CfP: The Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage of Ca’ Foscari University Venice hosts the eleventh edition of the SSPPP.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
CA’ FOSCARI UNIVERSITY VENICE
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
SUMMER SCHOOL OF PHENOMENOLOGY AND PHENOMENOLOGICAL PHILOSOPHY:
NARRATIVE AND NARRATIVITY
VENICE, JUNE 30 – JULY 4, 2025
The Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage of Ca’ Foscari University Venice (Italy) is pleased to host the eleventh edition of the SSPPP (Summer School of Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy).
Language: English
Seminars will be led by:
- Daniele de Santis
- Nicolas de Warren
- Aurélien Djian
- Matteo Giannasi
- Burt Hopkins
- Giulia Lanzirotti
- Claudio Majolino
- Daniele Nuccilli
- Emiliano Trizio
- Maren Wehrle
Description:
The 11th SSPPP aims to explore the concepts of narrative and narrativity from the perspective of the phenomenological tradition. This will be done by discussing a broad set of different but interconnected themes. The concept of narrative refers to the relationship that subjectivity has with its temporal dimension, both individual and collective. What is the relationship between stories and narratives? Do stories always have a narrative nature? What does it mean to be entangled in stories? Are we always already entangled in stories, as Wilhelm Schapp systematically argues? Or must we also recognize that there is a layer in the constitution of the subject (individual and collective) and its world that cannot be reduced to the narrative dimension? Phenomenological analysis sheds light both on the narrative dimension of historical knowledge and on the function of narrativity for the constitution and/or construction of the subject’s personal identity and own (surrounding) world.
The triad memory, history, oblivion, central to Paul Ricœur’s work, finds its place here. Furthermore, narratives occupy a central place in the dimension of fiction, especially, but not only, in its specifically literary form. In this form, narratives have been the subject of the great work of Roman Ingarden, but also of the many attempts to use specifically Husserlian notions (life-world, intersubjectivity, imaginative variations) to understand the structure of literary worlds. In addition, literary fiction feeds phenomenological investigations with complex imaginary scenarios, which have the power to illuminate subtle phenomenological structures. But what is the relationship between narrative and imagination? Is there a specific form of narrative imagination, as Husserl seems to suggest?
Applicants should send a CV and a sample of writing (optional) to [email protected]
The number of attendants being limited, a selection will take place. It is a prerequisite to be a Master or a PhD student. There will be no attendance fee.
Deadline for submission: May 1, 2025
Notification of acceptance: May 4, 2025
A number of students will present short papers. Each student presentation will last twenty minutes and will be followed by a thirty-minute discussion. Once the selection of this year’s students has taken place, we will circulate a call for abstracts.
Abstracts of the seminars, info about faculty, and the program will be available here: https://www.phenomenologyinvenice.com/2025.html
The School does not cover any expenses for travel, food, and lodging.