WINCHESTER SCHOOL OF ART
On 4 June a PGR trip was arranged into London to visit two very different exhibitions, ‘Defining Beauty’ (British Museum) and ‘The Production Line of Happiness’ (Whitechapel Gallery) followed by a professorial lecture held at Goldsmiths University. The following gives a brief account of the exhibitions, along with thoughts and comments from those attending the … Continue reading “London Look: Views on Political Aesthetics”
The Phenomenology and Imagination Research Group held a seminar on 18 May 2015 led by Cheng-Chu Weng, with the title āSurface, Screen, Spaceā. The seminar focused on an article by Bernice Donszelmann, ‘Touch screen‘Ā (Journal of Contemporary Painting,Ā Vol 1, No. 1 2015). In examining how Donszelmann addresses the relationship between screen and body, Cheng-Chu sought to … Continue reading “Surface, Screen, Space”
At the 20 April meeting of the Phenomenology and Imagination Research Group, Jane Bennett led the group through a brief look at the background and history of phenomenology, when it came in and out of āfashionā, and the events or social trends that prompted its resurgence. Referring to a video lecture by dancer/philosopher Susan Kozel … Continue reading “A Phenomenological Enquiry”
The Phenomenology and Imagination Research Group held a seminar on 24 March 2015 led by Yvonne Jones, with the title āFacing the Posthumanā. Developing thoughts from the previous sessions this session asked āHow do ādwellingā and āauthenticityā relate to the twenty first century and notions of the posthuman?ā This article provides notes drawn from the … Continue reading “Facing the Posthuman”
The Phenomenology and Imagination Research Group held a seminar on 19 January 2015, led by Bevis Fenner, with the title ‘Living under the tourist gaze: AirBnB, dwelling and the reflexive negotiation of environmental meaning under the conditions of late capitalism’. The session expanded the previous session’s exploration of what constitutes ‘dwelling’ and ‘home’, led by … Continue reading “Living Under the Tourist Gaze”
The Phenomenology and Imagination Research Group held aĀ seminar on 19 January 2015, led by Patti Gaal-Holmes, with the title ‘Excavations in Film, Fragments Lost in the Ether and Being At āHomeā in the World’. This article provides notes drawn from the seminar and commentaries from the participants,Ā Noriko Suzuki-Bosco, Yvonne Jones, Yonat Nitzan-Green, Jane Bennett, Cheng-Chu … Continue reading “Excavations in Film, Fragments Lost in the Ether and Being At āHomeā in the World”
