Architecture and the Townsend Center for the Humanities.

Friday, October 4, 2013:

1-4:45 p.m. Panels
5 p.m. Roundtable
Reception to follow.

Saturday, October 5, 2013:

9 a.m.-6 p.m. Panels
Lunch and coffee will be served.