Inflamed Poetics: Doing Philosophy in the Age of Technology

Using the old Nietzchean style of aphoristic rhetoric, Inflamed Poetics exposes three main predicaments of our ‘post’ postmodern times – that of memory, imagination, and terrorism.  The paper slips in and around questions of pluralised time, ethics, aesthetics, speed, and recursive mathematics, linking the concerns of scholars as diverse as Einstein, Gödel, Heidegger, with the sensuous, ‘dirty logics’ of Wittgenstein, Deleuze & Guattari. It takes aim at the status quo with little narratives, each themselves a re-marking of the more fetid aspects of dead philosophy sutured with and amongst pop songs, pop psychology; indeed, pop culture.   Amongst other things, it sets the stage for the production of a wholly different set of logics, aesthetics and ethics, we might wish to call ‘poetics’, though quite a long way away from Aristotle and his disciples.

Professor Johnny Golding (Sue Golding/johnny de philo) is Chair/Professor of Philosophy in Visual Arts & Communication Technologies and Programme Director for the post-graduate MA/Ph.d. in Media Arts at Greenwich University, London.

BRITISH SPEAKERS AT THE CULTURAL RELATIONS CONFERENCE

The International Forum on Turkey – Europe Cultural Relations, organised by the Avrupa Kültür Derneği (European Cultural Association) in collaboration with the Austrian Cultural Forum, the British Council, the French Cultural Institute and the General Consulate of the Netherlands, will take place between 6 – 8 May 2005, at the Imperial Mint Complex (Darphane). 

Among the British speakers at the conference are Barbara Hay, Consul General of Great Britain, Nelson Fernandez, Head of Performing Arts and Training at Visiting Arts, David Barchard, former Ankara correspondents for the Financial Times and The Guardian, Kevin Robins, from the Media and Communications Department at Goldsmiths College and the poet Mimi Khalvati.

Inflamed Poetics: Doing Philosophy in the Age of Technology

Professor Johnny Golding (Sue Golding/johnny de philo) is Chair/Professor of Philosophy in the Visual Arts & Communication Technologies. Professor Golding’ lecture is entitled “Inflamed Poetics” and using the old Nietzchean style of aphoristic rhetoric, it exposes three main predicaments of our ‘post’ postmodern times – that of memory, imagination, and terrorism.

leyla.tonguc@britishcouncil.org.tr

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO VISUAL ARTISTS FROM TURKEY

VISITING ARTS ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP 2005, DELFINA STUDIOS, LONDON

As part of Visiting Arts’ ongoing commitment to residency opportunities for artists based outside the UK, Visiting Arts is announcing the Annual International Fellowship at Delfina Studios in London, United Kingdom.  This Fellowship, in collaboration with British Council Turkey, is being offered to visual artists who are living and working in Turkey.  The Fellowship creates an opportunity for an outstanding Turkish artist to be based in London for nine months to grow their artistic practice by developing new work, interacting with local artists and extending professional contacts.

The 2005 Fellowship will take place from October 2005 – June 2006. 
 
Applications must come through a recommendation from a recognised institution, curator, critic or gallery in the country.  Artists should have a minimum of 5 years experience as a practising artist and some international experience.

Deadline for applications to be received by Visiting Arts: 26 May 2005
Decisions will be announced by: 10 June 2005

Read more information on the Fellowship Programme and fill in an Application form.