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WIAS Seminar Series “Humanities in the Anthropocene” Vol. 9
Open Lecture – “Environmental Aesthetics: History, Theory, Politics” (February 27)

Overview

This seminar series is part of the Humanities in the Anthropocene project begun by the Waseda Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS) in October 2021. This project aims to be a place for cross-disciplinary dialogue based on the shared Anthropocene concept, an experiment in exploring new potential in the humanities by linking previously siloed specialized knowledge.

The term “environmental aesthetics“ is most often associated with the work of philosopher Gernot Böhme, who sought to replace the emphasis on aesthetic judgment and subject-object relations in traditional nature aesthetics with a more comprehensive understanding of environmental apperception. This talk contextualizes Böhme‘s approach with reference to historical predecessors and recent adaptations, for example in the New Materialism. Against this background it discusses the central assumptions of Böhme‘s approach and proposes some insights into the politics of aesthetic representations of the natural environment.

Speaker

MÜLLER, Timo
Professor, Chair of American Studies, Department of English Literature, University of Konstanz

Moderator：
DEMATAGODA, Udith
Assistant Professor, Waseda institute for advanced studies, Waseda University

Chair：
YAMAMOTO, Satomi
Professor, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University

Date/Time

Febrary 27, 2023 (Mon.), 17:00~19:00 (JST)

Location

Online meeting via Zoom (prior registration required)

*Will later be uploaded on YouTube.

Language

English

Program

Prospected Audience

Faculty members, Researchers, Graduate students

Organized by

Waseda Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS)

Co-Organizers

Global Japanese Studies Model Unit, Waseda University Top Global University Project
Ryusaku Tsunoda Center of Japanese Culture
Waseda Society of Art History
Ideology and Aesthetics Research Network

Registration

Prior registration is required. Please register from here.

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