Decolonizing Critical Theory: Decolonial Aesthetics and Epistemic Violence
An initiative of Northwestern University's Critical Theory Cluster an the ICCTP (International Consortium of Critical Theory Programs Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
November 30 to December 3, 2018. All events will be held in the John Evans Alumni Center, Northwester University, unless otherwise noted in the event's program.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, READINGS, AND TO SIGN UP, CONTACT DAVID JOHNSON AT DAVIDJOHNSON2013@U.NORTHWESTERN.EDU.
Saturday, December 1
10.45am-12.15pm Workshop: History and the University after Apartheid with Premesh Lalu (University of the Western Cape) Presentation and Discussion of Lalu’s “History After Apartheid” and “What Is the University for?” Chair and Respondent: Anna Parkinson (German) Respondent: Dilip Gaonkar (Rhetoric and Public Culture/Center for Global Culture and Communication) Graduate Respondent: Candice Jansen (WISER, University of the Witwatersrand)
12.15-1.45pm Lunch
1.45-5pm Panel: Blackness, the Anthropocene, the Decolonial, and Trans-Embodiment
1.45-2.45pm Axelle Karera (Wesleyan University) “Blackness and the Pitfalls of Anthropocene Ethics” Chair: Ryan Dohoney (Musicology) Respondent: Kyoo Lee (CUNY) Graduate Respondents: Benjamin Jones (Art History) and Jared Rodriguez (African American Studies)
2.45-3.45pm Pedro DiPietro (Syracuse University) “Hallucinating Selves: Trans* Embodiments and More-Than-Human Perception within Chicana and Latina Feminisms” Chair: Ryan Dohoney (Musicology) Respondent: Jorge Sánchez Cruz (Critical Theory) Graduate Respondent: Alicia Núñez (Spanish & Portuguese)
4-5pm Discussion: Axelle Karera (Wesleyan University) and Pedro DiPietro (Syracuse University) Chair: Ryan Dohoney (Musicology)
5.15-6.30pm Drinks and Documentaries: Premesh Lalu Screening and Discussion of Rui Assubuji’s “Art of Healing” (CHR, 17min) and Premesh Lalu’s “Looking for Ned” (CHR, 13min)
6.30-7.15pm Discussion: The Activism of Decolonizing the University in South Africa with Premesh Lalu (University of the Western Cape) Chair and Host: Northwestern University’s MAP (Minorities and Philosophy) Chapter
7.15 pm Dinner