British Society for Phenomenology

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This podcast is for the British Society for Phenomenology and showcases papers at our conferences and events, interviews and discussions on the topic of phenomenology.

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Tanja Staehler – Phenomenology of Childbirth between Theory and Practice 15.01.2018 59:55

This is one of the papers from our 2017 Annual Conference, the Future of Phenomenology. Information and the full conference booklet can be found at www.britishphenomenology.org.uk Tanja Staehler is Professor of European Philosophy at the University of Sussex. Her current research focuses on the bodily experiences and emotions of pregnancy, birth, and being with infants, from a phenomenological per...

Will Large – “Before language there is language” 15.09.2017 27:30

In the final paper of our Cormac McCarthy workshop, Will Large, of the University of Gloucestershire and former BSP President, gives a critique of Cormac McCarthy’s Kekulé Problem for its reliance on scientific methodology. The chair is Dr David Deamer.

Dan O’Hara – “Some Aesthetic Implications of McCarthy’s Conception of the Role of the Unconscious in the Evolution of Forms” 08.09.2017 22:31

Dan O’Hara (New College of the Humanities) speaks about the aesthetic implications of Cormac McCarthy’s concept of the unconscious in the Kekulé Problem at our July 2017 workshop. The chair is Katja Laug, another speaker at the conference whose paper is available in a previous podcast episode.

Julius Greve – “‘The Kekulé Problem’ in Cormac McCarthy’s Concept of Nature” 01.09.2017 22:18

Julius Greve examines the concept of nature at work in Cormac McCarthy’s Kekulé Problem and his literature, most emphatically in comparison with F. W. J. Schelling. The chair is Keith Crome, president of the BSP.

Matt Barnard – “The Silent Call: Heidegger and McCarthy on Talking to Yourself” 25.08.2017 20:19

Matt Barnard draws comparisons between Cormac McCarthy’s Kekulé Problem and Heidegger’s Being and Time in our July 2017 workshop. The chair is Adonis Frangeskou, member of the BSP executive.

Katja Laug – “Kekulé, or McCarthy’s Physicality of Dreaming” 18.08.2017 22:19

Katja Laug speaks on physicality and dreaming in the work of Cormac McCarthy at our July 2017 workshop. The chair is Patrick O’Connor, convenor of the workshop and BSP Executive Member.

Chris Thornhill – “Language in Benjamin, Agamben and McCarthy.” 11.08.2017 23:49

Chris Thornhill discusses Benjamin, Agamben and McCarthy’s Kekulé Problem at our July 2017 Cormac McCarthy workshop. The chair is Will Large, former President of the BSP.

Patrick O’Connor – “The Phenomenology of the Unconscious in Cormac McCarthy’s Kekulé Problem” 04.08.2017 23:03

Dr Patrick O’Connor, convenor of our July 2017 workshop on Cormac McCarthy’s Kekulé Problem, opens the day with discussions of the philosophical themes of the author’s first essay. The chair is Matt Barnard, Secretary to the BSP.

Interview: Patrick O’Connor on Cormac McCarthy and Philosophy 13.06.2017 14:37

This is an interview with BSP Executive Member Dr Patrick O’Connor discussing Cormac McCarthy and philosophy, the upcoming workshop Patrick is hosting in association with the BSP and Nottingham Trent University on 26th July 2017 in Manchester. Information about this workshop can be found at www.britishphenomenology.org.uk

Rachel Coventry: Can Poetry break the Internet: A Heideggerian account of Post-Internet Poetry 26.05.2017 20:35

This is one of the papers from our 2016 Annual Conference, the Future of Phenomenology. Information and the full conference booklet can be found here on our society website. Abstract Sam Riviere’s 2015 collection “Kim Kardashian’s Marriage” is an example of Post-Internet poetry. Post-internet poetry is the practice of using Web content as the basis of poetry. This paper will attempt to show that a...

Katrin Joost: Photographic Phenomenology 19.05.2017 21:21