Be sure to check out the third — and final — plenary from Approaching the Liminal, which I was finally able to get edited together, and online: Tom Sparrow’s “Phenomenology, Metaphysics, and the Speculative Turn.”
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Alphonso Lingis Video Up
21 NovPassion — the Alphonso Lingis lecture/multimedia event that we co-sponsored on Nov. 8th — has been released on Youtube. If you missed the event, be sure to check it out!
Don’t miss Dylan Trigg, this thursday (Nov. 20th) at 6:00pm
18 NovThursday evening at 6:00pm, Dylan Trigg of the University of Memphis, will be presenting “On Non-Phenomenology in Merleau-Ponty,” at the Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center. This lecture is not to be missed.
Dylan Trigg is a Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellow at the University of Memphis, Department of Philosophy (in conjunction with Shaun Gallagher) and at University College Dublin (in conjunction with Dermot Moran) working on the phenomenology of anxiety.
His research includes: phenomenology (especially Merleau-Ponty, Levinas, and Bachelard); psychoanalysis (Freud and Lacan); and various aspects of bodily existence (intersubjectivity, identity, and alterity).
He is the author of the following books:
- Topophobia (Forthcoming – London: Bloomsbury)
- The Thing: a Phenomenology of Horror (Winchester: Zero Books, 2014)
- The Memory of Place: a Phenomenology of the Uncanny (Athens: Ohio University Press, 2012)
- The Aesthetics of Decay: Nothingness, Nostalgia and the Absence of Reason (New York: Peter Lang, 2006)
This Weekend:
8 NovDon’t miss out on an awesome weekend!
- Tonight, 7:30pm! Alphonso Lingis presents Passion, at Sterling Yoga in Dormont.
- Tomorrow, 4:00pm, the continental philosophy reading group will be discussing Benjamin’s Critique of Violence, at the East End Book Exchange.
Video Uploaded: Erik Garrett – “Husserl in the City: A Phenomenological Reflection on Childhood Homelessness”
1 NovFor those who missed the conference, a second plenary address, Erik Garrett’s “Husserl in the City: A Phenomenological Reflection on Childhood Homelessness,” has been uploaded to youtube. Check it out!
Technical Issues Resolved – Claire Colebrook: “We Have Always Been Post-Anthropocene”
1 NovFollowing a spelling error, and a few days of technical issues (thanks a lot, imovie), Dr. Colebrook’s lecture, “We Have Always Been Post-Anthropocene” has been fixed and re-uploaded. Enjoy:
Next Week:
24 Oct- 10/26, 4:00pm – The Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Reading Group will be discussing, Zizek’s “From Democracy to Divine Violence” at the East End Book Exchange.
- 10/31, 2:00pm – Dr. Luna Dolezal will be speaking at Duquesne University’s Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center
- 11/01, 10:30am – The Pittsburgh branch of the International Socialist Organization will be hosting a Socialist Day School entitled “Another World is Necessary.”
Reading Group is Back
14 OctAfter a couple weeks of post-conference recuperation, the Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Reading Group is back this week, with a work by Roberto Esposito entitled, “Foucault was not a person.” Join us for Discussion on Sunday at 4:00pm, at the East End Book Exchange.
Approaching the Liminal – Great Success!!!
28 SepThank you to everyone who supported, attended, and sponsored Approaching the Liminal this past weekend! By all accounts it was a great success. The atmosphere was friendly and dynamic, the papers provoked intense discussion and debate, and the plenaries offered some seriously thought-provoking challenges. If you weren’t able to attend, be sure to stay posted with us here, as we will be posting videos of the plenaries asap.
Looking for some more details?
Approaching the Liminal, by-the-numbers:
- 1 fantastic space (provided by the Simon Silverman Center)
- 2 days of presentations
- 3 stimulating plenaries (by Tom Sparrow, Erik Garrett, and Claire Colebrook)
- 6 generous sponsors
- 13 universities represented
- 14 hours of lecture and discussion
- 17 papers presented
- 46 total conference attendees
- 100% too much food
One Day Left!
27 SepMissed the First Day of “Approaching the Liminal”?? Don’t worry, we still have eight more exciting presentations today! See you at the Simon Silverman Center (Gumberg Library 1st Floor) today from 10:00-6:00. Can’t commit to the whole day? No problem, feel free to just stop by for one or two of our great panels and plenaries. As always, this event is completely free.
Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Network 