2024-2025 FROM CONFLUENCE TO CONFLUENCE ~ Mayra A. Rodríguez Castro's seminar: Phantasy
SEMINAR 1: DECEMBER 7 & 8 2024
Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Rex was not the only one. There are a thousand stories, as there are a thousand ways of reading. On our first confluence, we will study order words and models of interpretation. The seminar begins with reflections on Materialist Psychiatry, Realism, and Desire. Our interlocutors include Tiresias, Frederic Jameson, and Michael Foucault, This time, our gathering dissolves into the dreamlands of Yasutaka Tsutsui.
Saturday, December 7
10:30 - 13:00 — Study
13:00 - 14:00: Lunch
14:00 - 17:00 — The First Story 17:00 - 19:00 — Closing
Sunday, December 8
10:30 - 13:00 — Study
13:00 - 14:00: Lunch
14:00 - 17:00 — Thesis Workshop 17:00 - 19:00 — Screening
SEMINAR 2: January 10,11 &12 2025
The Cosmic Bridge to the Dark Unknown Eternal
In the first chapter of Phantasy, Image Consciousness, and Memory, Husserl distinguishes between two types of phantasy. A first type, productive phantasy, is proper of artists — those who seek form through invention. A second category concerns historians — who give form to realities rather than things imagined. On our third confluence, we will reflect on the ‘form-giving’ principles of art, history, and musical composition. This time, we turn to the Frankfurt School, Sun Ra, and other Angels of History.
Friday, January 10
10:30 - 13:00 — Study
13:00 - 14:00: Lunch
14:00 - 17:00 — Presentations 17:00 - 19:00 — Thesis Workshop
Saturday, January 11
10:30 - 13:00 — Study
13:00 - 14:00: Lunch
14:00 - 17:00 — The Argument
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17:00 - 19:00 — On Music
Sunday, January 12
10:30 - 13:00 — Study
13:00 - 14:00: Lunch
14:00 - 17:00 — Closing Readings 17:00 - 19:00 — Screening