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Date: 20 september 2006
Doctoral Seminar 'Adorno at the Crossroads'The research unit 'Text and Interpretation' of the subfaculty of literary studies at the university of Leuven is organizing the first of what it hopes to become a long series of doctoral seminars. Dedicated to the study of both the micrological study of poetical, rhetorical, and linguistic strategies and the ways these strategies relate the text to its contexts, 'Text and Interpretation' wants the format of these doctoral seminars to achieve two things: stimulate the close reading of a corpus of texts, and critically assess the ways in which that corpus intersects with other discourses.Given this double aim, the work of Theodor W. Adorno presents itself as an obvious subject for our first seminar. Not only has the work of Adorno had a decisive influence on developments in the fields of philosophy, sociology, musicology, and critical theory in the twentieth century, in the last decade we have also witnessed a vivid reception of Adorno in the fields of cultural, literary, and religious studies. This makes his work one of the crucial oeuvres to be confronted by the humanities in our twenty-first century. Moreover, Adorno's work also seems to warrant close textual attention: written in a notoriously demanding style, it forces us to return to the actual textual strategies that constitute the legacy that so many different fields of study at present invoke. It is our hope that this close textual analysis will demonstrate how Adorno's work is situated at the interdisciplinary crossroads of the different approaches it seems to inspire. The format of the seminar reflects our double ambition. A first part of the program will consist in reading sessions, in which the participants will discuss both a number of Adorno's key-texts and more topical texts (which will be made available in a reader). These texts will be taken up in the second part of the program: a symposium in which a number of specialists from different fields will confront these texts with issues in the fields of musicology, religious studies, sociology, philosophy, and literary studies. We are especially proud to count Prof. Dr. Anselm Haverkamp, professor at the Viadrina-university in Frankfurt/Oder and New York University, among the speakers at our seminar. It is our hope that this approach will enable our participants to both familiarize themselves with an important body of work and to critically assess the relevance of that oeuvre to their own research, as well as to intellectual practice more generally. Professor Haverkamp's lecture and our symposium will be open to everybody, while participation in the reading sessions will be restricted to a selected group of doctoral students, in order to facilitate discussion. Program
Wednesday 06/12
Thursday 07/12
16-17.30h Keynote Lecture: Anselm Haverkamp (Frankfurt/Oder - New York) 'Adorno at the Crossroads (Beckett and Hölderlin according to Benjamin or Heidegger)' Kardinaal Mercierzaal (HIW)
Friday 08/12
Vivian Liska (Antwerp): 'The Right Theory, the Abysmal Song and the Cunning of Literature. Adorno, Blanchot, Kafka and the Sirens' Benjamin Biebuyck (Gent): t.a.p. Koenraad Geldof (Leuven - Literary Studies: Literature and Culture): 'Adorno and Derrida, Readers of Husserl. Language, Critical Theory and Deconstruction' Jan Christiaens (Leuven - Musicology): 'Authenticity and Alienation in Adorno's Philosophy of Music' Yves De Maeseneer (Leuven - Theology): 'Lecons de Ténèbres. Theological Notes on Adorno's Art of Redemption' Pieter Vermeulen (Leuven - Literary Studies: Text and Interpretation): 'Historical Difference and the Production of Genius (Adorno and Auerbach)' Registration and Information Participation in the seminar is free of charge, while the number of participants in the reading sessions is restricted. Participants please send a short message to pieter.vermeulen@arts.kuleuven.be or arne.dewinde@arts.kuleuven.be before October 15th, in which you indicate your academic affiliation and the topic of your doctoral research. We will send you a reader with the texts by the beginning of November, and will provide certificates to make sure you get credited for your participation by your institution. People who only want to attend to symposium and/or the keynote lecture, please send a short message so we can provide you with the necessary information. |
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