Hello,
I am writing on behalf of the 2023 DePaul Graduate Student Conference
Committee to notify you that the deadline for submission has been
extended to *Saturday, July 15th*. If you could please pass this on to
your graduate students, we would be very appreciative. The title of the
conference is “Philosophy and the Age of the Anthropocene” and it will
be held in person at DePaul University on September 29-30, 2023. Please
see the attached flyer and information sheet for more details.
We ask that interested participants send 300-500 word abstracts prepared
for anonymous review in PDF format to: *depaulconference2023(a)gmail.com*.
In the body of the email, please include 1) Name, 2) Institutional
Affiliation, 3) Title of Paper, and 4) Contact Information (Email
and phone number).
Please do not hesitate to reach out should you have any questions, and
we look forward to reading your submissions.
Best wishes,
Joel Bock
PhD Candidate and Teaching Fellow
Department of Philosophy, DePaul University
2352 N Clifton Ave,Suite 150
Chicago, IL60614
Dear Sir/Madam,
It is our pleasure to announce the 16th International Scientific
Conference “Students Encountering Science - StES 2023”, which will take
place in Banja Luka from 23 November to 25 November 2023.
This is a great opportunity for your students to test their knowledge
and writing skills, improve certain aspects of your writing and let your
ideas bloom.
We invite undergraduate, master and doctoral students, as well as young
researchers under 30 to participate.
We're sending all needed documents in the attached files as follows:
Invitation letter, Application form, Guidelines for writing. Please
share this information with your students.
Please confirm receipt of the email.
Looking forward to receiving their applications,
Sincerely,
The organizing committee
Unser Seminar bildet eine politisch-theologische Diskussion zu Rousseaus
Staatstheorie und ihrem historischen Kontext. In seinen beiden
Preisschriften – "Abhandlung über die Wissenschaften und Künste /
Discours sur les sciences et les arts" (1750) und "Abhandlung über den
Ursprung und die Grundlagen der Ungleichheit unter den Menschen /
Discours sur l’origine et les fondements de l’inégalité parmi les
hommes" (1755) – und in seiner Erziehungsschrift "Emil, oder Über die
Erziehung / Émile, ou De l’éducation" (1762) will Rousseau das Leid der
Menschheit erklären: Dieses resultiere nicht aus der Natur des Menschen,
sondern ‚hausgemacht‘ aus dessen gesellschaftlichen Konstrukten.
Rousseaus Anthropologie und Geschichtsphilosophie sind bei dieser
Problemschilderung tiefgehend theologisch geprägt, und so verhält es
sich auch mit der Schrift, in welcher er die Problemlösung erarbeiten
will: "Vom Gesellschaftsvertrag / Du contrat social" (1762). Wie er sich
in seinem Argumentieren bereits vorher wiederholt kulturpolitisch auf
den Calvinismus seiner Heimatstadt berufen hat, publiziert er auch diese
Schrift dezidiert als „Bürger von Genf / Citoyen de Genève“. Seine
zentrale Frage dabei ist, von welcher Religion ein Staat beschaffen sein
muss, damit er als Gemeinschaft bestehen kann; so lautet das letzte
Kapitel „Von der bürgerlichen Religion / De la religion civile“.
Rousseaus bürgerliche Religion weist eine immense Wirkungsgeschichte
auf: Sie ist maßgebliches Movens des "Kultes der Vernunft / Culte de la
Raison" in der Französischen Revolution und prägt entscheidend die
deutschsprachige Philosophie um 1800. Als Rousseau nach seinem
literarisch so produktiven Jahr 1762 von der katholischen als auch von
der reformierten Kirche verfolgt wird, legt er demonstrativ seine Genfer
Staatsbürgerschaft nieder.
Wir werden den Inhalt von Rousseaus politischen Schriften und deren
praktische und theoretische Wirkung unter dem Stichwort ‚Theokratie‘
diskutieren, wobei wir sowohl auf den Calvinismus wie auch auf den Kult
der Vernunft der Französischen Revolution eingehen. Begleitet werden wir
von Rousseau-Interpretationen, die sich über Staël, Cassirer, Barth,
Starobinski, Fetscher bis hin zur aktuellen Forschung erstrecken. Auch
thematisieren wir Rousseaus Wirkung auf die Anfänge des Deutschen
Idealismus anhand einschlägiger Texte.
Liebe Kolleg:innen,
anbei darf ich Sie auf einen CfP zur Ethik und Politik der Imagination aufmerksam machen.
Mit besten Grüßen
Sergej Seitz
Call for Papers
Ethics and Politics of Imagination
Two workshops related to the projects The Limits of Imagination: Animals, Empathy, Anthropomorphism (P35137-G; funded by the FWF) and Prefiguring Democratic Futures: Cultural and Theoretical Responses to the Crisis of Political Imagination (PREDEF 101055015; funded by the ERC)
* First workshop session: Oct 13th and 14th 2023, Innsbruck, Austria
* Second workshop session: April 12th and 13th 2024, Vienna, Austria
Organized by Martin Huth (Department of Philosophy, University of Innsbruck) & Sergej Seitz (Department of Political Science, University of Vienna)
The concept of imagination plays a significant, yet sometimes underestimated or concealed role in the history of as well as in current debates in practical philosophy.
Ethics problematizes whether or to what extent imagination forms a basis or at least an irreducible part of moral judgments and behavior. For instance, our treatment of people with non-normative embodiment (Garland-Thomson 2017) may depend on our capacity to empathize with them and to imagine their specific way of being in the world. While it is often claimed that this is easily possible, imaginative empathy is a complex phenomenon. An illustrative example is the case of epistemic injustice as analyzed by Fricker (2009). The tacit inability to imagine that, for example, people with cognitive disabilities can be capable knowers forms the basis of systematic exclusion and disrespect. Generally, hegemonic socio-cultural frames of the “deviant” tend to picture their way of being in the world through the lens of privation; hence, comprehension and perceptions are in some respect rooted in politically saturated schemes. This may well lead to paternalism, infantilization, or even dehumanization. With regard to non-human beings, current debates scrutinize whether and to what extent we are capable of imagining what it is like to be a pig, a lizard or a bat. Traditionally, we face widespread skepticism concerning this capability (Nagel 1974), which involves an inability to determine if and to what extent animals suffer in factory farms or during experiments, thus paving the way for the reification of animals.
In politics, imagination is considered in its relevance for forming political judgments as well as in regard to how imaginary dispositives stabilize or destabilize the status quo of a given political order. The neoliberal-capitalist hegemony forecloses the very possibility to imagine institutions and political relations substantially different from the status quo. As Margaret Thatcher’s notorious TINA dictum ‘There is No Alternative’ suggests, ‘radical imagination’ (Castoriadis 1975) and a lively political sense of possibility are repressed. Following this line of thought, it seems urgent to rethink the political’s imaginary dimensions both in its stabilizing (ideological) as well as in its possibility-disclosing and subversive capacities. While the latter is classically explicated in terms of utopia, more recent work questions the blueprint character of classical utopias and focuses instead on how political movements enact and experiment with different forms of life and new relationalities. Much-discussed notions in this respect are prefiguration (van de Sande 2023, Sörensen 2023) and pre-enactment (Marchart 2019), pointing to how political imagination is not only a mental-pictorial, but essentially a practical and collective matter.
This double workshop proceeds from the conviction that to thoroughly rethink imagination requires bridging and interweaving ethical and political perspectives. From the perspective of ethics, it is indispensable to tackle the problem of politically saturated schemes since they predetermine the possibilities and limits of perceiving, imagining, and comprehending others. In this view, ethics is not restricted to ethical criteria and deliberation, but is mindful of the bodily and pre-reflective prerequisites of ethical responsiveness. Political imaginaries constitute alternative frames of perception and comprehension as well as new versions of inclusion and (multi-species) cohabitation. In turn, from the perspective of politics, it seems indispensable to acknowledge different versions of living in the world as prerequisites for imaginaries that are considerable as meaningful alternatives to the status quo.
Against this background, exploring the possibilities and limits of imagination is crucial both for comprehending the ethical aporias as well as the political antagonisms of our times. To this end, the double workshop convenes researchers from all fields of practical philosophy, political theory, sociology, pedagogics, and related disciplines, which tackle the following or further related questions:
* How shall we describe the phenomenon of imagination and its ethical and/or political relevance?
* What role does imagination play in moral decision making? What role should it play?
* To what extent and in what way is imagination pre-determined by hegemonic socio-cultural frames? In other words, how is the relation between imagination and the imaginary to be conceived?
* How can we determine the limits of imagination? Can we extend these limits, and if so, how is that possible?
* How is imagination related to democracy? Is there such a thing as a specifically democratic imagination?
Format
The idea behind the double-workshop model is to provide a platform for more long-term exchange between researchers working on ethico-political questions of imagination. Therefore, we expect all participants to attend both events. We strive towards creating a true workshop atmosphere that allows for serious, productive, and collaborative engagement with each other’s work. Talks should be 30 minutes, followed by at least 30 minutes of discussion. The talk at the second workshop can be on the same or a closely related topic but should however reflect the feedback and criticism gathered at the first workshop. Therefore, this double event is particularly fitting for scholars who wish to present current work-in-progress.
Venue and Accommodation
The workshops will take place in-person at the Universities of Innsbruck (October) and Vienna (April). Online participation is not possible. There is no participation fee. The organizers are happy to give recommendations regarding travel arrangements. In individual cases, assistance with travel expenses may be provided.
Publication
We plan to publish the workshop’s proceedings as a special issue in a peer-reviewed journal and/or in an edited volume.
Timeline
Submission deadline: July 23, 2023
Communication of results: August 5, 2023
Please send your application with an abstract of max. 500 words and a brief biographical note to matin.huth(a)uibk.ac.at<mailto:matin.huth@uibk.ac.at> and sergej.seitz(a)univie.ac.at<mailto:sergej.seitz@univie.ac.at>. Note that you apply for both events with one abstract. For any questions regarding the CfP, please contact both Martin Huth and Sergej Seitz.
Web: https://predef.univie.ac.at/epimag/
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Mag. Dr. Sergej Seitz, MA
Postdoctoral Researcher @ Predef – Prefiguring Democratic Futures
Department of Political Science | University of Vienna
Mail: sergej.seitz(a)univie.ac.at<mailto:sergej.seitz@univie.ac.at>
Tel: +43 664 50 66 816
Reminder for this exciting upcoming event!!
Dear Institute of Philosophy!
UPsalon would like to cordially invite you to our Stammtisch or
"regular's table"!
This time, we will use the Stammtisch for a first meeting of the
critical Anti-Racism Working Group at the Institute of Philosophy. We
discuss concerns, ideas and best practices at other departments, such as
the Racism-Critical working group at the department of African Studies,
and set up goals and aims for our own working group. You can find more
information of the group here:
https://afrika.univie.ac.at/en/about-us/wg-against-racism/
In line with this, we invite you to join us for a first meeting and
discussion organised with UPSalon. The working group highly encourages
participation from all levels. This will be a yet informal group of
people who care about and are interested in taking up the topic of
racism in the university ecosystem. This working group is concerned with
the kinds of work, ideas and activities that improves awareness, enhance
visibility, initiate discussions and interventions among all levels and
practices of the institution.
UPsalon are a group of doctoral and post-doctoral researchers; the
initiative aims at creating a space and community in Vienna where
underrepresented philosophers – such as women, gender minorities,
racialised minorities, socioeconomically disadvantaged people and people
disadvantaged by society – can connect on a regular basis. For more
information, check out our website!
People from all stages in their philosophical career are welcome, and we
are especially excited to meet those who we have not yet met.
Where?
Tunnel Vienna, Florianigasse 39, 1080 Wien
When?
June 27th at 6 PM
We are very much looking forward to meeting all of you!
Do not hesitate to get in touch with any questions you may have.
Best regards,
UPsalon
Mail: upsalon.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at
Web: upsalon.univie.ac.at
Dear all,
There will be a workshop on Metaethics and Metaphysics TODAY, organised
by Vitor Sommavilla.
The workshop will take place in room 3A at the NIG on Friday 23 June.
The schedule is as follows:
11-11.45: Niels de Haan: Advice-Sensitive Perspectivism and the Better
Information Problem
11.45-12.30: Anne Sophie Meincke: Norms in Nature and Realism about
Moral Values
12.30-13.15: Lunch break
13.15-14: Vitor Sommavilla: Realism and Anti-Realism in Metaethics
14-14.45: Yannic Kappes: Naturalness and Epistemic Value
We hope to see you all at the workshop.
Best wishes,
Anne Sophie
--
Latest publications:
"The Metaphysics of Living Consciousness: Metabolism, Agency and
Purposiveness"
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12304-023-09531-0
"'Hervorbringende Organe', 'bildende Kraft'? Heideggers Gegenentwurf zu
Kants Theorie des Organismus"
https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/dzph-2023-0003/htmlwww.annesophiemeincke.com
Elise Richter Research Fellow
Institute of Philosophy
University of Vienna
Universitätsstraße 7
1010 Vienna, Austria
Dear Internationalisation Representatives of the Faculties and Centres,
I would like to draw your attention to a call for proposals within the
European University Alliance *Circle U.*, of which the University of
Vienna is a member alongside eight other universities (see below).
Circle U.’s *Seed Funding Scheme* aims to foster new collaborations
across institutions in the Circle U. alliance. It provides academic and
research staff with opportunities to develop projects across the
alliance and to drive bottom-up initiatives.
I would kindly ask you to forward this call to interested colleagues
within your Faculties and Centres, especially to staff who already have
contacts and research connections to Circle U. partner universities, as
projects need to involve at least three parties from Circle U.
universities. You are also invited to promote the call on other channels
as you see fit.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Viki
Menczel, project lead for Circle U. at the University of Vienna, via
circle-u(a)univie.ac.at <mailto:circle-u@univie.ac.at>.
Thank you and best regards,
Barbara Good
*univie***
**
*Dr. Barbara Good*
DLE Internationale Beziehungen | International Office
Leitung | Head
Universität Wien | University of Vienna
Universitätsring 1
A-1010 Wien | Vienna
Österreich | Austria
Tel + 43-1-4277-18216
Mobile +43-664-60277-18216
E-mail:barbara.good@univie.ac.at <mailto:barbara.good@univie.ac.at>
http://international.univie.ac.at <http://international.univie.ac.at/>
https://facebook.com/international.univie
<https://www.facebook.com/international.univie>__
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*Circle U. Seed Funding Scheme – 2023 Call for Applications (Call ends
15 October)*
Circle U. invites researchers from the nine member universities of
Circle U. to apply for funding for collaborative projects! Projects
should involve staff from *at least three partner universities
**(*University of Aarhus, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Université
Paris Cité, University of Belgrade, UC Louvain, University of Oslo,
King's College London, University of Pisa, Universität Wien).**In order
to find suitable partners for the project, please check ORCID
<https://www.circle-u.eu/opportunities/academics/orcid/>.
Lead applicants shall be employed as full-time or part-time academic and
research staff with any of the CU member universities.
Max. budget allocated per academic/research project:
Up to EUR 10.000 per project
Examples of eligible academic and research projects:
* developing joint courses or programmes
* organizing winter or summer schools
* organizing short-term physical or blended mobility opportunities
* organizing workshops or seminars or any other teaching/learning
activity, developing innovative teaching models
* organizing public lectures
* conducting (preliminary) research activities
* preparing joint large-scale project proposals to be submitted at
European (or other) calls
An overview of previously funded projects:
https://www.circle-u.eu/opportunities/seedfunding/projects/
<https://www.circle-u.eu/opportunities/seedfunding/projects/>
*More information and application at:
*https://www.circle-u.eu/opportunities/seedfunding/
<https://www.circle-u.eu/opportunities/seedfunding/>
*Apply before*: 15 October 2023
*Contact at the University of Vienna:
*Viki Menczel, Circle U. project lead: circle-u(a)univie.ac.at
<mailto:circle-u@univie.ac.at>
Dear all,
this Friday the Vienna Forum for Analytic Philosophy
<https://wfap.philo.at/> has the pleasure of welcoming Michael Rescorla
<https://philosophy.ucla.edu/person/michael-rescorla/> (UCLA)!
He is going to give a talk entitled “Psychological Explanation and
Proportionality”.
Michael’s research is focused on the nature of mental representation,
often drawing on cognitive science, computability theory, probability
theory, and other neighboring disciplines. He is the author of the
Stanford Encyclopedia Article on The Langauge of Thought Hypothesis.
As always, this is a great time to start attending the Forum, so please
stop by and say hello! Everyone is welcome!
/When?/Friday, 23.06.2023, 6:30pm - 8pm
/Where?/Hörsaal 3B, NIG Universitätsstraße 7
or via Zoom
https://univienna.zoom.us/j/62420090640?pwd=ZzBsNTVQTlVMZE9FbklnQ0Z6dUNzUT09
<https://univienna.zoom.us/j/62420090640?pwd=ZzBsNTVQTlVMZE9FbklnQ0Z6dUNzUT09>
Meeting ID: 624 2009 0640
Passcode: ForumRockz
Cheers,
Martin Niederl
Dear All,
On behalf of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), I'm pleased to
invite you to a series of public lectures on climate change and
ecological crisis, which will take place on 22nd (TODAY!) and 23rd June
2023 in the main building of the ÖAW.
22nd June 2023, 5p.m., Sitzungssaal:
Anne Sophie Meincke: "Philosophische Auswege aus der Ökokrise"
Paul Oberhammer: "Klimaklagen - Gerichtliche Verfahren als Mittel von
Politik"
23rd June 2023, 2p.m., Sitzungssaal:
Andrea Fischer: "Klimawandelfolgen in den Alpen im Spannungsfeld
zwischen naturwissenschaftlicher Szenarienrechnung und menschlichem
Handlungsspielraum"
23rd June 2023, 5.45p.m., Festsaal:
Keywan Riahi: "Transformationen in Richtung Klimaneutralität - wie wir
den Klimawandel vermeiden und den Wohlstand steigern"
I have attached the programme and hope to see you at the ÖAW.
Best wishes,
Anne Sophie
--
Latest publications:
"The Metaphysics of Living Consciousness: Metabolism, Agency and
Purposiveness"
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12304-023-09531-0
"'Hervorbringende Organe', 'bildende Kraft'? Heideggers Gegenentwurf zu
Kants Theorie des Organismus"
https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/dzph-2023-0003/htmlwww.annesophiemeincke.com
Elise Richter Research Fellow
Institute of Philosophy
University of Vienna
Universitätsstraße 7
1010 Vienna, Austria
Dear colleagues,
Today, Thursday June 22 at 17.30, Professor Barbara Sattler, Institut
für Philosophie, Universität Bochum, will deliver this year's Bonitz
Lecture, an annual lecture commemorating the famous Aristotelian scholar
Hermann Bonitz, Professor at the University of Vienna between 1849 and
1867). The lecture will be held in German and will take place in Hörsaal
21, next to the Institut für Klassische Philologie, Mittel- und
Neulatein in the University's Main Building.
On Friday the 23rd of June, Barbara Sattler will hold a seminar at 10.00
in the library of the Institut für Klassische Philologie. The topic of
the seminar is "Space and void in early Greek thought"
All are welcome!
George Karamanolis
--
Assoz. Prof. Dr. George Karamanolis
Institut für Philosophie
Zimmer: D0308
1010 Wien, Universitätsstraße 7 (NIG)
T: +43-1-4277-46476
eFax: +43-1-4277-846476
Dear Institute of Philosophy!
UPsalon would like to cordially invite you to our Stammtisch or
"regular's table"!
This time, we will use the Stammtisch for a first meeting of the
critical Anti-Racism Working Group at the Institute of Philosophy. We
discuss concerns, ideas and best practices at other departments, such as
the Racism-Critical working group at the department of African Studies,
and set up goals and aims for our own working group. You can find more
information of the group here:
https://afrika.univie.ac.at/en/about-us/wg-against-racism/
In line with this, we invite you to join us for a first meeting and
discussion organised with UPSalon. The working group highly encourages
participation from all levels. This will be a yet informal group of
people who care about and are interested in taking up the topic of
racism in the university ecosystem. This working group is concerned with
the kinds of work, ideas and activities that improves awareness, enhance
visibility, initiate discussions and interventions among all levels and
practices of the institution.
UPsalon are a group of doctoral and post-doctoral researchers; the
initiative aims at creating a space and community in Vienna where
underrepresented philosophers – such as women, gender minorities,
racialised minorities, socioeconomically disadvantaged people and people
disadvantaged by society – can connect on a regular basis. For more
information, check out our website!
People from all stages in their philosophical career are welcome, and we
are especially excited to meet those who we have not yet met.
Where?
Tunnel Vienna, Florianigasse 39, 1080 Wien
When?
June 27th at 6 PM
We are very much looking forward to meeting all of you!
Do not hesitate to get in touch with any questions you may have.
Best regards,
UPsalon
Mail: upsalon.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at
Web: upsalon.univie.ac.at
Sehr geehrte Kolleg:innen,
ich möchte Sie im Namen von Khôra, der Plattform für philosophische Diskussion, herzlich zum nächsten und letzten Kolloquium in diesem Sommersemester einladen. Nach dem Sommer starten wir ab Oktober mit neuen Kolloquien in das Wintersemester.
Termin: 22.06.2023, 18:30 - 20:00, HS 3f, Neues Institutsgebäude
Thema: Deleuze/Guattari: Was ist Philosophie?
Ein kurzer Text von Deleuze/Guattari dient uns als Ausgangspunkt für die weitere Diskussion und soll in sein Denken einführen. Auf Anfrage wird der Text gerne zugesendet.
Weitere Informationen sowie eine Mailingliste finden Sie auf unserer Homepage.
https://www.khora.philo.at/
Danach ist im Café Gagarin reserviert. Alle sind herzlich willkommen!
Wir freuen uns auf eure Teilnahme!
Liebe Grüße
Sebastian Krach
Dear colleagues,
My FWF project will host a workshop titled "Frege and the Emergence of
Formalism" on *10-11 July* in *NIG 2G*.
The program is below. Everyone is welcome to attend!
If you are interested in attending, I'd appreciate a quick note in reply
to this message so I can get a headcount.
Thanks, and hope to see you there,
Richard Lawrence
International Workshop "Frege and the Emergence of Formalism"
Part of the FWF Project: Frege Among the Formalists
Monday 10 July
10:00-11:15 Alan Weir, "Is there life left in formalism?"
11:15-11:30 Break
11:30-12:45 Tabea Rohr, "Frege, Plücker and the function-argument distinction"
1:00-3:00 Lunch and discussion
3:00-4:15 Joan Bertan San Millan, "Frege's early notion of function"
4:15-4:30 Break
4:30-5:45 James Tappenden, "Frege on mechanical and creative thinking"
7PM Dinner for conference speakers
Tuesday 11 July
10:00-11:15 Erich Reck, "On the origins of Frege's anti-formalism"
11:15-11:30 Break
11:30-12:45 Günther Eder, "Frege on formal and informal proof"
1:00-3:00 Lunch and discussion
3:00-4:15 Rachel Boddy, "Definition and content in Frege's logic"
4:15-4:30 Break
4:30-5:45 Richard Lawrence, "Frege, formalism and the Kantian legacy"
Liebe Kolleg*innen,
im Anhang schicke ich Ihnen den Aushang für die kommende FÖP der DSPL43(
Philosophie) am Montag, 19.06.2023 ab 15:00. Bitte beachten Sie, dass
die FÖP am 19.06.2023 in hybrider Form abgehalten wird. Vor Ort im
Hörsaal 3B (3. Stock, NIG) und via Zoom. Sie finden den Zoom Link im Anhang.
Dear colleagues,
Please find attached the schedule for our next faculty-public
presentation (FÖP) of doctoral research projects on Monday 19th May 2023
from 3 p.m. onwards. Participants are welcome! PPlease note that the FÖP
will be held in hybrid form on 19.06.2023. On site in lecture hall 3B
(3rd floor, NIG) and via Zoom. Please find the zoom link in the attachment.
Mit besten Grüßen,
With best wishes,
Benjamin Schnieder, DSPL43
Dear All
Drawing from best practices at Racism - Critical working group at the
department of African Studies, we are planning to found our own working
group on the topic of racism, especially in the university context. You
can find more information of the group here:
https://afrika.univie.ac.at/en/about-us/wg-against-racism/
In line with this, we invite you to join us for a first meeting and
discussion organised with UPSalon. The working group highly encourages
participation from all levels. This will be a yet informal group of
people who care about and are interested in taking up the topic of
racism in the university ecosystem. This working group is concerned with
the kinds of work, ideas and activities that improves awareness,
enhances visibility, initiates discussions and interventions among all
levels and practices of the institution. You can look at the website
attached for a brief orientation.
It is important to re-iterate, that our goal in doing this is to create
a working group that shares a relationship of care with the issue of
racism and it is not a career-building exercise. This also implies that
racism needs to be recognised as an issue that affects us all and yet,
those experiencing racism might also be people to keep in mind as
central to expertise seeking, intervention making and delegation of
authority. The hope is to have something that can be made continuous at
the Philosophy department regardless of the presence of specific
members.
Please write to UPsalon <upsalon.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at> by 23rd of
June if you would like to be a member of this group. We are planning our
first meeting at the end of June/ beginning of July at the UPSalon
Stammtisch with the goal of discussing aims, plans and ideas.
We look forward to seeing you at the discussion.
Best
Manu
Dear All,
we cordially invite you to the third meeting of the Vienna Science
Studies Lab
(https://sciencestudieslab.wordpress.com/), an intra-institution
initiative hosted by UPSalon (University of Vienna), the Konrad Lorenz
Institute (KLI), and the Epistemology of the In/human Project at
Central European University (CEU).
This meeting will focus Max Liboiron's "Pollution is Colonialism".
Everyone is welcome!
The meeting will be 3rd of July, 3:00-5:00
Location: Konrad Lorenz Institute, Martinstraße 12, Klosterneuburg
Reading:
Please let us know whether you'll attend by replying to
sophie.juliane.veigl(a)univie.ac.at and we will send a pdf of the
reading.
Looking forward,
Sophie Veigl on behalf of the SSL organizers
--
Dr. Sophie Juliane Veigl, BSc., BA., MSc., MA.
Institut für Philosophie, Universität Wien
E-Mail: sophie.juliane.veigl(a)univie.ac.at
my pronouns are she/her
Guten Tag!
in Beilage möchte ich ein Seminar, "Philosophien der Komplexität"
ankündingen, die vom 04.07.2023 - 25.07.2023 an der Universität für
angewandte Kunst, Wien stattfinden wird.Es handelt sich um
eine Vortrags- und Diskussionsreihe, die in Kooperation und mit
Unterstützung der Abteilung Medientheorie organisiert wird.
Freue ich mich, wenn Sie das Seminar weiterleiten könnten und noch mehr
auf eine Teilnahme!
Registration and further information: arantzazu.saratxagaarregi(a)uni-ak.ac.at
PHILOSOPHIEN DER KOMPLEXITÄT
Die Sommerakademie „Philosophien der Komplexität“ besteht in einem
explorativen Reflexionsraum, dessen Ziel es ist, auf die wesentlichen
Merkmale der Komplexität tiefgründig einzugehen. Erscheinungen der
Komplexität in den sozialen Systemen werden explorativ beobachtet und
analysiert zwecks Erlangung eines Verständnisses von angesprochenen
Herausforderungen, die zu einer handlungsmächtigen Ethik und einer neuen
Organisation des Denkens führen.
Komplexität steht heute für die Bezeichnung einer schwer begreifbaren
Situation. Sie hat damit zu tun, dass die globalen Ereignisse und
Probleme, die sich in einem großen Rahmen (Pandemie, Krieg, ökologische
Krise) abspielen, eine unmittelbare Wirkung auf die lokale Ebene
ausüben. Sie scheinen unvorhersehbar und unbestimmbar. Große
Unvorhersehbarkeiten machen die Entscheidungen schwierig. Vor der
Überwältigung durch komplexe Probleme wird eine KI-Maschinerie erstellt,
um Lösungen für komplexe Systeme zu finden. Allerdings bleibt die
Unkenntnis immer noch eine Frage, die der Komplexität innewohnt und
nicht von einem technischen Mittel gelöst werden kann. Insofern hat die
Sommerakademie das Ziel, Komplexität nicht nur begreifbar zu machen,
sondern die Handlungsfähigkeit aller sozialen Akteur*innen bewusst zu
machen und ein agiles Denken zu fördern.
Die Komplexität stellt heute die Frage, wie Ordnungen bzw. neue
Ordnungen aus der Verflechtung von miteinander interagierenden Elementen
hervorgehen. Diese Frage wollen wir in der Sommerakademie behandeln, mit
besonderer Aufmerksamkeit auf: Wer trägt die Verantwortung für neue
komplexe Ordnungen? Welche Erkenntniswege sind vorhanden und möglich,
mit denen soziale Agenten die miteinander verflochtenen Phänomene, die
die heutige soziale, ökonomische und ökologische globale Lage bestimmen,
bewältigen können? Das Ziel dieses Projekts ist es, über die
Epistemologie aktueller, sehr herausfordernder sozialer und
wissenschaftlicher Paradigmen der Komplexität zu reflektieren.
I. KOMPLEXITÄT: BEGRIFFSERKLÄRUNG
04.07.2023: Eine Reise in die Landschaft der Komplexität
06.07.2023: Paradigmenwechsel
I. DIE ENTSTEHUNG VON ORDNUNGEN: SELBSTORGANISATION UND EMERGENZ
18.07.2023. Selbstorganisation & Komplexität
20.07.2023. Emergenz & Komplexität
III. ASSEMBLAGE & AGENCY
25.07.2023. Ökologische Relationalität
*PHILOSOPHIES OF COMPLEXITY*
The Summer Academy "Philosophies of Complexity" consists of an
explorative space of reflection that aims to delve deeply into the
essential features of complexity. Phenomena of complexity in social
systems will be exploratively observed and analysed in order to gain an
understanding of the challenges raised, leading to an actionable ethics
and a new organisation of thinking.
Complexity is now used to describe a situation that is difficult to
understand. It has to do with the fact that global events and
large-scale problems (pandemics, wars, ecological crises) have an
immediate impact at the local level. They appear unpredictable and
unknowable. Unpredictability makes it difficult to make decisions.
Before being overwhelmed by complex problems, AI machines are being
created to find solutions to complex systems. However, uncertainty
remains an inherent problem of complexity and cannot be solved by
technical means. In this respect, the Summer Academy aims not only to
make complexity comprehensible, but also to make all social actors*
aware of their capacity to act and to promote agile thinking.
Complexity today raises the question of how orders or new orders emerge
from the entanglement of interacting elements. We want to address this
question in the Summer Academy, with a particular focus on: Who is
responsible for new complex orders? What ways of knowing are available
and possible for social actors to manage the entangled phenomena that
define today's social, economic and ecological global situation? The aim
of this project is to reflect on the epistemology of current, highly
challenging social and scientific paradigms of complexity.
I. COMPLEXITY: EXPLANATION OF TERMS
04.07.2023: A journey into the landscape of complexity
06.07.2023: Paradigm Shift
I. THE EMERGENCE OF ORDER: SELF-ORGANISATION AND EMERGENCE
18.07.2023. Self-organisation & Complexity
20.07.2023. Emergence & Complexity
III. ASSEMBLAGE & AGENCY
25.07.2023. Ecological Relationality
Dear all, happy to share, and sorry for crossposting.
Thank you for your attention, Brigitta Keintzel
Date change! Rita Laura Segato: Femicide – The female body as a territory of war (16.6.2023, 16:45)
Terminänderung: Der Vortrag wurde auf 16.6.2023 um 16:45 verschoben (vorher: 13.6.2023, 18:30)!
Vortrag auf Englisch
Abstract: In recent decades, marked by neoliberalism and increasingly authoritarian transformations in societies and government, global violence against women has also increased dramatically. A “global war on women” marks a political shift in patriarchal understanding of power. Women’s killings cannot be considered in private and sexual, but in political categories, with the aim of perpetuating the claims to power of male alliances.
Rita Laura Segato is an Argentinian-Brazilian academic who has been called ‘one of Latin America's most celebrated feminist anthropologists’ and ‘one of the most lucid feminist thinkers of this era’. She is known especially for her research on gender in Indigenous villages and Latin American communities, violence against women and the relationships between gender, racism and colonialism. One of her specialist areas is the study of gender violence. Recent publications include: La crítica de la colonialidad en ocho ensayos. Prometeo Libros. 2016; La guerra contra las mujeres. Tinta Limón - Traficantes de sueños. 2017; Mujeres intelectuales: feminismos y liberación en América Latina y el Caribe. Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales – CLACSO. 2017 (co-authored); Más allá del decenio de los pueblos afrodescendientes. Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales – CLACSO. 2017 (co-authored); Contrapedagogías de la crueldad. Prometeo Libros. 2018.
Anmeldung zur Online-Übertragung des Vortrags <https://gender.univie.ac.at/veranstaltungen/ringvorlesung-gender-studies/ge…>
Der Link für Kurz-Entschlossene / Link for last minute:
https://univienna.zoom.us/j/65759605379?pwd=VHNiNlJsenZNU0FxVzcwUktXWWxodz09 <https://univienna.zoom.us/j/65759605379?pwd=VHNiNlJsenZNU0FxVzcwUktXWWxodz09>
Dear colleagues and friends,
This is a gentle reminder of our conference "International Planning for
Freedom. Otto Neurath's democratic planning theory in the context of the
climate crisis". The program and abstracts can be downloaded via this link:
https://isotype.univie.ac.at/2023/05/15/international-planning-for-freedom/
Please note that also the links to the two related events (June 14:
"Utopianism, Rationality, and Thought Experiments...", June 15-16:
"Metrics of Energy") have been updated (see below).
Best
Elisabeth Nemeth
International Conference:
International Planning for Freedom. Otto Neurath's democratic planning
theory in the context of the climate crisis
A cooperation between Institute Vienna Circle (University of Vienna),
Vienna Circle Society (Vienna), Chamber of Labor (Vienna), FWF Project
Isotype. Origin, development, legacy (P 31500), Wien Museum.
Only a few years ago it was hardly imaginable that demands for planned
economy measures would be raised and publicly discussed again. Now the
time has come. Ulrike Herrmann's book "Das Ende des Kapitalismus. Warum
Wachstum und Klimaschutz nicht vereinbar sind – und wie wir in Zukunft
leben werden" (2022) is a bestseller. Her central thesis is discussed in
numerous public media: The transition from growth-dependent capitalism
to a social and ecological circular economy will only be possible
through a "private planned economy".
What she understands by this has striking similarities with the ideas of
economic planning that Otto Neurath conceived even before the First
World War and continued to develop until the end of his life in 1945. An
important point of reference for Neurath was Josef Popper-Lynkeus. The
latter justified the demand for overall social planning with a radically
individualistic ethic. Seen from today, this combination is surprising
and inspiring - not least because Popper-Lynkeus and Neurath were among
the first to introduce ecological viewpoints into economics.
A highlight of the conference will be the screening of the film "Land of
Promise" (UK 1946). The film was conceived by Neurath as a "film
argument" and directed by Paul Rotha. It argues for combating the
housing shortage in post-war England with extensively planned housing
programme. The arguments put forward in the film bear a remarkable
resemblance to the arguments Ulrike Herrmann puts forward today for a
"private planned economy" as a transition to a circular economy.
June 12th, 2023: Chamber of Labor - Bildungszentrum, Theresianumgasse
16-18, 1040 Vienna
Conference language: German
Please pre-register: Https://wien.arbeiterkammer.at/veranstaltungen
(registration open from next week)
June 13th, 2023: Erika Weinzierl-Hoersaal, University of Vienna,
Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna
Conference language: English
Please pre-register: office.wienerkreis(a)univie.ac.at
ENTRANCE FREE. Please find the detailed program attached.
PLEASE NOTE two events closely related to our conference:
Institute Vienna Circle Philosophy of Science Colloquium Special Panel:
Utopianism, Rationality, and Thought Experiments in Viennese Late
Enlightenment
June 14th, 2023, 15:00-17:00
Institut für Philosophie, Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG),
Universitätsstraße 7, Lecture Room 2i
https://philevents.org/event/show/110253 Contact:
alexander.linsbichler(a)jku.at
The Metrics of Energy: Accounting for Nature in the History of Social
Science and Ecological Economics
June 15th and 16th, 2023
International Workshop, organised by Anna Echterhölter and Marco Vianna
Franco,
University of Vienna (Key Research Area History of Science) in
cooperation with the
Institute for Advanced Studies IHS Vienna (research group Energy,
Environment, and Sustainable Economic Structures)
https://fsp-wissenschaftsgeschichte.univie.ac.at/upcoming-events/einzelansi…
--
ao. Univ.-Prof.i.R. Dr. Elisabeth Nemeth
Institut für Philosophie der Universität Wien
1010 Wien, Universitätsstraße 7
elisabeth.nemeth(a)univie.ac.at
https://elisabethnemeth.com
Liebe Kolleg*innen,
im Anhang schicke ich Ihnen den Aushang für die kommende FÖP der DSPL43(
Philosophie) am Montag, 19.06.2023 ab 15:00. Bitte beachten Sie, dass
die FÖP dieses Semester vor Ort im Hörsaal 3B (3. Stock, NIG) stattfindet.
Dear colleague,
Please find attached the schedule for our next faculty-public
presentation (FÖP) of doctoral research projects on Monday 19th May 2023
from 3 p.m. onwards. Participants are welcome! Please note that this
semester the FÖP will be held on site in Hörsaal 3B (3. Stock, NIG).
Mit besten Grüßen,
With best wishes,
Benjamin Schnieder, DSPL43
Liebe Kolleg*innen,
das SWIP Symposium wird dieses Jahr in Kooperation mit der mdw –
Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Wien stattfinden. Wir
freuen uns sehr auf diese Zusammenarbeit.
Zeit: 10.-11. November 2023
Ort: Rektoratssitzungssaal, mdw, Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Wien
Symposiums-Thema: Einander zuhören: Kunst, Queer-Feminismus und Philosophie
Nähere Informationen im Anhang
Dear colleagues,
When? Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 16:00 hours
Where? HEUER am Karlsplatz, Treitlstraße 2, 1040 Vienna
*“Exploring Connections: Wittgenstein, Gödel, and ChatGPT”*
Join us at Café Heuer am Karlsplatz for a captivating LogicLounge panel,
featuring renowned computer scientists Carla Gomes and Bart Selman.
Delve into the fascinating connections between Wittgenstein, Gödel, and
ChatGPT in this thought-provoking discussion moderated by journalist
Sarah Kriesche.
http://www.vcla.at/2023/05/logiclounge-2023/
Admission-free, no registration or expertise required; this is an event
for the general public. You are welcome to forward this invitation to
anyone who might be interested in the talk! We look forward to seeing
you there.
If you would like to share this information, you can find us on facebook
and twitter: @vclaTUwien.
Best wishes
*Andrea Hackl, MA*
Project Manager
Vienna Center for Logic and Algorithms
*
**Technische Universität Wien*
Favoritenstraße 9-11, Stiege 3, 3. Stock, 1040 Wien
andrea.hackl(a)tuwien.ac.at <mailto:andrea.hackl@tuwien.ac.at>
www.vcla.at <http://www.vcla.at/>
Call for Papers
Creative Bodies—Creative Minds
The third international, interdisciplinary conference in gender research
25-26 March 2024, University of Graz, Austria
Organized by:
Sociology of Gender section, Department of Sociology, University of
Graz, Austria; FH JOANNEUM– University of Applied Sciences Graz; Centre
for Southeast European Studies, University of Graz.
Theoretical discussions on creativity in the last two decades have
addressed existing dichotomies in its conceptualization, such as
professional/everyday and public/private. Cultural studies have then
been critical of creativity being approached in terms of the individual
talent and elite (“creative class”), in economic terms (“creative
industries”) or in terms of exclusive locations (“creative
city”)[1]. Gender scholars, in the meantime, have levelled criticism
at the gendered definition of creativity, too often conceived as a
property of a lone male genius, and at the gender bias of research on
creativity that had tended to overlook activities in which women
typically engaged [2].
Currently, in the European cultural/political space we witness a rise in
the use of diverse artistic, creative, and playful tactics and practices
in protests and everyday activism which challenge structural
inequalities intersecting gender, class, race, ethnicity, sexuality, age
and (dis)ability. Such examples of creative expression, including arts,
crafts, participatory practices, and/or aesthetic interventions in
public space [3], and in feminist and queer politics, in particular
(e.g. “craftivism” [4], “artivism”[5]) challenge the common
understanding of what constitutes political, as well as creative
activities. Likewise, studies on socially engaged art in Southeastern
Europe that have conceptualized “creative work […] as a labor of
care and compassion” [6] make us think beyond the ideas of creativity
in terms of individual self-expression.
The third Creative Bodies—Creative Minds Conference 2024 will explore
the gendered and political aspects of current, historical or everyday
creative practices. DIY-making, as a form of everyday creativity,
carries a different meaning in different political regimes (such as in
the former Eastern Bloc, liberal market democracies, or post-colonial
context). Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns exemplify how everyday
creative practice is/was an adaptive response to external circumstances.
We witnessed how digital media enabled sharing of creative responses to
the constraints, including the use of humor (“from zines to memes”)
to cope with the situation, express care and solidarity, and maintain
relationships. We are interested in exploring creative adaptations to
external circumstances across different political, economic and gender
regimes.
Keynote speakers:
Věra Sokolová, Department of History, Charles University, Prague
Milica Tomić, Institute for Contemporary Art, Graz University of
Technology
The areas of interest for the CBCM 2024 conference include, but are not
limited to:
* creativity and intersectional activism;
* arts, crafts, play as activist and political tools;
* reparative cultural and political practices;
* creative living as an adaptation to different biopolitical
regulations;
* (everyday) creativity across different political, economic and gender
regimes;
* creative labor (precarity, rethinking work/productivity, collective
organizing);
* creative, playful, fun and politicized use of space and time (e.g.
festivals, parks and clubs);
* intersectional activism and digital media;
* humor, playfulness and fun in feminist and LGBTQ+ activism;
* creativity as care for others, collective and solidary creativity;
* DIY, maker movement: from knitting, through home-making to open
source;
* material, processual and relational aspects of creative practices;
* the place of creative methodologies and creative research in teaching
and scholarly research in social
sciences and humanities.
We are inviting proposals for presentations from scholars, practitioners
and postgraduate students from a wide range of disciplines including,
but not limited to: sociology, cultural studies, anthropology, human
geography, political science, gender studies, art, performance, history,
literary studies, social studies of science and technology and
environmental studies.
Please send a 250-word abstract and a 150-word bio note before 10th
September 2023 to creative.bodies(a)uni-graz.at
Registration fee: 190 EUR
Registration fee (student presenters): 130 EUR
The conference registration fee includes the conference dinner, two
lunches, tea/coffee breaks and the conference pack with the book of
abstracts.
Information on registration and updates on the program will be available
on the conference website:
https://creative-bodies.uni-graz.at/en/ [1]
Graz, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site and Cultural Capital of
Europe for 2003, is the capital of the Austrian province of Styria and
the home of Austria’s second largest university.
Conference organizers:
Libora Oates-Indruchová, Professor of Sociology of Gender, University
of Graz
Zorica Siročić, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology,
University of Graz
Birgit Bachler, FH JOANNEUM – University of Applied Sciences Graz
Florian Bieber, Centre for Southeast European Studies, University of
Graz
Wolfgang Kühnelt, FH JOANNEUM – University of Applied Sciences Graz
Biljana Purić, Centre for Southeast European Studies and Institute of
Art History, University of Graz
Gudrun Reimert, FH JOANNEUM – University of Applied Sciences Graz
Important dates:
Submission of abstracts: 10 September 2023
Informing about abstract acceptance: mid-November 2023
Conference registration opens: 15 December 2023
Conference registration ends: 31 January 2024
References:
[1] Oates-Indruchová, Libora and Jana Mikats. 2022. “Gender
Perspectives on Professional and Everyday Creativities: Introduction to
the Special Issue”, _Cultural Studies_ 36 (5): 699-712.
[2] Eisler, Riane and Alfonso Montuori. 2007. “Creativity, Society,
and the Hidden Subtext of Gender: Toward a New Contextualized
Approach,” _World Futures_ (63): 479-99.
[3] Sommer, Doris. 2014. _The Work of Art in the World: Civic Agency and
Public Humanities_. Duke University Press.
[4] Cvetkovich, Ann. 2012. _Depression: A Public Feeling_. Durham, NC:
Duke UP.
[5] Mouffe, Chantal. 2007. “Artistic Activism and Agonistic Spaces”.
_Art & Research_: Chantal Mouffe, Arts & Research. (Available at
www.artandresearch.org.uk/v1n2/mouffe.html [2], last accessed
30.11.2022)
[6] Alacovska, Ana. 2020. “From Passion to Compassion: A Caring
Inquiry into Creative Work as Socially Engaged Art.” _Sociology _54
(4): 727–44.
Links:
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[1] https://creative-bodies.uni-graz.at/en/
[2] http://www.artandresearch.org.uk/v1n2/mouffe.html
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