30.4041, Calls: Philosophy of Language, Translation/Germany

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Subject: 30.4041, Calls: Philosophy of Language, Translation/Germany

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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 04:03:12
From: Anita Jori [info at flusser-archive.org]
Subject: Vilém Flusser and His ''Languages''

 
Full Title: Vilém Flusser and His "Languages" 

Date: 11-May-2020 - 12-May-2020
Location: Berlin University of the Arts, Germany 
Contact Person: Anita Jori
Meeting Email: info at flusser-archive.org
Web Site: http://flusser-archive.org 

Linguistic Field(s): Philosophy of Language; Translation 

Call Deadline: 10-Dec-2019 

Meeting Description:

2020 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Czech-Brazilian cultural
theorist and philosopher Vilém Flusser (1920–1991). On this occasion, the aim
of this two-day conference is to bring emerging and experienced artists and
scholars together in order to discuss Flusser’s ideas and concepts on language
and his philosophy of language. Flusser is relatively well known for his media
theoretical concepts such as the telematic (or network) society or technical
images, but less known for his deliberations on the philosophy of language.


Call for Papers:

Many thinkers also separate two main periods in Flusser’s oeuvre: 1) his early
years in Brazil, when he developed his thought on languages; and 2) his later
years in Europe, focussing on media and communication theories. Our event sees
these phases not as divided stages of Flusser’s work, but instead, as
continuous developments and results of his thought as there are important
correlations between them. E.g. Flusser’s cybernetic arguments in his famous
book Into the Universe of Technical Images (1985) can be traced back to his
early work Language and Reality (1963). 
Flusser wrote intensively in four languages: German, Portuguese, English, and
French. However, he always rewrote and retranslated his texts from one
language into another in order to complete a cultural translation in his own
way. His style of writing is considered radically non-academic, essayistic,
and artistic. He was a master of short essays that quickly come to the point
and sometimes have an unexpected ending. Many scholars see his way of writing
and thinking as a specific method of language use (e.g. Guldin 2016, Mozzini
2015) that is often considered as his own artistic practice (Marburger 2016).
Therefore, in the title of the conference, we use “languages” to refer to
Flusser’s individual way of playing with (and against) the limited tools of
languages. 

Topics of interest may include, but are not limited to:
 
- Flusser’s philosophy of language and influences from other thinkers (such as
Carnap, Cassirer, Heidegger or Wittgenstein)
- Language and Reality (2017 [1963])
- Flusser’s relations to artists in his Brazilian years: their influence on
his work on language-related theories (e.g. Mira Schendel or the members of
the Concrete Poetry Movement)
- Understanding contemporary issues such as multilingualism, language and
power, language and manipulation, and the obstacles of translation with the
help of Flusser’s thought
- Flusser as a ‘science fiction writer’ (e.g. Vampyroteuthis Infernalis)

Furthermore, we also welcome papers which include reflective considerations on
the following questions: 
- How can Flusserian language inspire artistic (research) practices?
- What are the connections between Flusser’s early writings on language
philosophy and his later contributions to media theory? 
- Is Flusser (un)translatable? 

We invite artists and scholars to submit abstracts (up to 300 words) about
their research or artistic work related to the theme of the conference by 10
December 2019 to info at flusser-archive.org. All proposals will be reviewed by
the conference organizers and the selected presenters will be informed by 10
January 2020. 

The presentation may take different forms: classic conference presentation,
artist talk, performance, etc.

The conference proceedings will be published in the e-journal Flusser Studies.

Location and host of the conference: Vilém Flusser Archive, Berlin University
of the Arts, Grunewaldstr. 2–5, 10823 Berlin, Germany
Organizers: Prof. Dr. Maren Hartmann and Dr. Anita Jóri




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