Catherine Malabou is a French philosopher who has made important contributions to research on the relationship between philosophy, neuroscience and epigenetics. A central concept in Malabou's work is "plasticity" which she derived both from Hegel and research in medical science. She is influenced by deconstruction, but her work goes beyond Derrida's focus on text, and investigates why human sciences cannot ignore the findings of natural sciences.
Malabou is professor at Kingston University, The European Graduate School and The Center for Research (CRMEP). She graduated from the École Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines. She wrote her dissertation on Hegel under the supervision of Jacques Derrida.
Today's lecture
The lecture starts with a welcome from Inga Bostad, head of HumStud research group.
In this lecture Catherine Malabou will explore educational and aesthetic questions around the possibility of representation based on the Lyotard and Rancière. Her reflections start with her very recent book Stop Thief! (2023).
The lecture will be commented by Kjetil Horn Hogstad, Post Doctoral fellow at the Department of Education (University of Oslo). Hogstad wrote his dissertation on the educational significance of Malabou's concept of plasticity. His academic interests are philosophy of education, Bildung, post-deconstructionist philosophy and in the ontological element of education.
There will be time for questions from the audience after the commentary.
Practical information
The lecture will be in English.
The lecture is organized by the research group Humanities Studies in Education (HumStud), as part of the lecture series in philosophy of education.
This is an open lecture, no registration is required.
There will be a small reception at Helga Eng's house's fifth floor after the lecture.
Welcome!
Contact person: Elodie Guillemin