On Feminism and Secularism
On Feminism and Secularism, Lectures by Prof. Judith Butler and Prof. Rosi Braidotti, 6 March 2008
Part of the Postsecularism Lecture Series, academic year 2007–2008
Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University and BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht
The academic year-long lecture series on postsecularism is a collaboration with the Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University, marking part of the research trajectory of Concerning the Post-Secular, a long-term, multifaceted project at BAK.
Lectures touching upon the limited secularist discourse with regard to feminism and understanding new relations between feminism and religion by Prof. Dr. Judith Butler, Professor in the Department of Rhetoric and Comparative Literature, UC Berkeley, CA, US, entitled "Vulnerability, Survivability: The Affective Politics of War," and by Prof. Dr. Rosi Braidotti, Distinguished Professor of the Humanities, Arts Faculty, Utrecht University, NL, entitled "The Post-Secular Predicament and Ways of Dying," take place on Thursday 6 March 2008 from 14 till 17 hrs in the auditorium of the Catharijneconvent, Lange Nieuwstraat 38. The seminar is chaired by Dr. Sarah Bracke.
The lecture series aims at investigating the "post-secular" as a central aspect of our current historical condition and the mutual engagements of secularism and religious discourses especially in contemporary Europe. It maps the intersections of the "post-secular" with social and political theory as well as cultural and artistic practices and movements with special emphasis on issues of political theory, Islam in Europe, ethics, human rights, feminist practices, contemporary art, and the European tradition of liberal humanism.
Following this lecture series, Concerning the Post-Secular further develops through an exhibition (autumn 2008), seminars and related projects, and a BAK Critical Reader presenting new texts by artists and scholars who further investigate the notion of the "post-secular" from the perspective of contemporary artistic and intellectual practices (winter 2008).
Part of the Postsecularism Lecture Series, academic year 2007–2008
Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University and BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht
The academic year-long lecture series on postsecularism is a collaboration with the Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University, marking part of the research trajectory of Concerning the Post-Secular, a long-term, multifaceted project at BAK.
Lectures touching upon the limited secularist discourse with regard to feminism and understanding new relations between feminism and religion by Prof. Dr. Judith Butler, Professor in the Department of Rhetoric and Comparative Literature, UC Berkeley, CA, US, entitled "Vulnerability, Survivability: The Affective Politics of War," and by Prof. Dr. Rosi Braidotti, Distinguished Professor of the Humanities, Arts Faculty, Utrecht University, NL, entitled "The Post-Secular Predicament and Ways of Dying," take place on Thursday 6 March 2008 from 14 till 17 hrs in the auditorium of the Catharijneconvent, Lange Nieuwstraat 38. The seminar is chaired by Dr. Sarah Bracke.
The lecture series aims at investigating the "post-secular" as a central aspect of our current historical condition and the mutual engagements of secularism and religious discourses especially in contemporary Europe. It maps the intersections of the "post-secular" with social and political theory as well as cultural and artistic practices and movements with special emphasis on issues of political theory, Islam in Europe, ethics, human rights, feminist practices, contemporary art, and the European tradition of liberal humanism.
Following this lecture series, Concerning the Post-Secular further develops through an exhibition (autumn 2008), seminars and related projects, and a BAK Critical Reader presenting new texts by artists and scholars who further investigate the notion of the "post-secular" from the perspective of contemporary artistic and intellectual practices (winter 2008).
Kiosk # 974
Context
Kiosk # 974 is an allusion to the unstable condition of the press in Iran. In Tehran 90% of these publications are distributed through the 973 (legitimate or illegitimate) newspaper kiosks located in various spots in the city. The display space of these kiosks is so limited that newspapers and magazines often have to be laid on sidewalks or hung from the nearest trees. Occasionally plastic sheets are installed to protect the publications from rain. Over 60 percent of the kiosks in Tehran function illegitimately regarding their spatial arrangements. The management of the kiosk is pursued through a continuous arrangement and rearrangement of its goods. For this project we address the subject of the kiosk in its fragmentary, disoriented condition to allude to the kaleidoscopic circulation of information in Iran, where the lack of a consistent discourse (social or political) is compensated by a continual reconfiguring of bits and pieces of signifying fragments. What are the parameters that define these configurations? Can such configurations help us develop a new design for these kiosks that reflects the condition of the press and at the same time offer a flexible space for infinite reconfigurations? Such a space would be capable of reinterpreting its use and functionality according to changing conditions.
Kiosk # 974The first part of this ongoing project is developed with the collaboration of the architect Kianoosh Vahabi, and is essentially a proposal for a new design for the newspaper kiosks in Tehran. Based on extensive research, a supplemental issue of ‘Pages’ – a newspaper titled ‘kiosk # 947’ – was developed that reflects the various approaches of the project to issues of the press and newsstands in Iran.The design proposal depicts display and accommodation facilities beyond the current existing design. The developed design is in fact defined by all the architectural attributes that surpass the legitimate boundaries set by the municipality.Video-interviews with different kiosk owners from inside their spaces in Tehran reflect their views on the spatial and economical aspects of newsstands and their work. Based on the information published by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in Iran, a diagram is also developed that depicts the condition of the press in Iran in its different modes.
Kiosk # 974 is an allusion to the unstable condition of the press in Iran. In Tehran 90% of these publications are distributed through the 973 (legitimate or illegitimate) newspaper kiosks located in various spots in the city. The display space of these kiosks is so limited that newspapers and magazines often have to be laid on sidewalks or hung from the nearest trees. Occasionally plastic sheets are installed to protect the publications from rain. Over 60 percent of the kiosks in Tehran function illegitimately regarding their spatial arrangements. The management of the kiosk is pursued through a continuous arrangement and rearrangement of its goods. For this project we address the subject of the kiosk in its fragmentary, disoriented condition to allude to the kaleidoscopic circulation of information in Iran, where the lack of a consistent discourse (social or political) is compensated by a continual reconfiguring of bits and pieces of signifying fragments. What are the parameters that define these configurations? Can such configurations help us develop a new design for these kiosks that reflects the condition of the press and at the same time offer a flexible space for infinite reconfigurations? Such a space would be capable of reinterpreting its use and functionality according to changing conditions.
Kiosk # 974The first part of this ongoing project is developed with the collaboration of the architect Kianoosh Vahabi, and is essentially a proposal for a new design for the newspaper kiosks in Tehran. Based on extensive research, a supplemental issue of ‘Pages’ – a newspaper titled ‘kiosk # 947’ – was developed that reflects the various approaches of the project to issues of the press and newsstands in Iran.The design proposal depicts display and accommodation facilities beyond the current existing design. The developed design is in fact defined by all the architectural attributes that surpass the legitimate boundaries set by the municipality.Video-interviews with different kiosk owners from inside their spaces in Tehran reflect their views on the spatial and economical aspects of newsstands and their work. Based on the information published by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in Iran, a diagram is also developed that depicts the condition of the press in Iran in its different modes.
공공도큐멘트 판매처
알라딘에서 판매합니다!!미디어버스의 책/활동들은 분류에서 탈주하려는 욕망과 그 안에 포섭되려는 욕망이 공존하는 것 같다. 그 과정이 지속적으로 반복되고 있는 중이고. ISBN을 만들고 출판사 등록을 하고 온라인 쇼핑몰에 책을 넣고, 페이팔을 신청하고... 등등의 이런 행동들은 우리 스스로 활동을 분류하고 제도 안에 억지로 끼워넣는 행위이며 동시에 또 이런 것에 전혀 포섭되지 않는 새로운 요소들을 개발하고 고민해야 한다는 욕망도 스물스물 튀어나오고 있다.
어쨌든 많이 팔렸으면 좋겠다.
CAPTURING TIME - MAPPING THE MOMENT
... presents work of artists that try to capture, record or reconstruct a certain moment, a space or an emotion. They look into the relations and differences between human, machine or digital memories; between a personal and a collective memory.
Installations, performances and concerts of artists with very different backgrounds are presented side by side. There are several threads running through the program and the exhibition. A part of the selected works originates from objective and subjective data collected by artists during their travels. They give places and experiences a new spatiality, open for visitors to scan and explore themselves.
Other works and performances analyze the power of media when it comes to the representation of history and how we remember it. The main focus lies on the impact on our perception of the world, of small and big events. Artists deconstruct the very nature of television, internet, film, and the cinematographic image. They investigate the moment or the space that demarcates the boundary between an event and its representation.
Installations, performances and concerts of artists with very different backgrounds are presented side by side. There are several threads running through the program and the exhibition. A part of the selected works originates from objective and subjective data collected by artists during their travels. They give places and experiences a new spatiality, open for visitors to scan and explore themselves.
Other works and performances analyze the power of media when it comes to the representation of history and how we remember it. The main focus lies on the impact on our perception of the world, of small and big events. Artists deconstruct the very nature of television, internet, film, and the cinematographic image. They investigate the moment or the space that demarcates the boundary between an event and its representation.
Graph Theory
Graph Theory seeks to connect composition, listening, and concert performance by coupling an acoustic work for solo violin to an interactive web site. On the web site, users navigate among sixty-one short, looping musical fragments to create their own unique path through the composition. The navigation choices which users make affect future concert performances of the work. Before each performance, the soloist prints out a new copy of the score from the web site. That score presents her with a fixed path through the piece; the order of the fragments is influenced by the decisions that recent web site visitors have made.
The Music Technology Group
The Music Technology Group at Georgia Tech is pushing the boundaries of musical expression and creativity through technology. Our research focuses on creating novel musical instruments and applications that will revolutionize musical performance, composition, analysis, and education. Areas of interest include new interfaces for musical expression, algorithmic composition, music information retrieval, audio visual communication, musical networks, digital signal processing, machine and robotic musicianship, and sonification. We strongly believe that our research should have a significant impact on the musical experience of the general public, therefore, we emphasize publicly accessible concerts, workshops, products, and services as outlets for our work.
Flou
Flou (pronounced "flew") is not exactly a game; you do fly a ship through space, but you cannot shoot anything, score points, or win or lose. The focus, rather, is on the soundtrack: as you navigate through a 3D world and zoom through objects in space, you add loops and apply effects to an ever-evolving musical mix. You can also design your own worlds to fly through and share them with other Flou users.
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