April 17-18, 2015 - University at Albany
The past several years have witnessed a growing literature on the critique of nation-state sovereignty and its political-theological legacy. From Agamben’s State of Exception to Hardt’s and Negri’s argument in Empire that nation-state sovereignty is on the wane, there is a developing sense that the structures that have governed modern conceptions of sovereignty have been displaced or undermined. This conference rethinks the concept of sovereignty without the aid of the political-theological structures that have subtended it. The discussion will situate the question of sovereignty along a broad spectrum of disciplinary perspectives including literary studies, political science, law, philosophy, and human rights.
The conference has been organized by the Liberal Studies Program at the University at Albany in collaboration with the Departments of English and Political Science. Additional support provided by: CAS Conference Support, Office of the Vice President for Research, UAS Supplemental Program Funds, CAS Dean’s Office, Women's Studies, Departments of Philosophy, and Languages, Literatures and Cultures, and The Society for the Study of Biopolitical Futures, a joint initiative of the Central New York Humanities Corridor and 3CT Rice University.
Questions about the conference can be directed to Profs. Richard Barney ([email protected]) or Kir Kuiken ([email protected]).
Co-organizers for this year's conference include: Natalie Amiama, Michael Amrozowicz, Richard Barney, Glyne Griffith, Alice Hofmann, Josh Keller, Ilka Kressner, Kir Kuiken, Jon Mandle, Torrey Shanks, Charles Shepherdson, and Joel Sodano.
The past several years have witnessed a growing literature on the critique of nation-state sovereignty and its political-theological legacy. From Agamben’s State of Exception to Hardt’s and Negri’s argument in Empire that nation-state sovereignty is on the wane, there is a developing sense that the structures that have governed modern conceptions of sovereignty have been displaced or undermined. This conference rethinks the concept of sovereignty without the aid of the political-theological structures that have subtended it. The discussion will situate the question of sovereignty along a broad spectrum of disciplinary perspectives including literary studies, political science, law, philosophy, and human rights.
The conference has been organized by the Liberal Studies Program at the University at Albany in collaboration with the Departments of English and Political Science. Additional support provided by: CAS Conference Support, Office of the Vice President for Research, UAS Supplemental Program Funds, CAS Dean’s Office, Women's Studies, Departments of Philosophy, and Languages, Literatures and Cultures, and The Society for the Study of Biopolitical Futures, a joint initiative of the Central New York Humanities Corridor and 3CT Rice University.
Questions about the conference can be directed to Profs. Richard Barney ([email protected]) or Kir Kuiken ([email protected]).
Co-organizers for this year's conference include: Natalie Amiama, Michael Amrozowicz, Richard Barney, Glyne Griffith, Alice Hofmann, Josh Keller, Ilka Kressner, Kir Kuiken, Jon Mandle, Torrey Shanks, Charles Shepherdson, and Joel Sodano.