Fall 2026 Cultural Studies Colloquium: Catherine Liu
4:30 PM EDT
Traumatized: The New Politics of Personal Suffering
Catherine Liu is professor of Film and Media Studies at the University of California, Irvine and founder of the Palm Springs School for Social Research. Her research spans Sinophone cinema, the visual arts, French literature, psychoanalysis, and the Frankfurt School. She is best known for her critique of the professional-managerial class, “Virtue Hoarders” (2021). Her latest book is “Traumatized: The New Politics of Personal Suffering” (2026).
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