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

 

 

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