Inaugural lecture for Christian Benne and Lene Østermark-Johansen
Thinking with texts. Literary studies and/as/of philosophy
This lecture argues both historically and systematically for a closer relationship between literary studies and philosophy. It envisions literary philosophy as a major contribution to contemporary debates on the future and relevance of the humanities by highlighting its critical potential vis à vis disciplinary and conceptual boundaries.
How to do things with words and images – a speculative approach
Do images primarily unfold within space and literature within time, as the German philosopher G. E. Lessing (1729-1781) stated in his Laokoön (1766)? Or can the boundaries between the two be blurred, and what happens if we do so? This lecture argues for the great potential in a more flexible approach to the sister arts in both teaching and research and suggests that just as time and space are inseparable, so are word and image.
After the presentations, a reception will be held in the 24.2 corridor
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