Political Phenomenology and Italian Theory in Dialogue

 

The conference aims to initiate a productive and reciprocal dialogue between two major currents of modern philosophy. Political Phenomenology, which is deeply rooted in German- and French-speaking traditions, and Italian Theory, which has gained increasing international recognition in recent decades, both address central issues of power, sovereignty, and subjectivity—albeit in different ways. The conference offers an opportunity to bring these divergent approaches into conversation in order to foster new theoretical synergies and enhance our understanding of pressing global political challenges such as migration, climate change, and the crisis of democracy. The interdisciplinary and international exchange between these two traditions is intended not only to enrich academic discourse, but also to contribute to a deeper understanding of the political in the contemporary world.

To register, please contact sara.damenouni-koeln.de

 

Programme 

Friday, May 23
14:00 – 14:15
Registration & welcome coffee

14:15 – 14:30
Welcome address and opening - Thiemo Breyer & Marco Cavallaro

Panel 1: TEMPORALITY
Moderation: Thiemo Breyer

14:30 – 15:30
Thomas Bedorf: “Istituzione” and “Stiftung”: Roberto Esposito and Political Phenomenology

15:30 – 16:30
Ulrich van Loyen: The Void, the Celluloid. De Martino, Paci and the Temporality of the Apocalypse

16:30 – 17:00
Vanessa Ossino: Response & General Discussion

17:00 – 17:30
Coffee break

Panel 2: SUBJECTIVITY
Moderation: Marco Cavallaro

17:30 – 18:10
Elettra Stimilli: Subjectivity and Bodies between the Lifeworld and the “Outside” of History

18:10 – 18:40
Gerhard Thonhauser: Response & General Discussion

19:30
Conference dinner

Saturday, May 24
9:45 – 10:00
Registration & welcome coffee

Panel 3: CRISIS
Moderation: Sara Dameno

10:00 – 11:00
Dario Gentili: Non-Organic Crisis as an Art of Immune Government

11:00 – 12:00
Anna Pia Ruoppo: Crisis and Overcoming: The Ontological Phenomenology of Martin Heidegger

12:00 – 12:30
Eric Eggert: Response & General Discussion

12:30 – 14:00
Lunch break

Panel 4: DEMOCRACY
Moderation: Marco Cavallaro

14:00 – 15:00
Steffen Herrmann: Political Phenomenology as Field Research

15:00 – 16:00
Massimiliano Tomba: Politics in the Age of Its Technical Reproducibility: Thinking with Walter Benjamin

16:00 – 16:30
Michaela Bstieler: Response & General Discussion

16:30 – 16:45
Coffee break

16:45 – 17:15
Final discussion & farewell