The Everyday and the Archive

Crucially, Sheringham's work on the topic ranges across figures from art and literature, like the Surrealists and George Perec, as well as giants of sociology like Henri Lefebvre and Michel de Certeau, to demonstrate that everyday life studies is inherently interdisciplinary. Moreover, Sheringham synthesises these strands to offer an original account of the challenges posed by the everyday to literary and philosophical representation, as well as its bearing on the question of the limits of genre, which remains central to contemporary debate over interdisciplinarity in the academy.

 

His lecture will address the intersection of two highly topical areas of research in the humanities: memory studies and everyday life studies.

 

The workshop will offer an opportunity to engage in open discussion with Prof. Sheringham about the issues canvassed here, and is open to staff and students from every discipline.

The workshop is one of a series events organised as part of the Centre for Modern Studies' Ordinary/Everyday/Quotidian research strand. 

 

For further details, please contact Benjamin Madden at benjamin.madden@york.ac.uk