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SUMMARY:Perspectives on Existentialism: Panel Discussion - Dr Ruth Jackson
 \, Dr Andy Martin\, Josh Platzky Miller\, Yung In Chae
DTSTART:20161021T180000Z
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CONTACT:Polina Gordovich
DESCRIPTION:*We are very happy to invite you to the first Philiminality ev
 ent!* \n\nPhiliminality is honoured to welcome four exciting speakers to o
 ur panel discussion on existentialism. \n\n* Dr Ruth Jackson (Research Fel
 low at CRASSH\; member of Divinity Faculty) will address the work of two b
 rilliant theological minds of the 19th century\, whose thought gave major 
 impetus to the anti-Cartesian philosophy of figures like Martin Heidegger 
 and Martin Buber. We shall consider Søren Kierkegaard\, who is heralded a
 s the father of existentialism\, and Friedrich Schleiermacher\, whose conc
 eption of religious belief as a 'feeling of absolute dependence' resonates
  with existentialism's stress on the givenness of human existence and iden
 tity.\n\n* Dr Andy Martin (French Department) will speak about the endurin
 g relevance of existentialism to modern-day issues: "Brexistentialism" wit
 h reference to Sartre and Camus. He is the author of a book about the inte
 llectual rivalry between these two thinkers\, 'The boxer and the Goalkeepe
 r' (2012).\n\n* Josh Platzky Miller (Development Studies PhD candidate) wi
 ll speak about topics in African existentialism. He will focus on two infl
 uential figures in African social and political thought: Frantz Fanon (fro
 m Martinique\, most well known for his work in Algeria) and Steve Biko (So
 uth Africa). Fanon provides incisive critiques of the psychological-politi
 cal aspects of colonialism and racism\, to be replaced by a revolutionary 
 humanism. Biko’s critique of Apartheid South Africa informs his role as 
 a theorist and activist in the Black Consciousness Movement. These engaged
  philosophers contribute to grounded existentialist thought by emphasising
  the sociopolitical conditions which shape human existence and structure i
 ntersubjective relations. They provide practical considerations for those 
 living in oppressive conditions to resist and overcome their oppression.\n
 \n* Yung In Chae (Classics MPhil Candidate and Gates Cambridge Scholar) wi
 ll speak about the intersection of existentialism and feminist philosophy 
 through one of the most famous proponents of both\, Simone de Beauvoir\, l
 ooking at how the two seemingly irreconcilable concepts can work together 
 with examples from De Beauvoir’s own evolution of thought and placing th
 em in their proper historical context. Currently writing a dissertation on
  the classical references in “The Second Sex\,” she has an A.B. in Cla
 ssics from Princeton University and spent the last year studying History a
 nd Civilizations at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales.\n\
 nThis event is free - please come along and bring anyone you think might b
 e interested in this event. 
LOCATION:The Blythe Room\, Clare Colony
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