Event overview
Peter Hallward and Peter Osborne join Professor Alex Düttmann for a discussion on philosophy and the idea of the university.
PETER HALLWARD teaches at the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy at Middlesex University, and is the author of "Damming the Flood: Haiti and the Politics of Containment" (2007), "Out of this World: Deleuze and the Philosophy of Creation" (2006), "Badiou: A Subject to Truth" (2003), and "Absolutely Postcolonial" (2001). He is currently working on a project entitled 'The Will of the People'.
PETER OSBORNE is Professor of Modern European Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy, Middlesex University, London. He is an editor of the British journal 'Radical Philosophy'. His books include "The Politics of Time: Modernity and Avant-Garde" (1995; 2nd ed. 2010), "Philosophy in Cultural Theory" (2000), "Conceptual Art" (2002), "Marx" (2005), (ed.) "Walter Benjamin: Critical Evaluations in Cultural Theory" (3 Volumes, 2005) and "El arte más allá de la estética: Ensayos filosóficos sobre el arte contemporáneo" (CENDEAC, 2010). His writing on contemporary art includes contributions to 'Afterall', 'Art History', 'October', 'Oxford Art Journal', and to catalogues for 'Manifesta 5' (San Sebastian, 2004), 'Time Zones' (Tate Modern, 2004), 'Zones of Contact' (2006 Biennale of Sydney), 'The Quick and the Dead' (Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 2009) and 'Matias Faldbakken: The Shock of Abstraction' (National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo/Ikon, Birmingham 2009). He is currently completing a book on philosophical aspects of contemporary art.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 10 Jun 2010 | 5:00pm - 7:00pm |
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