Oct 4—6, 2018
Conference

Today, changed political providences are a challenge to postcolonial and poststructuralist theory. Much of what had long been the target of emancipatory, left-wing critique is now also being co-opted by nationalist-authoritarian movements; thus not only the political left, but also right-wing populists criticize neoliberalism, capitalism, and globalization and employ key concepts of French Theory, like deconstruction and simulation, to consolidate their power.

Against this background, cultural scholars ask how they can defend the achievements of poststructuralism and its questioning of hegemonic truths.

Image: Nikolaus Gansterer, Blackboards, 2004–2011. | Courtesy of the Artist

Concerning Matters and Truths

Philosophy of the Essay Film 
with Christa Blümlinger, Gertrud Koch, Esther Leslie; Moderation: Stewart Martin

What is an essay film or an installation essay? Though their formal elements have existed since the early years of film, it is only recently that these terms have come to function as generic labels with certain aesthetic and conceptual stances: poetically wrought language, self-reflexion, a sustained rumination on one issue, and movement across disciplinary confines. What can essay films and installation essays communicate to, and about, philosophy?

54321… Radical Philosophy Conference 2015 - Philosophy of the Essay Film

Section 2: Questions of Identity. Poststructuralists and Populists
Moderated by Anna Christen, Manfred Pfaffenthaler

Joel Golb: “Post-Structuralist Theory in the Age of Trump. Some Social-Historical Observations” 
Sabine Hark: „Ein Frage an und für unsere Zeit. Verstörende Gender Studies und symptomatische Missverständnisse“

Concerning Matters and Truths
Original version
Lectures, Oct 5, 2018

Lectures by Joel Golb, Sabine Hark (English, German)

Section 1: Revisiting the Near Past
Moderated by Sasha Rossman, Alexander Zons

Oliver Marchart: “Zombie Deconstruction? On the Afterlife of Poststructuralism”
Guillaume Paoli: „Die Rückkehr der Entfremdung”

Concerning Matters and Truths
German original version
Lectures, Oct 5, 2018

Lectures by Oliver Marchart, Guillaume Paoli (German)

Section 1: Revisiting the Near Past
Moderated by Sasha Rossman, Alexander Zons

Concerning Matters and Truths
German original version
Lecture, Oct 5, 2018

Philipp Felsch, Andreas Bernard: „Die Aktualität der Spätromantik“ (German)

Concerning Matters and Truths
German original version
Introduction, Oct 5, 2018

Introduction by Albrecht Koschorke (German)

Chantal Mouffe: “Agonistic Democracy and LeftPopulism: An Hegemonic Approach”
Nikolaus Gansterer: “Translecture”

Panel Discussion with Chantal Mouffe, Boris Buden, Oliver Marchart, Guillaume Paoli, moderated by Albrecht Koschorke

Concerning Matters and Truths
English original version
Keynotes, Discussion, Oct 4, 2018

Keynotes by Chantal Mouffe, Nikolaus Gansterer

Hörstück / Audio Piece

Zur Shortlist 2013 
Internationaler Literaturpreis – Haus der Kulturen der Welt 

Produziert und komponiert von 
Cordula Dickmeiß und Susanne Franzmeyer

Das Hörstück zum Internationalen Literaturpreis 2013 ist eine poetische Audio-Komposition, produziert und konzeptioniert von  den Audiokünsterlinnen Cordula Dickmeiß und Susanne Franzmeyer. Ihre Montage bringt die nominierten Shortlist-Titel in Lesungen aus Original und deutscher Übertragung zum Klingen und fängt diese mit den  Lektüreeindrücken der Juroren in einem vielstimmigen Resonanzraum ein. 


SprecherInnen: 

Barbara Becker (deutsch)
Gerald Michel (deutsch)

Matthew Beavers (englisch)
Adriana Collande (spanisch)
Wesley Mathews (englisch)
Aurélie Maurin (französisch)
Julia Reim (russisch)
Oleg Zinkovskiy (russisch)
Jurystimmen 

Ton & Regie:

Cordula Dickmeiß
Susanne Franzmeyer

Audiocollage Shortlist 2013

A pluri-disciplinary institution in Berlin of visual and performative arts, music, architecture, literature and scientific discursive formats 🌊

Introduction by Albrecht Koschorke (German)

HKW

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