Liz Grosz @ UQ

Posted on | March 8, 2005 |

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Elizabeth Grosz, Rutgers University, will be giving a talk ‘Deleuze, Bergson, and Becoming’ at 2pm, Wednesday, March 16th, 2005 in Room E109 Forgan Smith Building.

In her recent book the Nick of Time: Politics, evolution and the untimely, (Allen & Unwin, 2004), Elizabeth Grosz juxtaposes the work of Darwin, Nietzsche and Bergson. Each theorises time as an active phenomenon with specific effects, with a profound impact on understandings of the body in relation to time. She shows how their concepts of life, evolution, and becoming are manifest in the work of Deleuze and Irigaray.

Elizabeth Grosz is the author of six previous books, including the widely read Volatile Bodies (Allen & Unwin, 1994). Hugely influential in many fields of critical theory, she has taught at (amongst others) the University of Sydney, Monash University, Harvard, Princeton, and Johns Hopkins University. She is currently Professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University in the USA.

The talk is presented by the European Philosophy Research Group.

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6 Responses to “Liz Grosz @ UQ”

  1. Glen
    March 8th, 2005 @ 7:48 pm

    jealous!

  2. Mark Bahnisch
    March 9th, 2005 @ 12:35 am

    Can’t personally see the Bergson thing, but I love Volatile Bodies and Liz Grosz’ other work, particularly her excellent essay on Derrida and politics. I’m so there. Thanks for the headsup, Mel!

  3. mc gregg
    March 9th, 2005 @ 11:10 am

    Will you be the one in Studio Italia pants, Mark?

  4. katy
    March 9th, 2005 @ 11:25 am

    you guys at UQ always organise the sexiest nerd events!

    I second Glen’s comment.

  5. mc gregg
    March 9th, 2005 @ 11:36 am

    That’s the kinda compliment I aspire for every day!

  6. Mark Bahnisch
    March 9th, 2005 @ 12:33 pm

    probably Mossimo jeans, Mel, given the nature of the sexy nerd event in question :)

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