Professors Youngju Ryu, Christi Merrill, and others have been engaging in a series of conversations “…returning to a basic research question involving the place of literature in addressing intractable political problems.” The group furthered their conversations on the topic of “Literatures of Partition” at a pop-up dinner hosted by the Collaboratory last semester.
Ryu and Merrill say that they ultimately hope to bring together two different groups: “…first, [a group] of literature scholars at U-M whose languages and areas of expertise diverge, but have in common the experience of grappling with histories of conflict and who rely on the theory and/or practice of translation to work with and think through a range of fraught borders. And second, the interdisciplinary group of collaborators Christi has worked with previously to develop digital-born games that invite players to engage with difficult topics in innovative and meaningful ways.”
Throughout the year, the Humanities Collaboratory hosts scholars who come together to discuss potential collaborative humanities projects. To learn more about how the Collaboratory might support your collaborative research interests, especially in the early stages of a project’s life cycle, contact Faculty Coordinator Kristin Hass.
Pictured in photo L to R: Barbara Alvarez, Thuy Anh Nguyen, Christi Merrill, Youngju Ryu, Heidi Kumao, and Maya Barzilai