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“The Too Early Wittgenstein” CFP — International Conference and Graduate Workshop, London
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Jaspers and Heidegger on the Art of Vincent van Gogh — CFP, Proposals due May 31
The Karl Jaspers Society of North America invites proposals for papers that compare Jaspers and Heidegger with respect to their analyses of Vincent van Gogh. Special priority will be given to proposals pertaining to the “world” of the artist or his work. For instance, papers may address any of the following questions, or questions within the same topical range: How do Jaspers and Heidegger take van Gogh to illustrate what it means to belong to a world? What is the significance of Jaspers focusing more on the artist’s world and Heidegger focusing more on the world of the artwork itself? What might the world of van Gogh’s work tell us about transcendence? How do Jaspers and Heidegger take van Gogh to illustrate the transformative power of art for the world that encompasses us? How might the different perspectives of these philosophers, or the life and work of van Gogh himself, inform the future of art interpretation, especially with respect to world? We also welcome treatments of other philosophers who have written about van Gogh: Bataille, Derrida, etc.
Selected papers will be presented at one of two APA panel meetings: the Central Division meeting (February 26-March 1, 2014) or the Pacific Division meeting (San Diego: April 14-19, 2014). Papers will also be considered for publication in Existenz.
Send a one-page proposal (200 words) to the program chair listed below by May 31, 2013. Earlier submissions are appreciated.
Program chair: David Nichols, dpnichol@svsu.edu
Foucault / Wittgenstein : subjectivité et politique — Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, June 7-8
Hurrah! The poster and program for the upcoming Foucault / Wittgenstein conference in Paris are now available (see below). A detailed description of the conference (in French) is available here. Many thanks to Pascale Gillot & Daniele Lorenzini for all their hard work coordinating what’s sure to be a marvelous event. Note that all interested persons are welcome to attend, subject to availability.
Colloque international
FOUCAULT / WITTGENSTEIN
SUBJECTIVITÉ ET POLITIQUE
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
17 rue de la Sorbonne, 75005 Paris
salle Cavaillès (1er étage, esc. C)
Vendredi 7 juin 2013
9h30 – Accueil et introduction par Sandra Laugier
9h45 – Présentation du colloque par Pascale Gillot et Daniele Lorenzini
Matinée
Présidence : Pascale Gillot (PhiCo/EXeCO, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
10h00 – Arnold I. Davidson (University of Chicago/Università Ca’Foscari Venezia)
Ouverture
10h15 – Judith Revel (PhiCo/EXeCO, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
Le soi, l’autre et le « nous » à partir de Foucault et Wittgenstein
11h00 – Pause
11h15 – Piergiorgio Donatelli (Sapienza Università di Roma)
Wittgenstein and Foucault on ethics and subjectivity
12h00 – Élise Marrou (PhiCo/EXeCO, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
Retour au sol raboteux des pratiques : le statut de la déviance, de Foucault à Wittgenstein
Après-midi
Présidence : Frédéric Gros (LIS, Université Paris-Est Créteil)
14h45 – Matteo Vagelli (Fondazione Collegio San Carlo, Modena/Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
Wittgenstein après Foucault : Discours, Style et Grammaire dans la formation du sujet
15h30 – James Williams (University of Dundee)
Subjectivity, time and signs in Foucault and Wittgenstein
16h15 – Pause
16h30 – Pour une philosophie analytique de la politique
table ronde présidée par Arnold I. Davidson, avec
Sandra Laugier (PhiCo/EXeCO, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
Daniele Lorenzini (LIS, Université Paris-Est Créteil/Sapienza Università di Roma)
Samedi 8 juin 2013
9h30 – Accueil des participants
Matinée
Présidence : Daniele Lorenzini (LIS, Université Paris-Est Créteil/Sapienza Università di Roma)
9h45 – Laura Cremonesi (Università degli Studi di Pisa)
À partir de Foucault et Wittgenstein : un renouvellement de la pratique éthique est-il possible ?
10h30 – Orazio Irrera (Université Paris Diderot-Paris 7)
“Work on philosophy is really more a work on oneself”. Le travail de soi sur soi chez Foucault et Wittgenstein
11h15 – Pause
11h30 – Marc Pavlopoulos (PhiCo/EXeCO, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
Souci de soi et pratiques de subjectivation : Foucault, Wittgenstein, Descombes
12h15 – Pierre Fasula (PhiCo/EXeCO, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
La critique wittgensteinienne de Foucault par Vincent Descombes
Après-midi
Présidence : Jean-François Braunstein (PhiCo/EXeCO, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
14h45 – Pascale Gillot (PhiCo/EXeCO, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
Foucault / Wittgenstein : une subjectivité sans sujet ?
15h30 – Elisabetta Basso (Innovationszentrum Wissensforschung, Technische Universität Berlin)
La psychologie comme « champ des décisions » : déclinations et enjeux de l’antipsychologisme chez Foucault
16h15 – Pause
16h30 – Sabine Plaud (PhiCo/EXeCO, PSL Research University)
Le gouvernement, les savants et la tribu sans âme : peut-on penser une forme de vie pour des automates ?
(Wittgenstein, RPP1, §96)
17h15 – Discussion générale
Colloque organisé par le Centre de Philosophie Contemporaine de la Sorbonne
EA 3562 PhiCo (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
en collaboration avec l’EA 4395 LIS (Université Paris-Est Créteil)
et avec mf / materiali foucaultiani
Toute personne intéressée est cordialement invitée, dans la limite des places disponibles.
Contacts : Daniele Lorenzini (d.lorenzini@sns.it), Pascale Gillot (gillot.pascale@wanadoo.fr)
“Kierkegaard in the World” — Conference Announcement & CFP
The conference organizers of “Kierkegaard in the World,” (to be held in Melbourne, Australia August 16-18 of this year) have just announced their keynote speakers, and issued a second call for papers. More details below, and at the conference website. Note that funds are available to defray participants’ travel costs.
“Kierkegaard in the World,” Melbourne, Australia, August 16-18 2013
Second Call for Papers and Announcement of Keynotes
New deadline for abstracts: 1st April 2013
The conference organizers are pleased to announce that “Kierkegaard in the World” will feature keynote lectures from:
C. Stephen Evans (Baylor University)
Kevin Hart (University of Virginia/Australian Catholic University)
Daphne Hampson (Oxford University)
Charles Guignon (University of South Florida)
John Lippitt (University of Hertfordshire)
“Kierkegaard in the World” celebrates the 200th anniversary of Kierkegaard’s birth by examining the ways in which the world figures in his thought, and the ways in which his thought has entered the world.
Paper proposals are being accepted until 1st April 2013. Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be sent to Patrick Stokes (patrick.stokes@deakin.edu.au) and/or Jeffrey Hanson (jeffrey.hanson@acu.edu.au) no later than 1 April 2013. Papers should address the conference theme and be no more than 3,000 words.
We hope to make a small number of modest travel subsidies available to postgraduate and early career researchers. These will be awarded on a competitive basis. Those wishing to be considered for such a subsidy are advised to discuss their circumstances with the organizers at the time of submission.
For more information, please visit www.kierkegaardintheworld.com
American Voice In Philosophy: Two Consecutive Conferences at University College Dublin, June 18-21
Many thanks to Sarin Marchetti at University College Dublin for writing in with the following announcement. Note that there are two associated CFP’s, both due March 30. More information here and below.
Conference I: Philosophies of Philosophy
June 18 and 19, 2013
This conference marks 20 years of publication of the International Journal of Philosophical Studies (Taylor and Francis). From its very first volume published in 1993, IJPS has taken an inclusive view of philosophy and has aimed to publish articles of high quality from all Western philosophical traditions. Our goal always was to provide a forum for publishing on a broader range of issues and approaches to philosophy than has been the norm in other philosophical journals. It is therefore appropriate to mark 20 years of the publication of the journal, with a glance back to its predecessor Philosophical Studies- Ireland (1951-1992), through a conference that attempts to achieve a better understanding of philosophy as a discipline. The keynote speakers of the conference, many of whom are members of the editorial board of theInternational Journal of Philosophical Studies, include:
Professor Tim Williamson (Oxford)
Professor Paul Horwich (NYU) (Responding to Tim Williamson on Wittgenstein’s Metaphilosophy)
Professor Philip Pettit (Princeton)
Professor Katalin Farkas (University of Budapest)
Professor Jonathan Weinberg (University of Arizona)
Professor Paul Boghossian (NYU) – to be confirmed
and
Professor Dermot Moran (UCD, Founding Editor of IJPS).
More plenary speakers will be announced soon.
You are invited to submit abstracts of 250-300 words for papers addressing questions about philosophical methodologies and traditions, broadly construed. The deadline for the receipt of abstracts is March 30, 2013. Decisions regarding the acceptance of abstracts will be communicated by 15 April 2013. The conference papers should be no longer than 2000-2500 words – suitable for presentation in 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of question time. The conference will waive the speakers’ registration and subsistence fees.
Conference II. Philosophical Revolutions:
Pragmatism, Analytic Philosophy and Phenomenology (1895-1935)
June 20 and 21, 2013
The conference examines the interconnections and mutual influences of Pragmatism, Analytic Philosophy and Phenomenology in the seminal years 1895-1935.
Invited speakers include:
Professor Cheryl Misak (University of Toronto)
Professor Richard Cobb-Stevens (Boston College)
Professor Michael Beaney (University of York)
Professor Sami Pihlstrom (University of Helsinki)
Professor James Levine (Trinity College Dublin)
Professor Colin Koopman (University of Oregon)
Professor Jason M Bell (Mount Allison University)
A limited number of places has been allocated to submitted refereed papers.
You are invited to submit abstracts of 250-300 words for a paper addressing the topic of the conference. The deadline for the receipt of abstracts is March 30, 2013.Participants will be notified by 15 April 2013. The conference papers should be no longer than 2000-2500 words – suitable for presentation in 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of question time. The conference will waive the speakers’ registration and subsistence fees. You are free to submit abstracts for both conferences, but only one paper per speaker, across the two conferences, could be accommodated.
The conferences will be held in the beautiful surroundings of the Newman House in Dublin city centre.
“Philosophical Revolutions” is the second strand of, The American Voice in Philosophy project, and will be hosted with financial support from the Irish Research Council and the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy.
For any queries, please contact:
Maria Baghramian maria.baghramian@ucd.ie
or Sarin Marchetti sarin.marchetti@ucd.ie
“Shakespeare’s Private Linguist: Coriolanus” — Sarah Beckwith, University of Chicago, April 10
So many reasons to come to Chicago! The University of Chicago’s Department of English Language & Literature is hosting a lecture by Sarah Beckwith in honor of their retiring faculty members in the fields of medieval and Renaissance/early modern British literature, Michael Murrin, Jay Schleusener, Richard Strier, and Christina von Nolcken. Please see the announcement below.
Sarah Beckwith
Professor of English, Theater, and Religion at Duke University.
“Shakespeare’s Private Linguist: Coriolanus”
Wednesday, April 10 at 5:00 pm
Rosenwald Hall, room 405, 1101 E 58th St
Reception to follow
Sarah Beckwith works on late medieval religious writing, medieval and early modern drama, and ordinary language philosophy. She is the author of Christ’s Body: Identity, Culture, and Society in Late Medieval Writings (Routledge, 1993), Signifying God: Social Relation and Symbolic Act in the York Corpus Christi Plays (University of Chicago Press, 2001), and Shakespeare and the Grammar of Forgiveness (Cornell University Press, 2011). She is currently working on a book about Shakespearean tragedy and about philosophy’s love affair with the genre of tragedy.
If you require assistance to fully participate in this event, please contact the Department of English at (773) 702-8536 or nap@uchicago.edu.
“Norms of Freedom in Kant and Hegel” — Upcoming Conference, University of Illinois, Chicago, April 12-13
UIC will be hosting what promises to be a rich two-day conference next month, April 12-13. The full program can be found here. Note that attendees should register by email to norms.of.freedom@gmail.com no later than March 20. For further information please visit the UIC Philosophy Department’s homepage.
Sally Sedgewick is the conference contact person. She can be reached at sedgwick@uic.edu.
Girls and Girlhood in Adaptations of Shakespeare — CFP, October 1
Cordelia, Ophelia, Jessica, Miranda, Portia, Viola, Perdita, Marina, Helena, Isabella, Desdemona, Juliet, Rosalind, Hero . . .
Call for Papers: Girls and Girlhood in Adaptations of Shakespeare
Special Issue of Borrowers and Lenders: The Journal of Shakespeare and Appropriation
The editors of Borrowers and Lenders: The Journal of Shakespeare and Appropriation, in conjunction with guest editor Deanne Williams, York University, extend a call for papers for B&L 9.2 (Fall 2014) on the topic of Girls and Girlhood in Adaptations of Shakespeare. More information can be found here.
A First Folio edition of William Shakespeare’s plays dated 1623. Source: AFP |
In 2012, the United Nations celebrated the first “Day of the Girl Child,” highlighting the treatment of girls and young women as the key moral issue of our time. As the advancement of girls becomes a global economic, medical, and social priority, literary scholars are turning their attention to cultural representations of and by girls and to historical and philosophical conceptions of girlhood. This special issue of Borrowers and Lenders initiates a scholarly conversation on girls and girlhood in adaptations of Shakespeare, seeking papers that address the process of adapting Shakespeare for girl actors, readers, patrons or audiences; adaptations of Shakespeare’s “girl” characters; and girls’ responses to and appropriations of Shakespeare. We encourage contributions that range from Shakespeare’s contemporaries and Restoration theatre to contemporary authors, playwrights, visual artists and directors, as well those that engage with newer or non-canonical literary genres such as online and Web 2.0 Shakespeares; fanfiction and the graphic novel; autobiography, memoirs and life writing; Shakespeare for children; and international, multicultural and postcolonial adaptations.
Please send inquiries and completed essays as Microsoft Word documents sent as email attachments to Deanne Williams: dmw[at]yorku.ca by October 1, 2013. Essays should make original contributions to the study of Shakespeare and of girlhood. We encourage authors to consult Richard Lanham’s Revising Prose or Joseph Williams’s Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace as they edit their work. Essays will be reviewed by the guest editor and then by the board of Borrowers and Lenders: The Journal of Shakespeare and Appropriation before final acceptance. Upon acceptance, we will ask authors to verify all citations and to put their essays into Borrowers and Lenders house style.
Borrowers and Lenders: The Journal of Shakespeare and Appropriation is a peer-reviewed, online, multimedia journal that welcomes original scholarship engaging with the afterlives of Shakespearean texts and their literary, filmic, multimedia, and critical histories. It encourages contributors to use the online format to its best advantage, in particular, by imagining how to enhance or illustrate their essays with multimedia (screen captures, sound clips, images, and so on). B&L won the CELJ’s “Best New Journal” Award in 2007. B&L is fully indexed in the MLA Bibliography. B&L is currently co-edited by Dr. Christy Desmet (cdesmet[at]uga.edu) and Dr. Sujata Iyengar (iyengar[at]uga.edu ; correspondence should be addressed to lenders@uga.edu or to Managing Editor Ms. Maria Chappell (machapp[at]uga.edu).
Literature & Philosophy at the University of Chicago
The University of Chicago’s Literature & Philosophy Workshop has just posted their Spring 2013 Program (a handful of titles still TBA). Should you find yourself in Chicago one of these Thursday afternoons, please consider coming in out of the wind and joining us.
“Mind, Language and Action,” 36th International Wittgenstein Symposium, Kirchberg am Wechsel — CFP and Conference Announcement
Please see below information regarding the ALWS‘s 36th International Wittgenstein Symposium. Note that the deadline for paper submission is April 30th.
