Oxford Seminar Explores 'The Door' to Intellectual Servitude
The Oxford Comparative Criticism and Translation Programme presents the 'Fiction and Other Minds' seminar for the Michaelmas Term 2025. The seminar delves into Magda Szabo's novel 'The Door', exploring the relationship between intellectuals and domestic service providers as depicted in the story.
The seminar aims to enrich existing theories of everyday life by analysing Szabo's work. It will examine the concept of the lifeworld, as described by philosophers Schutz and Habermas, through the lens of the novel. The seminar will focus on the dynamics between the intellectual character, Emerence, and the academic, Magda, highlighting the complexities of their superlative relationship.
The 'Fiction and Other Minds' seminar, presented by the Oxford Comparative Criticism and Translation Programme, offers a unique opportunity to explore the intricacies of everyday life through the medium of literature. By examining Magda Szabo's 'The Door', the seminar promises to shed new light on the relationship between intellectuals and those who provide domestic services.
Read also:
- Postpartum Period and Gestational Diabetes: Does it Persist?
- Controlled spree of Legionnaires' disease among Harlem residents ceased, city health authorities confirm; however, locals push for increased openness and information disclosure
- Transform City for the Better
- Prostate Cancer Examination Guidelines, Outcomes, and Financial Aspects
