Monthly Archives: September 2009
Badiou: Is the Word “Communism” Forever Doomed?
Alain Badiou Is the Word “Communism” Forever Doomed? http://www.lacan.com/essays/?page_id=323 I name ‘event’, a rupture in the normal disposition of bodies and normal ways of a particular situation. Or if you… Read more
STYLE IN THEORY/STYLING THEORY (26-28 November, 2009) Inaugural Event, International Literary Criticism and Theory Conference Series University of Malta, Old University Building, Valletta, Malta Confirmed Speakers: Catherine Belsey Simon Critchley… Read more
Caputo reviews Monstrosity of Christ
John D. Caputo reviews Slavoj Žižek and John Milbank’s The Monstrosity of Christ: Paradox or Dialectic? Materialism just isn’t what it used to be. Nowadays everyone wants to be a… Read more
New Book: The Kantian Sublime and the Revelation of Freedom
The Kantian Sublime and the Revelation of Freedom by Robert Clewis: In this book Robert R. Clewis shows how certain crucial concepts in Kant’s aesthetics and practical philosophy – the… Read more
CFP: Arendt Circle
The Department of Philosophy at DePaul University in Chicago, IL will be hosting the fourth independent conference for the Hannah Arendt Circle April 16-18, 2010. We invite individual submissions for… Read more
Critical Horizons: Special Issue on Simon Critchley’s Neo-Anarchism
Critical Horizons:A Journal of Philosophy and Social Theory VOLUME 10 (2009) ISSUE 2 **SPECIAL ISSUE**Ethics of Commitment and Politics of Resistance:Simon Critchley’s Neo-AnarchismEdited by Robert Sinnerbrink and Philip A. Quadrio… Read more
Assistant Professor of Philosophy (Continental Philosophy)
The Department of Philosophy is searching for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Philosophy with an area of specialization (AOS) in Continental Philosophy (with particular interest in critical theory, post-structuralism,… Read more
Recordings of Daniel Smith’s Lecture Series
Here are the links for the audio recordings of Daniel Smith’s lectures that he gave as a part of the Collegium Phaenomenologicum 2009, which was directed by Peg Birmingham. Unfortunately… Read more
AESTHETICS AFTER THE POSTMODERN TURN
AESTHETICS AFTER THE POSTMODERN TURN: PHILOSOPHY, CRITICISM, AND STUDIO CULTURE October 17, 2009, CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS — SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 9–9:30 Coffee and Continental Breakfast 9:30–10 Welcome… Read more
CFP: Bay Area Continental Philosophy Association (BACPA)
Call For Papers – BACPA at the Pacific APA. The newly founded Bay Area Continental Philosophy Association (BACPA) will meet at the Pacific APA in San Francisco, CA (March 31… Read more
“Collectively” — 3rd Annual Philosophy and the Arts Conference at Stony Brook University Manhattan
“Collectively” — 3rd Annual Philosophy and the Arts Conference at Stony Brook University Manhattan Call for Papers and Artwork Keynote Speaker: Simon Critchley (The New School for Social Research) Date:… Read more
Simon Critchley, NYT: Coin of Praise
It is a peculiar fact that the severe economic turmoil of the past year has for the most part not led people to ask the most fundamental question about the… Read more