April 10-12, 2008 Lacoue-Labarthe ColloquiumThursday, April 10-Saturday, April 12, 2008 Lacoue-Labarthe Colloquium "Catastrophe and Caesura: Lacoue-Labarthe Today" One of the most important philosophers of the 20th century, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe is the world expert on historical trauma in relation to poetry, fiction and political myth-making. He was also an engaged theater director and renowned writer on/of poetry. To honor him and his work, Princeton University, Brown University, and several departments at New York University bring together top-notch scholars, thinkers, and poets from France and the US in what is bound to be a highly significant international event. In collaboration with the Departments of French and German at NYU. |
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