The programme foresees first to discuss the PhDs’ propositions; afterwards the
Epistemic Decompression
programme proposes a different mode of metabolising the experienced and learned, and prepares us for the guest critic’s inputs.
The evening programme, beginning with Richard Shusterman’s renowned
L’homme en or, a performance oscillating between
artistic and philosophical practice, leading to Egle Oddo’s
Performative Habitats, and Dominique Savitri Bonjaree’s
practice and concept of
Collapsing, which will then be enriched by Jack Halberstam’s response, highlights the guest
critiques’ artistic and research practices connected to the format of lecture performance.
The Artistic Research
PhD Programme cultivates a
Community of Practice facilitating an ecology of epistemic solidarity. The community invites
individuals from diverse backgrounds to work together on their individual (and sometimes also collective) projects. Each participant
brings a unique perspective and insight to the group, cross-fertilising and advancing the collective and individual understanding,
creating the polyphonic voices of artistic research as practiced at the Artistic Research PhD Programme. Epistemic solidarity
means cultivating a shared understanding and knowledge among a group of diverse learners and involves “practices of supporting
others (with whom one recognises similarity in a relevant aspect) as knowers. To qualify as solidarity, these practices must
involve certain costs (such as spending time, giving up a privilege, or accepting risk for oneself)” (Pot 2022). It entails
respecting and recognising how multiple perspectives, voices, practices and experiences enrich our understanding of a subject
or question, leading to more comprehensive insights in a sustainable and generative environment of learning. The voices of
artistic research are found first and foremost in the voices of learning.
Participants: Sanja Anjdelković, Tamara
Antonijević, Nisrine Boukhari, Johanna Bruckner, Andrew Champlin, Corç George Demir, Rah Eleh, Jošt Franko, Oscar Gardea,
Wolfgang Konrad, Joseph Leung, Judit Navratil, Jo O’Brien, Tamás Páll, Marthin Rozo, Juli Sikorska, Lenka Stepankova, Konstanze
Stoiber, Ksenia Yurkova and Conny Zenk
Guest critics: Richard Shusterman, Egle Oddo, Dominique Savitri Bonarjee
and Jack Halberstam
(Jack Halberstam’s contribution is made possible with the kind support of the
Department
of Art History and
Department
of Art Theory of the University of Applied Arts, and the
Department of Gender Studies
(IKM), mdw,
University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna.)
Epistemic Decompression:
Andrew Champlin, Leonhard Grond, Judit Navratil, Jo O’Brien, Dominique Savitri Bonarjee
More information:
https://zentrumfokusforschung.uni-ak.ac.at/news/public-colloquium-2024/
