Event overview
Organized by Michael Newman
Recent events raise the question of the relation of the ‘body politic’ to the politics of bodies. This MARs Session will critically consider development of the body as a metaphor for collectivities (the nation, the corporation etc.), and from this investigate the body as political in relation to the state, borders, war, genocide, asylum and migration.
At the beginning of the state as a form of political organisation, it was associated with the body of the monarch. The French Revolution saw the monarch decapitated, involving a redistribution and fundamental rethinking of sovereignty. And if the state form is under pressure in the 21st century, what does this mean? Is the metaphor of auto-immune disease applicable, borders resulting in the weakening of precisely what they are attempting to defend? If the political has a bodily dimension, and the body is political, do we not also have to think of emotions and affects as political? Why has affect come to dominate the political stage? In particular what is the relation between shame, shaming and shamelessness in the current political sphere? What are the implications of this both for understanding the art of the past, and for contemporary practice?
* Spaces are strictly limited.*
MARs Sessions
MARs Sessions bring together researchers within Art, across disciplines, between institutions and beyond higher education for intentional, concentrated discussion and sharing of research. Each small-scale, curated event engages around 12-15 people in conversation, all of whom share a research interest in common. The sessions are organised and run by members of academic staff along with MPhil/PhD researchers in the Department of Art at Goldsmiths, keying into specific research interests.
Depending on the curatorial agenda, each MARs Session may have up to three ‘prep’ sessions involving readings, screenings, gallery visits, etc. Keying into the research theme/topic of the main MARs session, these ‘prep’ sessions are organised by an MPhil/PhD Researcher in Art in consultation with the main MARs organizer. The ‘prep’ sessions run on consecutive weeks leading up to the main MARs session. Participants may choose to sign up for the main session only, but are welcome to attend any or all of the 'prep' sessions as well.
Future sessions include:
MARs Session 4 – FANDOM AS METHODOLOGY – March 2018
Main Organiser, Catherine Grant
The MARs sessions were initiated by Professor Kristen Kreider, who is Director of the Art Research Programme at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 2018 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm |
Accessibility
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