International Colloquium in Contemporary Philosophy and Culture
“Converging Differences: Global Thinking and Local Existence”
Dates
March 21-23, 2018
Venue
“St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo, Europa Hall
Organized by
The Society for Philosophy as Global Conversation
Supported by
“St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo Faculty of Philosophy
DAAD German Academic Exchange Service
COLLOQUIUM PROGRAM
March 21, 2018, 9:30 am – 10:00 am
Registration
Wednesday Panel I:10:00 am – noon
Global Conversation and Responsibility
Opening Remarks
“Global Conversation on the Spot: What Lao-tse, Heidegger, and Rorty Have in Common”
Dr. Rossen Roussev, “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo
“Place and Responsibility: Weil, Levinas, Heidegger”
Dr. Tomokazu Baba, University of Nagano
Wednesday Panel II: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Enlightenment, Paradise, and Transnational Solidarity
Chair: Dr. Tomokazu Baba, University of Nagano
Critique as Limitattitude: Foucault’s Reading of Kant’s “What is Enlightenment?”
Dr. Alicja Kowalska, DAAD & University of Prešov
From the Local Universe to the Global Cosmos: Conversations and Conversions of Space in John Milton’s Epic Poem “Paradise Lost”
Peyo Karpuzov, “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo
Between the Local and the Global: The Meaning of the Banlieue, Nation, Religion and Transnational Solidarity in French Muslim Rap
Dr. Alexandra Preitschopf, OeAD & “St. Kliment Ohridski” University of Sofia
Wednesday Panel III: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Global, Hyperlocal, and Borders
Chair:Dr. Rossen Roussev, “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo
The Own and the Foreign in the Global Village
Dr. Mitko Momov,“St. St. Cyril and Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo
& Dr. Mirena Patseva, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
The Hyperlocal and the Temporary
Dr. Nicholas Birns, New York University
8:00 pm
Immunity (2015): A film by the American expat filmmaker Raymond Steers, followed by discussion with the director. Venue: Bar TAM, 2A Marno Pole Square, Veliko Tarnovo.
March 22, 2018
Thursday Panel I: 10:00 – 11:30am
Quarrels, Violence, and Security
Chair Dr. Rossen Roussev, “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo
Kantian Neighborliness and Quarrelsomeness
Micah Daily, Ph.D. (The New School for Social Research)
Religion, Identity, and Violence
Dr. Jonathan Mahoney, Kansas State University
Thursday Panel II: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
State, Justice, and the Face of the Other
Chair: Dr. Tomokazu Baba, University of Nagano
The Face in the Philosophy of Levinas: Phenomenon or Enigma
Ivelina Stoeva, “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo
Thursday Panel III: 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Hermeneutics, Public Engagement, and the End of History
Chair Dr. Rossen Roussev, “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo
The Hermeneutics of Wilhelm Dilthey: Identity and Biography as Constructions
Andreas Chetkowski, DAAD & “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo
Hans-Georg Gadamer’s Phronesis as a Guide Public Engaged Scholarship
Dr. Marie Sandy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Heidegger’s Renewed Relevance in the Aftermath of the End of History
Borislav Sotirov, New Bulgarian University
4:15 pm
Art Opening “Being Glocal”
7:00 pm
Colloquium Dinner
March 23, 2018
Friday Panel I: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Literary Classics, Cross-cultural Negotiations, and the Creation of the Self
Chair:Andreas Chetkowski, DAAD & “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo
From East to West and Back Again: Transcultural Influence amongst Literary Classics
Frank Passani, Ph.D. (University of Barcelona)
Writing “like a drawing compass”: cross-cultural negotiations in Elif Shafak’s novel Honour
Dr. Petya Tsoneva, “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo
The Role of Perceptions in the Creation of the Self in the Works of William Blake
Gergana Ivanova, “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo
Friday Panel II: 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Global Thinking, Healthy Life, and Community Building
Chair: Dr. Rossen Roussev, “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo
Global Thinking – An Implicit Reality in the Reality of Life
Dr. Zbigniew Jan Marczuk, Rowan College
Human person, health, and self-creation
Shivani Khetan, Ph.D. (Open International University of Complementary Medicines)
“DARPLAY: Building Communities out of Differences”
Denitsa Aleksandrova, Music and Theatre House of Languages in Veliko Tarnovo
Closing Remarks
Friday Panel III: 8:00 pm till late
Closing Party
Chair: You, International Colloquium in Contemporary Philosophy and Culture
Venue: Bar TAM, 2A Marno Pole Square, Veliko Tarnovo
Live performing bands
Keira Is You + From Love To Reflux [PL]