CJA-PTK-13
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File
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1992-1997
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
-typescript titled 'Jencks Interview: post-modernism: a whole full of holes', with a covering letter from Charles to Alison Lee, University of Western Ontario, enclosing the edited transcript of the interview and a floppy disc [not included], 1996
-manuscript note, address for Victor Anderson
-fax from Hans Bertens to Charles, making arrangements to meet, 1997
-typescript letter on Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek headed paper to participants of the symposium 'Postmodernity and Postmodernism' of the Academia Europea including arrangements for slides and audio cassettes and the potential of publication, 1997
-typescript faxes from Linda Hutcheon to Charles, annotated with Charles' manuscript reply; making arrangements to meet, 1997
-typescript fax from Richard Falk on Princeton University headed paper to Charles, David Griffin and Charlene Spretnak, following up from the seminar; typescript fax reply from Charlene discussing the potential of a publication; manuscript fax from Charlene to Charles discussing the publication; manuscript fax from Charles to Charlene and Richard discussing the publications, 1996
-manuscript letter from [Ihab Hassan] on Ritz Paris headed paper thanking Charles for the hospitality at 19 Lansdowne Walk and sending a cutting, 1997
-published article 'Is modern literature post-Christian' by Michael Alexander from The Tablet, 8 June 1996
-manuscript letter on University of Durham from Pat Waugh to Charles, withdrawing from the symposium for personal reasons
-typescript titled 'Post-modern Science and Post-Christianity' by Charles, annotated
-cutting from the International Herald Tribune titled 'A Fight to the Finish in European Pay-TV', 22 Mar 1996, annotated
-manuscript note relating to Alan Read's hotel booking
-typescript [copy letter or fax?] on Universiteit Utrecht headed paper from Hans Bertrens to Charles, discussing ideas for reconsidering postmodernism, with a focus on democratization, 1996, attached manuscript note relating to Bertens' expenses
-manuscript notes of potential titles, guests and menu
-typescript titled 'reconsidering Post-modernism: Three day seminar, London, ICA, May 17-19', heavily annotated on reverse
-copy typescript titled 'Reconsidering the Postmodern at the ICA Bookshop' wth a list of titles, authors and prices, annotated with availability
-manuscript notes headed 'Margaret Rose - Value of PM culture'
-typescript titled 'Reconsidering the Post-Modern: convened by Charles Jencks and the Portrack Seminars' with programme of speakers annotated 'Urgent - Fax to Helen [illegible] for book cover', heavily annotated on reverse
-printed flyer for 'reconsidering the Postmodern' as part of the ICA Talks programme, annotated 'Fax to Mrs Charlene Spretnak', heavily annotated on reverse
-typescript fax [faded] from 'secretary' to Dionne King, ICA, sending faxes from Ihab Hassan, Anthony Giddens and Patricia Waugh for the booklet, 1996
-cutting titled 'Listed to Zyuganov sing the old song of Russian nationalism'
-manuscript notes headed 'PM Science + P-Christianity'.
-typescript titled 'reconsidering Post-modernism: Three day seminar, London, ICA, May 17-19',
-typescript letter on personal headed paper from Ihab Hassan to Charles, thanking him for sending The Post-Modern reader, for his invitation, and his comments on postmodernism [postmodernism as a multi-lectic of polylogue with other traditions], as well as confirming his travel dates, 1992
-typescript fax (faded) from Ihab Hassan, confirming his schedule and discussing postmodernism, 1996
-manuscript letter on personal headed paper from [Fred Halliday], thanking Charles for the evening at his home and mentioning meeting Richard Falk, 1996; encloses a copy review of his book; also attached are a cutting with a review of Halliday's book
-manuscript notes on the reverse of a ICA Talks printe dflyer for 'Reconsidering the Postmodern', annotated
-typescript fax [faded] from Alison, UWO English Dept, sending Linda's contact details and discussing an edited interview, 1996
-typescript titled 'Postmodern Life: A Critical Anthology' with table of contents and a brief of summary of each chapter
-empty card folder labelled 'Post-Mod Science & Post-Christianity'; labelled on reverse 'to Richard Weinstein from C Jencks'
-manuscript fax from Ihab Hassan, sending consolations, detaling his schedule and discussing 'the forms that the spirit takes im postmodern life', 1994
-copy hand-drawn map of directions to Portrack House on yellow paper
-typescript fax (faded) from Matthew Fox via Marie Devlin, to Charles, confirming Matt's travel arrangements, 1994
-typescript letter from Rob Burns on University of Warwick Department of German Studies headed paper, seeking permission to reproduce a photograph by Charles in a forthcoming book, 1994
-typescript fax from Dr Patrick Curry requesting a copy of a letter that Charles wrote to the TLS on postmodernism, 1994
-typescript fax (faded) from the Journalof Contemporary Religion, thanking Charles for agreeing to speak at their conference on 'Dissent and Change' to be held at King's College London, 1994
-typescript fax from Ian Mackinlay on Ian Mackinlay Architecture headed paper requesting Charles to write a letter in support of his nomination of Shin Takamatsu as an Honorary Fellow of the AIA, 1994
-manuscript letter from Margaret [Rose] to Charles, enclosing photocopies of a letter and publications [in Chinese] by Zhang Boying, Tianjin Aacdemy of Social Sciences. The publications include [titles translated by the author] 'Three problems about Chinese aesthetics' (1991); 'Study on Chinese painting aesthetics' (1987); 'The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics (part entries)' (1990)
-manuscript notes on phone message slip
-photocopy from an unknown publication 'The Blind Men and the Elephant' by John Godfrey Saxe
-typescript letter from Alison [Lee] on The University of Western Ontario headed paper discussing Jurassic Park, a 'DG interview' [David Griffin] and relaying anecdotes about a trip to France to see Le Tholonet [with a letter of introduction from Maggie] and attend a conference; [attached are several pages of notes on the interview but without the interview itself], 1993
-manuscript letter from Margaret Rose to Charles, enclosing a letter and business card in Chinese
-typescript titled 'Post-modern architecture and time fusion' by Charles
-copy typescript letter on personal headed paper fro Charles to Mr Zimmerman, Hochschule for Architektur and Bauwesen, apologising for leaving the conference early and offering to publish some of the papers in Architectural Design, 2992
-typescript letter from Robert Jay Lifton on The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York headed paper sending a draft outline of the forthcoming Wellfleet meeting, with a postscript relating to Charles' travel plans, 1996
-proofs for correction of Charles' essay 'Postmodern Architecture and Time Fusion'
-brochure for Insight Media's Religion & Philosophy on Video' address to Charlene Spretnak and annotated 'clippings for Charles', with inserted cuttings and photocopies
-typescript fax from Charles to Professor Alison Lee, University of Western Ontario, requesting next steps on the interview, 1996
-typescript letter from [Alison Lee] to Charles on The University of Western Ontario headed paper, giving personal news alongside information about the publication of Charles' interview, 1994
-typescript letter from Prof. Dr. Bertalan Pethö on Platon Press, Hungary headed paper, requesting an update to Charles' contribution for the second edition of 'The Postmodern' to be published in Hungarian, 1996
-brochure for 'Reconsidering the Postmodern' conference at the ICA, 18 & 19 May 1996
-typescript titled 'Postmodern Life: table of contents' including 'Some Preliminary afterthoughts on Postmodernism - Charles Jencks (UCLA) with Alison Lee'
-typescript letter from [Alison Lee] to Charles on The University of Western Ontario headed paper, making arrangements for an interview, 1992
-typescript letter from A.M. Lee and Thomas Carmichael to Charles on The University of Western Ontario headed paper, inviting a contribution to a forthcoming volume titled 'Postmodern Life' [published as Postmodern times : a critical guide to the contemporary, 2000], 1992