School of Criticism and Theory

[Phedre]

Hi all,

This may be slightly premature, but I thought I'd put this out there.

Cornell offers a School of Criticism and THeory every summer, it's like a six-week theory dork camp where you attend lectures by top professors from universities across the country (Yale, Princeton, NYU, Johns Hopkins, U Mich, U chicago, etc). You are also put into small working groups with these professors and you get a lot of discussion and one-on-one time. Ithaca in the summer is magical-- the gorges are lovely, the weather is not too hot, people go kayaking, swimming, picnicking, reading outside, etc.

Anyway, if this interests anyone who is interested in beefing up their theory knowledge, or getting in touch with professors from any of these universities, I highly recommend it. I am also posting this because I need a subletter for my amazing house over the summer, so if anyone is interested, please pm me!

THanks so much!

http://www.arts.cornell.edu/sochum/sct/

[lyonessrampant]

This looks fascinating. I went to the website and I don't see anything specific about eligibility. I graduated last June from UChicago with my MA. Do you know if you have to be a current student to apply for this program? I'm guessing you did it. Do you feel like it greatly contributed to your skills as a scholar, and, to be a materialist, did it help you get into the schools you want for Ph.D. work? Thanks for any info you might have!