Simon During

Out of Europe: How English Clerics Pioneered the Concept of ‘World Literature’

S During

Journal article  |  2020  |  Postcolonial Studies: culture, politics, economy

© 2020 The Institute of Postcolonial Studies. When Goethe coined the phrase ‘world literature’, he did so after reading a translat..

1968: Towards a General Secularism

S During

Journal article  |  2020  |  European Review

The numerous interpretations and evaluations of 1968 that have been developed over the past half-century can arguably be divided i..

The Global South and internationalism: the geographies of post-subjectivity

Simon During

Journal article  |  2020  |  POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES

This essay argues that the concept ‘Global South’ belongs to the historical moment when colonialism merged into internationalism. ..

Kerala: A Cultural Studies Tour

Simon During

Journal article  |  2019  |  CULTURAL STUDIES REVIEW

Stop Defending the Humanities

Simon During

Book Chapter  |  2019

Gathered here are Public Books contributions from today’s leading thinkers, including Jill Lepore, Imani Perry, Kim Phillips-Fein,..

Accelerate: why Elizabeth Bowen Liked Cars

Simon During

Book Chapter  |  2019

By focusing on writers' often-ignored interest in science and technology, this book uncovers shared concerns between revivalists, ..

Losing Faith in the Humanities

Simon During

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Chronicle of higher education

This article argues that the loss of interest in the humanities takes the form of a second secularisation.

Is Absolute Secularity Conceivable?

Simon During

Book Chapter  |  2018

difficult to discern whether disagreement about secularization is primarily about the relevant facts, or simply reflects the dive..

Foucault and literary theory

S During

Book Chapter  |  2018

The work of Michel Foucault is much read, widely cited, and occasionally misunderstood.

Political theology, literature, and the global south

S During

Book Chapter  |  2018