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Thinking the Human with Girard and Darwin

At Stanford this November 15-16, 2010, an international conference will discuss the relationship between mimetic theory and evolutionary theory.Combining these two powerful theoretical perspectives may enrich our understanding of...

Deceit, Desire and the Novel 50 Years Later

Events at Stanford, Cambridge, ICI Berlin, São Paulo and Yale will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Deceit, Desire and the Novel, René Girard's first book and one of his most influential.  Critiquing and expanding on...

The First European Summer School in Mimetic Theory

This July students from all over Europe and the Americas gathered in the Netherlands for an intensive two-week seminar in René Girard's mimetic theory.  Taught by an all-star team of professors, the school brought together...

2011 COV&R Conference Announced

Università di Messina - June 15 – 18, 2011