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IAPL 2000,
the 24th annual IAPL conference, will be held at the State University of New
York at Stony Brook, on MAY 9-13, 2000. Organized around the theme CROSSING BORDERS, the
International Association for Philosophy and Literature looks forward to welcoming you to
our year 2000 conference. Hosted by the State University of New York at Stony Brook, home
of our executive offices, a number of special events are planned to make the conference an
engaging and memorial occasion for all. Please see links below for details
and registration information. Hugh J. Silverman, Executive Director
(Philosophy and Comparative Literature, SUNY/Stony Brook); Stephen Barker (School
of the Arts, University of California–Irvine); Wayne J. Froman (Philosophy and
Cultural Studies, George Mason University); Drew A. Hyland (Philosophy, Trinity
College-Hartford, CT); James E. Swearingen (Savannah, GA); Ewa Plonowska Ziarek (English,
Notre Dame University). CONFERENCE LINKS Conference Highlights Submission Information for IAPL Book Series Conference
Coordinators and Contact Information On the evening of your arrival on Tuesday,
May 9, you are cordially invited to a welcoming reception to be held in downtown Port
Jefferson, a harbor village known for its scenic location on Long Island sound, shops, and
restaurants. Transportation from hotels will be provided. PLENARY SPEAKERS and
SPECIAL EVENTS IAPL
2000 INVITED SPEAKER Wednesday, May 10th, 2000 Michel DEGUY Michel Deguy is a poet and professor emeritus of philosophy and
literature at the Université de Paris-VIII (Vincennes, then Saint-Denis). His work spans
over forty years and nearly as many books—collections and anthologies of his poetry,
theoretical and critical writings, art poétique. Deguy is founding editor of the
journal, Po&sie and was a co-founder of the Collège International de
Philosophie over which he presided (1990-1992). Deguy received the Grand Prix de Poésie
in 1989. A number of books and special volumes have been devoted to his work. In a relentless becoming, just as Deguy is as a poet, his work envisions the future of
the poetic spirit. At the core of this becoming is Deguy’s focus on the comparative
coordinator, comme ("like"), the quintessentially poetic grammatical
operator. Comme brings two ideas—"ideas" like a sign and its
metaphor or two lovers—into conjunction without fusing them. To think in terms of comme
is to train oneself to be vigilant to difference even where incontrovertible sameness
seems to reside. Poetry, or thinking through figuration, brings beings together while
preserving their incomparable difference. In "Syllabe," (1992) an essay on Deguy, Jacques Derrida writes: "For
more than thirty years – and it is a poétique de l’âge, of our
‘age’ that I am thinking–, for more than thirty years, I read, I love, and
I admire what Michel Deguy gives us to understand and to think..." Derrida calls what
Deguy names a "geopoetics," an ethico-poetics or a geo-politico-poetics. He
invokes the "comme" ("as") here as the contemporary, correspondence,
babelian synchrony of turns and towers, figures and shared times." According to Max Loreau, who published an important book on Deguy in 1980, the
inscription into the poem of theoretical thought "guarantees poetry’s infinite
movement; and the ceaseless displacement of the theoretical by poetry is what guarantees
the movement of poetry as a producer and unfolding of space, as the movement of
difference." When asked about his dual focus on poetry and philosophy, Deguy writes:
"I do not separate writing from thought; maybe what I mean by writing is:
thought’s determination, the struggle with the always insufficient acribia, or
explanation or rigor of ‘my thoughts.’ To write is to struggle against torpor,
the evanescence and disappearance of that which seems worthwhile to be pursued, tracked,
gathered. When reading a text which resists, in which I perceive this insistent inquiry, I
am in the element of writing" (from Poems for the Millennium). A comprehensive collection of Michel Deguy’s poetry is available in English under
the title Given Giving: Selected Poems of Michel Deguy, translated by Clayton
Eshleman (University of California Press, 1989). Despite its title, this book is
anthology of Deguy's work from his "Fragment of the Cadastre" (1960) to
"Given Giving" (1981). Readings Across Cultural Borders Thursday Evening 7:00 - 10:30 PM Introduced by Lorenzo Simpson Alessandro Carrera/ Charles Johnson/ Jin Young Park Three Village Inn, Stony Brook Village Alessandro CARRERA is author of Il dio del labirinto, a serial
novel (1987); La torre e la pianura (1994), a novel in four stories; La stagione
della strega (1998) which won the "Arturo Loria" Prize for short fiction,
Carpi, Italy; A che punto è il Giudizio Universale, twelve short stories (1999), a
finalist at the "Settembrini" Prize for short fiction, Mestre, Italy. He was born in Italy and holds a doctorate in Theoretical Philosophy from the
University of Milan, Italy, and teaches Italian Literature at New York University (USA).
He has written on philosophy, literature and music, and is the author of L'esperienza
dell'istante (1995) and Giacomo Leopardi poeta e filosofo (1999). Two of his
four collections of poems are in bilingual edition: The Perfect bride (1997) and Love
of the Century (2000). Carrera has won the Montale Poetry Prize (1993). His short
story Letter from Lagos (that he will read at IAPL 2000) will appear in an upcoming
Yale University Press anthology of Italian contemporary fiction. *********************** Charles JOHNSON is the author of four novels: Faith and the Good
Thing (1974), Oxherding Tale (1982), Middle Passage (1990), and Dreamer
(l998); a collection of short stories, The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1986); a work of
aesthetics, Being and Race: Black Writing Since 1970 (1988); two collections of
comic art, Black Humor (1970) and Half-Past Nation Time (1972); Black Men
Speaking (1997), coedited with John McCluskey Jr.; and Africans in America:
America's Journey through Slavery, the companion book for a 1998 PBS series,
co-authored with Patricia Smith. These works have been translated in seven foreign
languages. As a cartoonist and journalist in the early 1970s, he published over 1000
drawings in national publications. He has written over 20 film screenplays. In l999
Indiana University Press published a collection of his essays on aesthetics, cultural
criticism, articles, interviews, speeches, cartoons, out-takes from his novels and book
reviews dating back to 1967, entitled, I Call Myself an Artist: Writings By and About
Charles Johnson (April, l999). A Charles Johnson Reader, edited by Rudolph
Byrd, includes a final section of eight critical articles on his work. He received the
1990 National Book Award for Middle Passage (the first African-American male to win
this prize since Ralph Ellison in 1953). And Jonathan Little critical study of
Johnson’s Spiritual Imagination was recently published by the University of Missouri
Press. Charles Johnson, received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from SUNY/Stony Brook and honorary
doctorates from Southern Illinois University, Northwestern University, and SUNY/Stony
Brook. He is currently holds the S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock Professorship for
Excellence in English at the University of Washington in Seattle. Jin Y. PARK is was born in Korea. She has published short stories and
a novella in Korean both in Korea and in New York. Her most recent short stories include: Café
Abraxas, Salmon is returning..., and The Trace. She is currently working
on a novel, Park Ave, a suspense story of identity, mental disorder and survival by
Korean immigrants in Manhattan. She is recipient of the Literature in Our Time –
Young Writer's Award (Seoul, Korea, 1995) and Korean Literature of New York – Young
Writer's Award (1993). Jin Young Park is Mellon Fellow at Vassar College where she teaches East Asian
religions and thought. She earned her Ph. D. in comparative literature from the State
University of New York at Stony Brook. Her academic publications include the essays
"Buddhism and Won Buddhism," "Hwadu and Hwam in Chinul --A Postmodern
Perspective," and "Religious Conflict, Religious Anxiety: New Buddhist Movements
in Korea and Japan." European
Experimental Film Session Humanities Institute, Fourth Floor, Melville Library Friday noon - 2:00 p.m. Introduced by Nicholas Mirzoeff, Acting Director, Humanities
Institute at Stony Brook Comments by Martin Arnold (Filmmaker, Vienna, Austria) Responses by Wilhelm S. Wurzer (Philosophy) and Akira Mizuta Lippit (Film, San Francisco State
University) Martin ARNOLD was born in Vienna, Austria in 1959. He studied
Psychology and Art History at the University of Vienna. Since 1987, he has been a
free-lance filmmaker. He has won many international awards for his films, including Pièce
touchée (1989), Passage à l’acte (1993), Don’t – The
Austrian Film (1996), and Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy (1998). Martin Arnold has taught film production at various universities in the United States,
including the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, the San Francisco Art Institute, and
Bard College, NY, and in Europe, including Städelschule in Frankfurt, Germany and the
Universität für Gestaltung in Linz Austria. "IMAGES/TEXTS...IMAGING" A POSTMODERN EXHIBIT OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND TEXTS by James R. Watson Student Activities Center Auditorium Wednesday through Saturday noon JAMES R. WATSON is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University at New
Orleans. He is author of Thinking with Pictures: Photographs and Essays (1990), Between
Auschwitz and Tradition: Postmodern Reflections on the Tasks of Thinking (Rodopi,
1993), and he has edited (with Alan Rosenberg), Contemporary Portrayals of Auschwitz (Humanity,
1999), and Portratis of Contemporary American Continental Philosophers (Indiana,
1999). Some of these works are as much photographic essays as philosophical studies, and
he has contributed his photography to a number of volumes, including Questioning
Foundations (Routledge, 1993) and Philosophy and Desire (Routledge, 2000), both
edited by Hugh J. Silverman. His exhibit here represents some of his current photographic
work. Postmodern
Musical Border Crossings Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players Staller Center Recital Hall SUNY/Stony Brook David Lang Little Eye (US premiere) (1999) Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon Flores del Viento III (2000) David Lang Sweet Air (1999) intermission Brian Cherney Shadow Dancing at Half-Past Nine (1999) John Psathas Stream 3 (1997) Andree Martin-flutes Ken Long-clarinets Gabrielle Painter-violin David Russell-cello Jeff Meyer-piano Paul Vaillancourt-percussion Crossing
Disciplines Plenary Roundtable Saturday Afternoon, 2:45 - 6:00 pm Speakers: Geoffrey BENNINGTON (French Literature, Philosophy, and Politics) is
Professor of French and Director of the Centre for Modern French Thought at the University
of Sussex (UK). His original works on contemporary French philosophy include Lyotard:
Writing the Event (Columbia, 1988), Legislations: The Politics of Deconstruction (Verso,
1994) and his forthcoming Interrupting Derrida (Routledge, 2000). Bennington has
also translated Jacques Derrida (Chicago, 1993), an "autobiography" by
Derrida, as well as a number of other texts by Derrida and other key contemporary French
thinkers, including: The Inhuman: Reflections on Time, by Jean-Francois Lyotard,
translated with Rachel Bowlby (Stanford, 1992); Of Spirit: Heidegger and the Question,
by Jacques Derrida, translated with Rachel Bowlby (Chicago, 1991); and The Truth in
Painting, by Jacques Derrida, translated with Ian McLeod (Chicago, 1987). Drucilla CORNELL (Feminism, Law, Philosophy, Theatre) is Professor of
Law (Feminist Jurisprudence) at the Rutgers University School of Law. She has published a
number of texts on the links between feminism, deconstruction, and the law, including: The
Imaginary Domain: Abortion, Pornography, & Sexual Harassment (Routledge, 1995); Transformation:
Recollective Imagination & Sexual Difference (Routledge, 1993); Philosophy of
the Limit (Routledge, 1992); and Beyond Accommodation: Ethical Feminism,
Deconstruction and the Law (Routledge, 1991). Forthcoming are two collections of
essays: Freedom, Identity, and Rights: Selected Essays (Rowman & Littlefield,
2000) and Feminism and Pornography (Oxford University Press, 2000). Jeremy GILBERT-ROLFE (Painting,
Criticism, Theory) is Professor in the Graduate Program at the Art Center in Pasadena,
California. His research interests include contemporary theories of art, as well as the
relation between aesthetic theory and recent developments in literature and philosophy.
Most recently, Gilbert-Rolfe has published Beauty and the Contemporary Sublime (Allworth,
2000). His other works include: Art as a Philosophical Context (G&B Arts
International, 1996), edited with Stephen Melville; and Beyond Piety: Critical Essays
on the Visual Arts, 1986 –– 1993 (Cambridge, 1995). Richard KEARNEY (Philosophy, Politics, Fiction,
Irish Culture) is currently Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Boston College and on
leave as Professor in the Department of Philosophy at University College Dublin (Ireland).
His research has included the intersections between contemporary philosophy, ethics, and
poetics. His recent publications include: Postnationalist Ireland (Routledge,
1996); States of Mind (SUNY Press, 1995), a series of interviews with various
Continental philosopher and thinkers; Poetics of Modernity (Humanities, 1995); Poetics
of Imagining (Harper & Collins, 1991); and The Wake of Imagination (Minnesota,
1989). Kearney has also published two works of fiction: Sam’s Fall (Hodder,
1995) and Angel of Patrick’s Hill (Raven Arts Press, 1991). John McCUMBER (German Studies, Philosophy,
American Culture) recently crossed over from his position as Professor in the Department
of Philosophy to Professor and Chair of the German Studies Department at Northwestern
University. Included among McCumber’’s many published works are The Company
of Words: Hegel, Language and Systematic Philosophy (Northwestern, 1993); Metaphysics
and Oppression: Heidegger’s Challenge to Western Philosophy (Indiana, 1999); as
well as Philosophy and Freedom: Derrida, Habermas, Foucault (Indiana, 2000) and Time
in the Ditch: American Philosophy and the McCarthy Era (Northwestern, forthcoming). Respondent: Gayatri Chakravorty SPIVAK (English, Comparative Literature, Cultural
Studies, Feminism, Postcolonialism) is Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities at
Columbia University. She previously held endowed chairs at the University of
Pittsburgh and Emory University. She is known not only for her celebrated
translation and introduction to Jacques Derrida’s Of Grammatology, but also
for her many books in cultural and literary theory, including TRANSPORTATION,
LODGING and CONFERENCE INFORMATION Conference Hotels Conference rates are available at the designated IAPL Conference hotels: Holiday Inn Ronkonkoma (adjacent to Long Island MacArthur-Islip Airport) 3845 Veterans Memorial Highway, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 phone: (631) 585-9500; fax: (631) 585-9550 web: Rates: $109 per night (single or double) Holiday Inn Express – Stony Brook 3131 Nesconset Highway (Route 347), Centereach, NY 11729 phone: (631) 471-8000; fax: (631) 471-8623 web: Rates: $99 per night (single or double) NOTE: The Express has only a breakfast room.; the Holiday Inn at the Airport is a full
facilities hotel. DEADLINE FOR SPECIAL CONFERENCE RATE: APRIL 18th,
2000. MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!. Call either hotel directly or call1-800- HOLIDAY Graduate students attending the conference may wish to contact Michael
Sanders (msanders@ic.sunysb.edu) for
information regarding alternative accomodations. Persons wishing to share
hotel rooms should e-mail a notice to that effect to Michael Sanders. For a
listing of those interested in room shares please click
here. Transportation Conference attendees can reach Stony Brook by land, air, or rail. Located on the north
shore of Long Island, Stony Brook is approximately one and a half hours east of New York
City. by air Conference attendees arriving by air are strongly advised to use Long Island
MacArthur-Islip Airport when making travel arrangements. This airport served by major
carriers, including US Airways (Boston, Philadelphia, Albany), Southwest (Baltimore,
Chicago-Midway, Nashville, Tampa), Continental (Cleveland), American Eagle (Boston),
Spirit (W. Palm Beach, Ft Lauderdale, Ft. Myers) and Delta (Cincinati, Ft. Lauderdale,
Orlando) is located conveniently near both conference hotels (but is closest to the
Holiday Inn Ronkonkoma) and the Stony Brook campus. Use courtesy phone for complementary
van service to the Holiday Inn Ronkonkoma from the airport. International travelers will need to arrive at JFK or Laguardia Airports in New York.
Call Spartan Limousine for door-to-door service from the airport to hotels: (631)
928-5454. For international travelers and those arriving
through JFK, Newark, LaGuardia, or Penn Station, NYC, click here for an
additional list of transportation options.
From New York City, take interstate 495 East to exit 63 (Route 97/Nicolls Road) North
approximately 8 miles to Stony Brook Campus. From New England, take Route 95 to Bridgeport, Connecticut. Car ferries cross Long
Island Sound from Bridgeport to Port Jefferson, Long Island. Crossings are about 1 hour
and 15 minutes. From the ferry landing (next to Danfords Inn), take Route 25A West to
Nicolls Road. The University entrances are the first 3 right turn intersections off
Nicholls Road. Car ferries are also available from New London, Connecticut to Orient Point, Long
Island. Plan on at least one and a half hours. Take Route 25A West to Nicolls Road (Route
97). The University entrances are the first 3 right turn intersections off Nicholls Road. For those wishing to stay at the Holiday Inn Ronkonkoma, take the Ronkonkoma LIRR line
to Ronkonkoma. Upon arrival, call the Holiday Inn for pick up by the hotel van. Dining Several dining choices are available on and off the Stony Brook Campus. Click
here for a list of recommended restaurants.
Individuals seeking day care while at the conference should contact Assistant
Coordinator Peter Gratton at pgratton@ic.sunysb.edu
/ pgratton@marketguide.com. All program
participants in the annual IAPL conferences are expected to pay year 2000 membership dues
($35 Regular members; $20 student/retired faculty members) as well as registration
fees. Registration and Dues forms may be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to:
By email to Hugh J. Silverman, Series Editor IAPL 2000 Series Submissions Department of Philosophy State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY 11794-3750 For a listing of previously published and forthcoming IAPL titles,
please visit our Publications page. Hugh J. Silverman (Philosophy and
Comparative Literature, SUNY/Stony Brook); Michael
Sanders (Philosophy, SUNY/Stony Brook). Associate Coordinator is Jin Y. Park (Religion,
Vassar College). Assistant Coordinator is Peter Gratton (Political Science,
SUNY/Stony Brook). IAPL 2000 Conference Address: IAPL 2000 is supported by the State University of New York at Stony
Brook: Shirley Strum Kenny, President of the University; Robert McGrath, Acting Provost;
Paul B. Armstrong, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; and E. Ann Kaplan, Director
of the Humanities Institute |
