Guest Lecture by Richard Shusterman: Somaesthetics: From Pragmatism to Contemporary Art

Guest Lecture by Richard Shusterman: Somaesthetics: From Pragmatism to Contemporary Art

This lecture defines the field of somaesthetics and traces how it emerged from my work in pragmatism and then developed into directions that link it closely to contemporary art and the idea of inquiry through artistic performance.

Time

20.04.2016 kl. 10.00 - 12.00

Description

The presentation draws on material from the art show I curated in Paris (May-June 2012), connected with an international conference at the Sorbonne to mark the twentieth anniversary of the publication (in French and English) of Pragmatist Aesthetics (L’art à l’état vif)

Richard Shusterman is appointed honorary doctor of the Faculty of Humanities on April 21st 2016. More about Richard Shusterman's nomination.

Host

Art & Technology

Address

Rendsburggade 14, room 4.206