International Colloquium in Contemporary Philosophy and Culture — Home and Journey around the Globe
Organized by the Society for Philosophy as Global Conversation, with the support of Ala-Too International University, International University of Kyrgyzstan, and Burana Research Institute
May 30-June 1, 2019
Colloquium Chair: Jon Mahoney, 2018-19 Fulbright Scholar, Kyrgyz Republic; Professor of Philosophy, Kansas State University
Dates and Venues
May 30, 2019
Ala-Too International University
Ankara Street 1/8, Tunguch, 720048, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic: http://www.iaau.edu.kg/
May 31 — June 1, 2019
International University of Kyrgyzstan
17A/1, Tolstoy Street, 720007, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic: http://muk.iuk.kg/?en
COLLOQUIUM PROGRAM
Thursday May 30, 2019
Ala-Too International University
Registration 9:30 am – 10:00 am
Thursday Panel I: 10:00 am – 11:45 am
Philosophy as Journey and Homecoming
Opening Remarks
Philosophy as Journey (Tomokazu Baba, University of Nagano)
Thinking as Waying and Homecoming: Heidegger and Lao-tse (Rossen Roussev, “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo; North South University)
Lafcadio Hearn and Japan: From a “Journey” to “Home” (Fabien Durringer, University of Orléans)
Thursday Panel II: 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm
Utopian Drive, Situating the Social, and Democracy
Chair: Jon Mahoney, Kansas State University
The Utopian Drive or How to Journey Forward (Alicja Kowalska, University of Presov and DAAD)
Situating the Social: Challenging the Mold in Central Asia and Beyond (Christian Kelly Scott, Penn State University)
Public Perception of Democracy and the Level of Civic Engagement in Kyrgyzstan (Rouslan Jalil, Ala-Too International University)
Thursday Panel III: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Journey as Backpacking, Nomadic of Life, and Creativity
Chair: Rossen Roussev (“St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo, North South University)
The Backpacker: Art Project (Kristoffer Zeiner)
Nomadic Art Camp: Art Project Presentation (Shaarbek Amankul, B’Art Contemporary)
Tabula Firmamentum: Road as an Inspiration in my Creative Process (Wojciech Domagalski, Polish and Japanese Academy of Information Technology)
Wacław Szpakowski’s “Rhythmical Lines” as a Notation of Life Journey (Maciej Zdanowicz, The Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce)
Friday, May 31, 2019
International University of Kyrgyzstan
Friday Panel I: 9:00 am – 10:30
Free Movement, Culture, and Cosmopolitanism
Chair: Ivelina Stoeva (“St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo)
Exceptions to the Free Movement of Workers in the European Union (Cristina Ilie Goga, University of Craiova)
Cultures, Universalism, and Understanding: A Contemporary Reassessment of Relativism (Miguel Angel Quintana Paz, European University “Miguel de Cervantes”)
The Hyperlocal and the Cosmopolitan (Nicholas Birns, New York University)
Friday Panel II: 10:45 am – 12:15 pm
Trans-cultural Influences, Spirituality, and Self-development
Chair: Francesc Passani (University of Barcelona)
Beyond Orientalist Holism? The influence of East and Central Asian Thought on British Literature in the Twentieth Century (Fiona Tomkinson, Nagoya University)
Spirituality beyond religion: Early Wittgenstein and Rabindranath Tagore (Priyambada Sarkar, University of Calcutta)
Philosophical Aspects of Self-development and Self-destruction (Albina Gimkaeva, Bashkir State University)
Friday Panel III: 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Knowledge, Ambiguity, and the Art of Translations
Chair: Tomokazu Baba, University of Nagano
Dilthey on Differentiation between Natur- and Geisteswissenschaften: A Perspective on the Quest for Knowledge (Andreas Chetkowski, DAAD & “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo
Frostian Ambiguity in Russian Translations (Valeriy Hardin, American University of Central Asia)
The Art of Translation as an Institutional Policy during the Abbasid Caliphate (Francesc Passani, University of Barcelona)
Friday Panel IV: 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Being Born, Societal Outcasts, and Commedia dell‘Arte
(perfomance art projects)
Chair: Rossen Roussev (“St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo, North South University)
ARIES|fish (Presented by PLUSKVAMPERFEKTUM, Performer: Sonja Indianna Salkowitsch; Music: Ipso Schaltwerk; With the special support of the Arts Council Norway)
Societal Outcasts, Poverty, Inequality! (Bronwyn Sims, Yale School of Drama)
Commedia dell‘Arte, Improvisation, and Blockchain Technology (Rob Stupay)
7:30 pm
Colloquium Dinner (optional)
Location TBD
Saturday June 1, 2019
International University of Kyrgyzstan
Saturday Panel I: 10:00 am – noon
Race, Gender, and Ridding the World of Hate
Chair: Jon Mahoney, Kansas State University
Can Negromaniac be an Alternative to Eurogenism? (Isaiah A. Negedu, University of Kwazulu-Natal)
Gender Roles’ Inequalities in Modern Kazakhstani Society (Olga Nessipbayeva, Kazakh-British Technical University)
Ridding the World of Hate with the Help of Levinas (Ivelina Stoeva, “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo)
Islamic Education in Kyrgyzstan and Challenges to Women’s Rights (Gulmiza Seitalieva, International University of Kyrgyzstan)
Saturday Panel II: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Blends of Histories and Colors
Chair: Tomokazu Baba, University of Nagano
Historians Are Not Angels (Film, 80 min) (Antoine de Mena, Filmmaker)
Alive Painting (performance art project) (Akiko Nakayama, Artist)
Closing Remarks
Saturday Panel III: 7:30 pm till late
Closing Party
Chair: You, International Colloquium in Contemporary Philosophy and Culture
Venue: Chicken Star Art-Cafe
Erkindik 36/Toktogula, Bishkek
36 Проспект Эркиндик, Бишкек
Blaue Blume 2.0 (Music Performance, 30 min)
Andreas Chetkowski
Program & Abstracts (click to read)