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Workshop: Crisis of Meaning and Political Theology
Julia Ng (Goldsmiths), Martin Ruehl (Cambridge), Hjalmar Falk (Oxford/Gottenberg), Carolin Duttlinger (Oxford), Amir Engel (Hebrew University), Jean-Claude Monod (ENS)
History Faculty, George Street, 41-47 George St, Oxford OX1 2BE
Lecture Theatre
The ‘Crisis, extremes and Apocalypse’ research network at TORCH is delighted to host a workshop on ‘Crises of Meaning and Political Theology’ on the afternoon of 6 June.
Speakers will include:
Martin Ruehl (Cambridge), “Ernst Kantorowicz and the Politics of Political Theology”
Amir Engel (Hebrew University), “On Real and Imagined Catastrophes: Gershom Scholem’s Sabbatinism.”
Julia Ng (Goldsmith’s), “Surrealism’s Political-Theological Afterlife: Benjamin—Blumenberg—Taubes.”
Carolin Duttlinger (Oxford), ‘‘Rescue in the Face of Danger: Benjamin, Goethe, Sebald’‘
Hjalmar Falk (Oxford/Gothenburg), “The Modern Epimetheus. Carl Schmitt’s Marian Katechontism”
Jean-Claude Monond (ENS), ‘“Progress, Providence, eschaton: Löwith, Blumenberg, and after”
All are welcome. Coffee, tea and biscuits will be provided. For information, please contact Audrey Borowski at audreyborowski@yahoo.com
Date:
6 June 2017, 12:30
Venue:
History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details:
History Faculty, Lecture theatre
Speaker: Various Speakers
Organising department:
The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)
Part of:
Crisis, Extremes and Apocalypse Research Network
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Public
Editors:
Laura Spence,
Audrey Borowski
