Upcoming Workshop 2013
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Professor Nandita Biswas
Mellamphy & Dr. Dan
Mellamphy (2012-2013 Visiting Faculty of the
Center for Transformative
Media at Parsons: The New School for Design), will be presenting the
fourth annual Nietzsche Workshop @ Western (NWW.IV),* ‘Cyber-Nietzsche:
Tunnels, Tightropes, Net-&-Meshworks’, at The New School on April 13
2013, 13:00-18:00. This year's theme is that of the relation of
Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophy to Media Studies, Cybernetics, and the
so-called ‘Digital Humanities’ (Human, All too Human?). Proposals for
20-minute presentations should be sent to this
email address by the
end of February. For information see the NWW.IV
facebook page and the previous workshops (NWW I, II & III) below.
*The Nietzsche Workshop @ Western is an annual international conference
that provides an academic forum for scholars and students to discuss the
most salient issues of contemporary society in light of the critical
perspectives and politico-philosophical insights of the German
philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. The goal of the conference is to
provide students and faculty with a forum to exchange and discuss
controversial but innovative ideas within an academic context, all with
the goal of furthering Western's international reputation for academic
excellence.
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Previous Workshops
The Nietzsche Workshop 2011
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The Nietzsche Workshop @ Western is an annual international conference that provides an academic forum for scholars and students to discuss the most salient issues of contemporary society in light of the critical perspectives and politico-philosophical insights of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. The goal of the conference is to provide students and faculty with a forum to exchange and discuss controversial but innovative ideas within an academic context, all with the goal of furthering Western's international reputation for academic excellence.
Date: October 1, 2011
Location: Somerville House Room 2355, The University of Western Ontario
Keynote Speakers:
- Horst Hutter, Montreal, PQ
- Arthur Kroker, Victoria, BC
- Scott Bakker, London, ON
- Ed Keller, New York, NY
This event would not be possible without the generous support of:
- The University of Western Ontario
- Faculty of Social Sciences Student Council
We thank them for their generous donation.
Contact Information:
For more information please e-mail The Nietzsche Workshop @ Western.
Credits
Graphic Design: Dan Mellamphy
Webmaster: Bibi Pettypiece
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The Nietzsche Workshop @ Western 2010
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Nietzsche, Foucault, Deleuze: Rethinking War in the 21st Century
This conference featured keynotes from Dr. Manabrata Guha, author of Reimagining War in the 21st Century: From Clausewitz to Network-Centric Warfare (Routledge 2010) and Dr. Julian Reid, author of Biopolitics of the War on Terror (Manchester University Press 2007).
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The Nietzsche Workshop @ Western 2009
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Subjugation: Thinking Nietzsche, Power and Politics
This conference featured keynote speaker, Dr. Heike Schotten, author of Nietzsche's Revolution: Decadence, Politics and Sexuality (Palgrave 2009), from the University of Boston.
Both events were successful and featured papers from faculty, graduate and undergraduate researchers from reputable universities in North America.
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