Der Kurs vermittelt ein interdisziplinäres Verständnis und einen kritischen Einblick in grundlegende Fragen der Konstitution, Transformation und Überlieferung unterschiedlicher Kulturen und kultureller Techniken. Er thematisiert außerdem historische, theoretische und praktisch-experimentelle Ansätze, die in Vorlesungs-, Seminars- und Plenumsformaten vorgestellt, diskutiert und bearbeitet werden.
Material Transactions, Incorporeal Transformations. Cultural Techniques and the Tangle of the Universe
Material Transactions, Incorporeal Transformations. Cultural Techniques and the Tangle of the Universe
Magic, religion, art, along with elementary cultural techniques such as writing, picture-making, or computing, can be described as efficacious actions interwoven into the intricate fabric of the universe they intend to organize. While eminently material on one hand, they also facilitate a multitude of incorporeal transformations on the other, e.g., by bearing a name, leaving a trace, drawing a circle, wearing a mask, getting married, owning a secret…
In dialogue with experts from different fields, the course examines the cultural techniques that traverse this ontological borderland, inquires about the operational chains that define them, and embarks on a zigzagging journey between the Old and New Worlds.
The online part of the course will provide a first orientation, insights into the basic literature and a platform to start the dialogue. The in-class part will dive into and deepen the understanding of selected case-studies, provide guest-lectures by leading researches from diverse fields, and combine theoretical discussions with a hands-on approach.
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This course includes an attendance phase in Weimar from March 14 to March 23, 2024.
Open to all students.
Ph. D. in philosophy, 10+ years of research and teaching in philosophy, art and visual history, cultural and media studies with a focus on cultural techniques; interdisciplinary, historically critical approach to the comprehensive analysis of media cultures and aesthetic regimes of the past and present.
Magic, religion, art, along with elementary cultural techniques such as writing, picture-making, or computing, can be described as efficacious actions interwoven into the intricate fabric of the universe they intend to organize. While eminently material on one hand, they also facilitate a multitude of incorporeal transformations on the other. The course examines the cultural techniques that traverse this ontological borderland, inquires into the operational chains that define them, and embarks on a zigzag journey between the Old and New Worlds.