Eric Hayot
Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and Asian Studies at Penn State University and director of the Center for Humanities and Information, author of Humanist Reason (Columbia UP, 2021) and several books on literary theory and academic writing.
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Dec 3, 2021 • 1h 19min
Eric Hayot, "Humanist Reason: A History, an Argument, a Plan" (Columbia UP, 2021)
Eric Hayot, Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and director of the Center for Humanities and Information, discusses humanist reason as a dialogic craft. He explores writing style and genre, the history and principles behind humanities’ epistemic claims, counterfactual thinking, and bold proposals to remake undergraduate curricula around thematic, engaging courses.
Nov 13, 2014 • 1h 8min
Eric Hayot, “The Elements of Academic Style: Writing for the Humanities” (Columbia University Press, 2014)
Eric Hayot, humanities scholar and author of The Elements of Academic Style, offers compact, practical thinking on scholarly craft. He discusses writing as a lived practice, why compassion matters for writers, the Uneven-U structure for building argument, and strategies for turning dissertations into books. Short, candid takes on pedagogy, fear, and the habits that make academic writing possible.
