Category Archives: Philosophy

Performance Philosophy 2016 Events Call for Proposals

Conference Call, Philosophy

In 2014, Performance Philosophy placed a call for “interim” events, which would complement the larger biennial conferences held in 2013 and 2015. The work that transpired from that call was remarkable in scope, form, and content. (See  ) As such, the creators of the call want to shed the title “interim” in order to emphasize the central position of this work within the terrain of Performance Philosophy.

This is a call for proposals outlining Performance Philosophy events to take place during 2016 or early 2017, ahead of the next biennial conference which will be held in Prague in April 2017. Selected proposals will receive “seed funding,” help in advertising the events, and permission to use the Performance Philosophy logo. Three awards will be made at £500 and 2 at £250.

TO APPLY, PLEASE COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORM available here 

AND SUBMIT AS PER THE GUIDANCE BY THE DEADLINE OF 15 DECEMBER 2015.

The Grace Project: Research Event in Oxford

Philosophy, Research Seminars

 The GRACE Project

Friday, November 20, 2015 at 5:30pm
Venue: St Hilda’s College, Cowley Place, Oxford, OX4 1DY
Lady Brodie Room

Speaker: Renate Braeuninger (Northampton),  ‘Slavoj Žižek, Grace, and Contemporary Dance’. All welcome.
In his extensive reflections on German philosophy and German Idealism, particularly in Less than Nothing (2012), Žižek alludes to ideas of ‘grace’ on a number of occasions. This talk considers the following questions: What are the concepts and ideas of grace that Žižek is exploring, and to what extent are they useful for research into dance? By looking at German Idealism through the lens of Žižek and by thinking about its relevance to dance we gain a mediated perspective on German Idealism, but one that also reflects contemporary understanding of the term ‘grace’.