Theorizing 2.0
dal 28/10/2001 al 6/12/2001
Segnalato da
28/10/2001
Theorizing 2.0
Kelly Writers House, Philadelphia
The second iteration of "Theorizing in Particular," addresses current theoretical and methodological considerations in the humanities. Upcoming Theorizing: Juliet Flower MacCannell, Richard Doyle, Julie Klein, Richard Shusterman, Eduardo Cadava.
1. The general format for talks in the Theorizing 2.0 series is a 45-60 minute
presentation, followed by a half-hour question-and-answer session, and concluding
with refreshments and casual conversation at the same location.
2. Previous speakers in this series have included: Slavoj Zizek, Daniel Libeskind,
Andreas Huyssen, Steven Levine, Peter Stallybrass, Jean-Michel Rabaté, Anson
Rabinbach, Thierry de Duve, and Liliane Weissberg, among others. Slavoj Zizek
spoke on the religious undercurrents of today's digitalized culture, Daniel Libeskind
on memory and architecture. For a full and complete listing, please visit the
calendar section.
3. The venue for the lecture series is the Kelly Writers House. Founded in 1995,
the Kelly Writers House is an actual 13-room house (circa 1850) at the University
of Pennsylvania that has been converted into a center for writing and theory of all
kinds and from all disciplines. Visit the house website at:
dept.english.upenn.edu/~wh
4. Theorizing 2.0 made possible thanks to funding and support from Kelly Writers
House and the Program in Comparative Literature and Theory at the University of
Pennsylvania.
Theorizing 2.0, the second iteration of "Theorizing in Particular," addresses current theoretical and methodological considerations in the humanities. Select talks are archived and available online for immediate download at: theorizing.org/archives
Calendar for Upcoming Theorizing 2.0 Talks
Tuesday October 23, 2001; 6:30 pm
Juliet Flower MacCannell: Woman's Way Beyond the Pleasure Principle: Sophie Calle
Monday October 29, 2001; 6:30 pm
Richard Doyle: LSDNA: Consciousness Expansion and the Emergence of
Biotechnology in America
Tuesday November 6, 6:30 pm
Julie Klein: Spinoza and Us: On Material Rationality and Intellectual Desire
Thursday November 29, 6:30 pm
Richard Shusterman: Art as Dramatization
Thursday December 6, 6:30 pm
Eduardo Cadava: Music on Bones: Salvatore Puglia & the Ruins of History
Series curated by Aaron Levy.
Previously co-curated with Greg Flaxman. Founded by Vance Bell in Fall 1996.
Talks, free and open to the public, take place at:
Kelly Writers House 3805 Locust Walk U. of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19107