Jean-Luc Nancy teleconference
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Join us for a lecture vie teleconference with Jean-Luc Nancy, the seminal French philosopher in the tradition of Heidegger, Nietzsche, and Derrida. Please note that the lecture will be in French, with simultaneous translation. An English translation of the conference paper will be circulated before the lecture. His work questions politics, ontology, and aesthetics and has shown a particular interest in music. He recently collaborated with composer Sergio Perezzani on "Au bord du sens” for the Stuttgart Contemporary Music Festival. Nancy’s texts have been set to music by Michael Levinas (“Dies Irae”) and Mark André (Noli me tangere).
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