PhD Courses in Denmark

Course description
How do we unmake the structures, ideologies, modes of thought, epistemologies and ways of seeing that, in a Euro-American tradition, we currently call “world”? What is the world? Who is the world? Who must necessarily be excluded in order for worlds to exist, to thrive, and possibly to die? We will explore the making, unmaking, and dismantling of worlds, and the relation between aesthetic practice and un/worlding. The seminar emerges out of an interest in the challenges and pleasures of collective thinking and critical theory: in questions of negativity and a/dystopia, Blackness, queerness, transness and ontology, desire and its itineraries. 

Aim
The aim is to advance the level of insight into critical thinking about the epistemologies and aesthetics of worldbuilding and to create a forum for critical reflection about possible queer approaches.

Literature

• Essays by Calvin Warren, Denise Ferreira Da Silva, Pamela Lee, Lauren Berlant
• Art Work: Gordon Matta-Clark, Jesse Darling, Renee Gladman

Target group/Participants
Ph.d.students at all stages who are working with related topics.

Language    
English

Form
Seminar, short lectures and group- discussion. Students will be asked to send a short description of aspects of their PhD project that are related to the topic of the seminar.

ECTS-credits
1

Lecturers

Jack Halberstam

If you have any questions regardring the course please contact Karen-Margrethe Simonsen:http://litkms@cc.au.dk

Venue
Campus Aarhus

07/03/2025: 10.00-15.00 - Langelandsgade 139, 8000 Aarhus C. Building 1586, room 114