Nietzsche, Art and Aesthetics: Call for papers (reminder)
Tom Bailey
NIETZSCHE, ART and AESTHETICS
International Conference of the Friedrich Nietzsche Society
University of Warwick
12th -14th September 2003
CALL FOR PAPERS
Nietzsche is a thinker who places art and
the aesthetic at the centre of his theoretical concerns and
philosophical ambitions. In this
conference we are interested in exploring the role art plays in
Nietzsche's thinking and across
the entire span of his oeuvre, from the artist's metaphysics which
informs The Birth of Tragedy to the focus
on the psychology of the artist and the physiology of art
which features in his later writings such
as Twilight of the Idols. In addition, we wish to open up
Nietzsche's thinking on art and aesthetics
to an encounter with the modern tradition (Kant, for
example) and to approach his work from
the perspective of contemporary concerns and debates.
Confirmed Speakers include: Marco
Casanova (UERJ, Rio de Janeiro), Daniel W. Conway (Penn
State, USA), David E. Cooper (Durham,
UK), Robert Gooding-Williams (Northwestern, USA),
Beatrice Han-Pile (Essex, UK), Rachel
Jones (Dundee), Nuno Nabais (Lisbon, Portugal), Matthew
Rampley (Edinburgh College of Art), Aaron
Ridley (Southampton, UK), Gary Shapiro (Richmond,
USA), James Williams (Dundee).
The Society invites papers exploring aspects
of the conference title. Suggested themes include:
· Nietzsche and the Tragic·
Art and Metaphysics· Nietzsche and the Individual Arts· Nietzsche
and
modernism; Nietzsche and postmodernism·
The Will to Power and aesthetics· The Physiology of
Art; The Psychology of the Artist ·
Nietzsche and the Beautiful and/or the Sublime· The Apollonian
and the Dionysian· Nietzsche and
the tradition: Kant, Schiller, Schopenhauer, etc. ·
Nietzsche,
Aesthetics and Politics· Nietzsche,
Wagner and Decadence· Nietzsche's Influence on Modern Art·
Art and Nihilism
Proposals together with an abstract of no more than 500 words should be sent by 1st March 2003 to:
'Nietzsche Conference Organising Committee',
Centre for Research in Philosophy &
Literature,
Department of Philosophy, University
of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, England
Email: J.A....@warwick.ac.uk
& copy to H.A....@warwick.ac.uk
More information, including registration
details, can be found at the conference website:
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/philosophy/conferences/fns/index.htm
Those wishing to stay on campus during
the conference are advised to book
early as rooms are limited. Contact:
Heather Jones
Secretary
Centre for Research in Philosophy &
Literature
Department of Philosophy
University of Warwick
Coventry CV4 7AL
H.A....@warwick.ac.uk
Details of other accommodation in the area
are provided on the conference
web site.