Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 09:29:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: mnunes-AT-gpc.peachnet.edu
Subject: Re: lyotard colloquium ...


Yes, I will be there--that's all the info that's available right now. 
I'll try to give something like a conference summary if folks are 
interested.

--mark

> 
> here's some more information on the lyotard colloquium.  anyone planning to
> attend?
> 
> brent ...
> 
> ...........
> 
> The organizers:  Prof. Claire Nouvet and Prof. Philippe Bonnefis.
> 
> The Lyotard colloquium is free and open to the public. If you are planning
> to come, please let me know and I will enclose for you a map of the Emory
> campus. If we can be of any further assistance, do not hesitate to
> contact us. We look forward to having you at the Colloquium.
> 
> Please find enclosed below the Program and Accomodation Information.
> 
> >From September 30th to October 2nd, 1999, the French and Italian
> department of Emory University (Atlanta) will hold a colloquium in honor
> of Jean-François Lyotard's work.  The colloquium will begin with a keynote
> address by Jacques Derrida.
> 
> 
> Program
> 
> Jean-François Lyotard Colloquium
> 
> 
> Sept 30, 1999 - White Hall 208:
> 
> 4:00-5:30 p.m           Jacques Derrida: "Lyotard and 'Us'"
> 
> 5:30-6:30 p.m           Discussion
> 
> 
> 
> Oct 1, 1999 - Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall:
> 
> 9:30-11:00 a.m  Gérald Sfez: "Writing the Differend"
>                         (Collège International de Philosophie, Paris)
> 
> 11:00-12:30 a.m Dorota Glowacka: "Lending an Ear to the Silence Phrase:
>                                 Lyotard Between Ethics and Aesthetics"
>                         (Contemporary Studies Program, University of King's
> College)
> 
> 1:30-3:00 p.m   Christopher Fynsk: "Jean-François' Infancy"
>                         (Comparative Literature, SUNY-Binghamton)
> 
> 3:00-4:30 p.m   Ewa Ziarek-Plonowska:"Toward a Feminist Ethics of
>                                         Difference: Polemos, Embodiment,
> Obligation"
>                         (English, University of Notre Dame)
> 
> 4:30-6:00 p.m.  Rodolphe Gasché:"Saving the Honor of Thinking"
>                         (Comparative Literature, SUNY-Buffalo)
> 
> 
> 
> Oct 2, 1999  - Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall:
> 
> 10:00-11:00 a.m Philippe Bonnefis: "Passages of the Maya"
>                         (French and Italian, Emory University)
> 
> 11:00-12:30 a.m Geoffrey Bennington: "Childish Things"
>                         (School of European Studies, University of Sussex)
> 
> 
>         The colloquium is sponsored by Emory College, the Office of the
> Provost,
> the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Philosophy departement.
>         (For further information, please write to Zrinka Stahuljak at
> zstahul-AT-emory.edu or call: (404) 727 6431)
> 
> 
> 
> Accomodation
> 
> Hotels within walking distance from the Emory campus (10 minutes):
> 
> Emory Conference Center                         (404) 712-6000
> Emory Inn                                       (404) 712-6000
> University Inn                                  (404) 634-7327
> 
> 
> 
> Hotels in the Emory area (up to 6 miles):
> 
> Holiday Inn, 130 Clairmont Av. NE               (404) 371-0204
>         (we reccomand this hotel if you are interested in staying in an
>         area with access to restaurants and bars in downtown Decatur)
> 
> 
> Four Points Sheraton - Lenox Inn, 3387 Lenox Rd. NE
>                                                 (404) 261-5500
>         (this hotel is located in a popular area of Atlanta, Buckhead and
>         has access to the Atlanta subway system, MARTA)
> 
> 
> Courtyard by Mariott, 1236 Executive Park Dr. NE
>                                                 (404) 728-0708
> Radisson Inn, 2061 North Druid Hills Rd. NE
>                                                 (404) 321-4174
>         (both these hotels are within 2  miles from Emory, but are not
>         close to an area which has access to restaurants or bars)
> 
> 
> Hotels in Midtown and Downtown Atlanta:
> 
> Sheraton Colony Square, 188 14th St. NE         (404) 892-6000
>         (we recommand this hotel which is within walking distance from
>         Atlanta Symphony, Atlanta High Museum, Piedmont Park, restaurants,
> bars)
> 
> Hyatt Regency, 265 Peachtree St. NE             (404) 577-1234
> Mariott Marquis, 265 Peachtree Center Av. NE    (404) 521-0000
>         (these two hotels are located in downtown Atlanta, which is more
>         of a business than a commercial and entertainment center, although
>         restaurants and MARTA are within walking distance)
> 
> 
> We advise that you make the reservatyins in advance since rates
> avaailibility at all of these hotels vary according to the type of
> room (single or double occupancy), length of stay and day of stay (weekday
> or weekend).
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