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Crossing borders
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Existential philosophy, poetry and the visual arts in the work of Benjamin Fondane
Philosophie existentielle, poésie et arts visuels dans l’œuvre de Benjamin Fondane
Published on Tuesday, September 05, 2017
Abstract
The aim of the colloquium is to provide a platform for debate on the interdisciplinary relation between philosophy, literature, poetry, and visual arts in Fondane’s work. As a Romanian Jewish émigré, who adopted French as his language after his exile in 1924, Benjamin Fondane offers one of the rare examples of a poet able to cross languages, cultures and genre frontiers: his work encompasses poetry, philosophy, aesthetics, theory of cinema and filmmaking, playwriting and photography.
Announcement
Argument
Proposals are invited for the first large-scale international conference on Benjamin Fondane in North America. The aim of the colloquium is to provide a platform for debate on the interdisciplinary relation between philosophy, literature, poetry, and visual arts in Fondane’s work. As a Romanian Jewish émigré, who adopted French as his language after his exile in 1924, Benjamin Fondane offers one of the rare examples of a poet able to cross languages, cultures and genre frontiers: his work encompasses poetry, philosophy, aesthetics, theory of cinema and filmmaking, playwriting and photography. After his death at Auschwitz in October 1944, Fondane has undergone a period of relative neglect until his revival in the 1980s, when his posthumous works were published and his main works were re-printed. Thanks to recent translations, his work is now also becoming better known in the English speaking world.
This conference aims to highlight the relevance of Fondane’s literary and philosophical texts in the context of crossing frontiers. Fondane’s works cross cultural, linguistic, and geographical borders from Romanian culture and language to French language, including works made in Argentina such as his lost film Tararira (1936). His literature of existential voyage, of migration and exodus echoes not only the Jewish diaspora, but also the construction of identities, historical and cultural migrations, as well as universalism. This colloquium is also open to studies exploring the translation of Fondane’s works in several languages, including the reflection of contemporary translators.
Main topics
Proposals preferably in English for papers may address one of the following topics:
- Crossing frontiers between poetry and philosophy.
- Crossing frontiers between visual arts(cinema, photography, avant- garde experiments) and philosophy.
- Crossing frontiers between performative arts, drama and philosophy.
- Crossing frontiers between politics, poetry and religious thought.
- Crossing linguistic and cultural frontiers: Benjamin Fondane in translation.
Submission guidelines
Please submit an abstract of 300-500 words, along with a brief biography, to FondaneConference2018@gmail.com
by October 15, 2017.
There is the possibility of financial aid to support travel for those presenting papers.
Organizing Committee
- Michel Carassou, Association Benjamin Fondane (Paris)
- Thomas Connolly, Yale University
- Julia Elsky, Loyola University Chicago
- Olivier Salazar-Ferrer, Association Benjamin Fondane / University of Glasgow
- Ramona Fotiade – Lev Shestov Studies Society, University of Glasgow
Subjects
Places
- Beinecke Library - 121 Wall Steet
New Haven, America (CT 06520)
Date(s)
- Sunday, October 15, 2017
Keywords
- Benjamin Fondane, philosophie existentielle, Léon Chestov, conscience, malheureuse, migration, frontière
Contact(s)
- Olivier Salazar-Ferrer
courriel : FondaneConference2018 [at] gmail [dot] com
Reference Urls
Information source
- Olivier Salazar-Ferrer
courriel : FondaneConference2018 [at] gmail [dot] com
License
This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.
To cite this announcement
« Crossing borders », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Tuesday, September 05, 2017, https://doi.org/10.58079/ya3
