Shahidha Bari / Phil Newman / Gerald Moore / Sas Mays / Danielle Sands / Oisin Keohane / Céline Condorelli / Devorah Baum / Nemonie Craven / Richard Fitch / Sarah Dillon
10:00am – 6:15pm | Saturday 1 March 2011
Hong Kong theatre, LSE
Marking the release of Derrida’s Legacies: Literature and Philosophy by Routledge this conference will present the work of a new generation of Derrida scholars. Bringing together recent thinking across disciplines, it will explore what it means to be thinking with, through, and alongside Derrida’s work today – addressing the questions of Derrida’s legacies and possible futures for his work. The event will explore Derrida’s influence, current trends and debates in Derrida scholarship, and will focus on particular texts. Following the Forum for European Philosophy’s development of innovative presentational formats, the conference will provide an opportunity for young researchers to present their work beyond the confines of a traditional academic ‘paper’ and to lend their ideas to a more open-ended and informal discussion. A visual artist will also introduce their work as a ‘provocation’ to Derrida’s legacies of thought.
Organisers: Danielle Sands, Nemonie Craven and Shahidha Bari
| 10.00 – 11.00 | Registration and Introduction |
| 11.00 – 12.30 | Session 1 Derrida: Elegies and Influences A group of graduate students and recent PhDs introduce short passages from Derrida’s work, explain why they are of interest and discuss how Derrida has influenced their work. Shahidha Bari (Cambridge) on ‘Living On’ and ‘Learning to Live Finally’ Phil Newman (Sussex) on ‘H.C pour la vie…’ Gerald Moore (Cambridge) on ‘Given Time’ |
| 12.30 – 1.30 | Lunch break |
| 1.30 – 3.00 | Session 2 Questioning Derrida Informal presentations to initiate discussion of specific questions addressed in Derrida’s work Shahidha Bari (Cambridge) on ‘Living On’ and ‘Learning to Live Finally’ Sas Mays (Westminster), The Question of Technology Danielle Sands (Royal Holloway), The Question of Religion’ Oisin Keohane (LSE), The Question of Europe |
| 3.00 – 3.15 | Break |
| 3.15 – 4.30 | Session 3 Building on Derrida: Derrida and Architecture Informal presentations to initiate discussion of specific questions addressed in Derrida’s work Céline Condorelli (Goldsmiths) website Respondent: Devorah Baum (Southampton) Chair: Shahidha Bari (Cambridge) |
| 4.30 – 4.45 | Break |
| 4.45 – 6.15 | Session 4 Still Questioning Derrida Nemonie Craven (Queen Mary), Derrida and Levinas Richard Fitch (Birkbeck), The Fate of Deconstructive Jurisprudence Sarah Dillon (St Andrew’s), The Question of Woman |
