Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 11:42:27 +0100 From: Gerard Greenway <greenway-AT-angelaki.demon.co.uk> Subject: CFP: The New Bergson (Angelaki) (1997) [NOTE: Spoon-Announcements is not a list; it's a mechanism for distributing information of potentially general interest to all subscribers of the Spoon Collective's mailing lists without bombarding them with cross-postings.] THE NEW BERGSON (Angelaki) Edited collection for publication winter 1997 Ed: John Mullarkey, University of Sunderland, UK Call For Papers As part of the current resurgence of interest in Bergsonian studies internationally, a collection of essays is being prepared to address this renewal and its relevance for contemporary thought. This is not intended as a historical investigation: as a truly new reading of Bergson, his ideas will be examined in terms set by modern debates. The aim for _The New Bergson_, then, is the establishment of a set of conceptual tools with which to interpret a thinker whose previous neglect can in large part be put down to the fact that his work is commonly regarded as irrelevant to modern thought. This retrieval will be arguing for an alternative contemporary image of Bergson, an image that is only now beginning to emerge. This volume should also act as an introduction to that large readership who can see the relevance of the Bergsonian _Weltanschauung_ for their own ideas, but who have yet to find the appropriate access-point into it. As Bergson's writing straddles analytic and Continental philosophical interests, contributions are invited dealing with concerns covered by both traditions. Importantly, contributions are also sought from authors based in disciplines other than philosophy: literature, art history, psychology, sociology, biology, physics. Current contents include work on evolutionary theory, process philosophy, machinism, relativity and chaos theory, virtuality and post- humanity, environmentalism, aesthetics, subjectivity, ontology, and laughter. Deadline for material for consideration: April 1997 Ready work, drafts, 500 word abstracts to: John Mullarkey Philosophy School of Social and International Studies University of Sunderland Forster Building 315 Sunderland SR1 3SD United Kingdom E-mail: John.Mullarkey-AT-sunderland.ac.uk Fax: +44 (0)191 515 2105 Tel: +44 (0)191 515 2171 _The New Bergson_ is planned as the first title of a new book series associated with the journal _Angelaki_, working title: Angelaki Humanities. Angelaki is seeking to publish the series in cooperation with another publisher. Publishing proposals for _The New Bergson_ and two further launch titles, _Evil Spirits: Nihilism and the Fate of Modernity_ and _Gilles Deleuze: Philosophy, Art and Politics_ (announcements will be posted), are currently under consideration at Routledge and Manchester University Press. Established in September 1993 _Angelaki_ is an independent international journal of the theoretical humanities. The journal publishes thematic collections interspersed with general (non-theme) issues. For more information about _Angelaki_ please contact the managing editor: Gerard Greenway Angelaki 44 Abbey Road Oxford OX2 0AE United Kingdom E-mail: greenway-AT-angelaki.demon.co.uk Fax: +44 1865 791 372 PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR MATERIAL MAIL ADDRESS. Authors are requested to send material for consideration for _The New Bergson_ to the issue editor and not to Angelaki. -- Gerard Greenway -- Gerard Greenway
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