Alan
Liu is Professor of English
at the University of California, Santa Barbara,
where he has taught since 1988. He is the director of the English Department's
Transcriptions Project and Culture
of Information Specialization. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford
University in 1980 and taught in the English Department and British Studies
Program at Yale University from 1979-87. His central interests include
literary theory, cultural studies, information culture, and British Romantic
literature. Currently he is continuing his work on a project titled The
Future Literary: Literary History and the Culture of Information—the
first half of which is being completed under the title, The Laws of
Cool: The Cultural Life of Information. His major web projects include:
The Voice of the Shuttle: Web Page for
Humanities Research and Palinurus: The Academy and the
Corporation--Teaching the Humanities in a Restructured World. (See
his profile and
home page)
In 2000-2001, Prof. Liu is teaching the following
courses
| Fall 2000 (office hours: South Hall 2521, Wed. 2-3) |
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| Winter 2000 (office hours: South Hall 2521, Fri. 3-4) |
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| Spring 2001 (office hours: TBA) |
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