About Tzvetan Todorov
Tzvetan Todorov is a philosopher, theorist, and literary critic. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, he has lived in France since 1963. Since 1968, he has been a researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, where he has been Directeur de recherche honoraire since 2005. He is author of numerous books, many of which have been translated into English, including "The Poetics of Prose" (1977), "Introduction to Poetics" (1981), "The Conquest of America" (1984), "Mikhail Bakhtin: The Dialogical Principle" (1984), "Facing the Extreme: Moral Life in the Concentration Camps" (1996), "On Human Diversity" (1993), "Hope and Memory" (2003), and "Imperfect Garden: The Legacy of Humanism" (2002), and "The New World Disorder: Reflections of a European" (2005). He is member of many scholarly organizations and recipient of numerous prizes, including the Prix Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1991), the Spinoza (2004), and the Prince of Asturias (2008).
About this Lecture Series
The Harry Camp Memorial Fund was established in 1956 by friends and associates of Harry Camp. A prominent businessman and philanthropist in San Francisco, Camp was described as "a gentle and wise humanitarian." The fund brings outstanding speakers to the University for public lectures and promotes the study of "the concept of the dignity and the worth of the individual." The Camp Lectures are presented every other year.