On 4 May we will meet to discuss the third chapter in Nancy's The Muses, "On the Threshold" (up to p. 67) 

See also: https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010062304

 

Our next meeting is devoted to "The Girl Who Succeeds the Muses", in Nancy's The Muses: 20 April 5pm.

Second meeting on Nancy's The Muses on 6 April

We spent our time yesterday discussing some of the key themes up to page 24. We had a GREAT time doing so. 

We will meet on 6 April to discuss in particular themes from the second half of Nancy's first Chapter, up to page 39.

 Starting a new work

On 23 March 5pm we will begin to discuss Jean-Luc Nancy, The Muses, trans. Peggy Kamuf (Stanford: Stanford UP, 1996; French original 1994).

We will read for this meeting up to p. 39. 

If you wish to receive a zoom invite, please get in touch with alex.samely@manchester.ac.uk, ditto if you need help with getting hold of a text. 

 

 On Wednesday 2nd March, we are planning to discuss the remaining parts of Henry's Barbarism, that is, chapter 7 and conclusion. 

At the meeting after that (to be confirmed), we will begin: Jean-Luc Nancy, The Muses, trans. Peggy Kamuf (Stanford: Stanford UP, 1996; French original 1994).

If you wish to receive the zoom information, please get in touch with Alex Samely (alex.samely@manchester.ac.uk)

 

 On 16 February we will discuss Henry's Barbarism, Chapter 6 (to page 114). 

If you need the zoom link, please get in touch with alex.samely@manchester.ac.uk. 

 We discussed chapters 3 and 4 of Henry's Barbarism on 19 January. Our next meeting will on 2nd February, devoted to chapter 5.