[rohrpost] Brian Rotman in Berlin
Hans-Christian v. Herrmann
herrmann@zfl.gwz-berlin.de
Wed, 14 Aug 2002 11:29:41 +0200
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Im September 2002 ist Brian Rotman Gast am Zentrum f=FCr =
Literaturforschung Berlin. In dieser Zeit werden zwei Veranstaltungen =
stattfinden, zu denen ich hiermit einladen m=F6chte:=20
Donnerstag, den 12. September 2002, 19.00 Uhr
Brian Rotman, Columbus/Ohio State University
The Metaphysics of the Alphabet
Ort: Juliettes Literatursalon, Gormannstr. 25, 10119 Berlin-Mitte
Forty years ago, Andr=E9 Leroi-Gourhan predicted that print would =
mummify the alphabet, that the "curiously archaic forms employed by =
thinking human beings during the period of alphabetic graphism will be =
preserved in print". Are we in the last days of this period? Its digital =
twilight? If so, what will follow from the alphabet's fall? In =
particular, will its demise have a metaphysical or theological =
dimension? How might such a dimension have been introduced in the first =
place: Does the alphabet have a metaphysics?
Brian Rotman ist Professor am Department of Comparative Studies der Ohio =
State University (seit 1998). 1964 bis 1984 war er Dozent f=FCr Reine =
Mathematik an der School of Mathematics and Computer Science an der =
University of Bristol, 1967 Promotion in Mathematik mit einer Arbeit =
=FCber "Some Theorems on the Comparison of Order Types" an der =
University of London. Sein Arbeitsschwerpunkt: Transdisziplinaere =
kulturwissenschaftliche Studien der Mathematik(geschichte), in deren=20
Zentrum eine Geschichte der "material culture" der mathematischen =
Zeichen steht.
Publikationen (Auswahl): Signifying Nothing: the Semiotics of Zero =
(1987, uebers. ins Italienische, Japanische und Deutsche); Ad=20
Infinitum... the Ghost in Turing's Machine. Taking God out of =
Mathematics and Putting the Body Back in. An Essay in Corporeal=20
Semiotics (1993); Mathematics as Sign. Writing, Imaging, Counting =
(2000).
Zum Thema "Technology and Subjectivity" findet am 18.9.2002, von 10 bis =
18 Uhr, ein Workshop mit Brian Rotman im Zentrum f=FCr =
Literaturforschung, J=E4gerstr. 10/11, 10117 Berlin-Mitte statt. Bei =
Interesse wird um Anmeldung gebeten: Tel.: 030-20192-184 oder=20
-455, e-mail: heinrich@zfl.gwz-berlin.de
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>Donnerstag, den 12. September 2002, =
19.00=20
Uhr<BR><BR>Brian Rotman, Columbus/Ohio State University<BR>The =
Metaphysics of=20
the Alphabet<BR><BR>Ort: Juliettes Literatursalon, Gormannstr. 25, 10119 =
Berlin-Mitte<BR><BR>Forty years ago, Andr=E9 Leroi-Gourhan predicted =
that print=20
would mummify the alphabet, that the "curiously archaic forms employed =
by=20
thinking human beings during the period of alphabetic graphism will be =
preserved=20
in print". Are we in the last days of this period? Its digital twilight? =
If so,=20
what will follow from the alphabet's fall? In particular, will its =
demise have a=20
metaphysical or theological dimension? How might such a dimension have =
been=20
introduced in the first place: Does the alphabet have a=20
metaphysics?<BR><BR><BR>Brian Rotman ist Professor am Department of =
Comparative=20
Studies der Ohio State University (seit 1998). 1964 bis 1984 war er =
Dozent f=FCr=20
Reine Mathematik an der School of Mathematics and Computer Science an =
der=20
University of Bristol, 1967 Promotion in Mathematik mit einer Arbeit =
=FCber "Some=20
Theorems on the Comparison of Order Types" an der University of London. =
Sein=20
Arbeitsschwerpunkt: Transdisziplinaere kulturwissenschaftliche Studien =
der=20
Mathematik(geschichte), in deren <BR>Zentrum eine Geschichte der =
"material=20
culture" der mathematischen Zeichen steht.<BR>Publikationen (Auswahl):=20
Signifying Nothing: the Semiotics of Zero (1987, uebers. ins =
Italienische,=20
Japanische und Deutsche); Ad <BR>Infinitum... the Ghost in Turing's =
Machine.=20
Taking God out of Mathematics and Putting the Body Back in. An Essay in=20
Corporeal <BR>Semiotics (1993); Mathematics as Sign. Writing, Imaging, =
Counting=20
(2000).<BR><BR><BR>Zum Thema "Technology and Subjectivity" findet am =
18.9.2002,=20
von 10 bis 18 Uhr, ein Workshop mit Brian Rotman im Zentrum f=FCr=20
Literaturforschung, J=E4gerstr. 10/11, 10117 Berlin-Mitte statt. =
Bei=20
Interesse wird um Anmeldung gebeten: Tel.: 030-20192-184 oder <BR>-455, =
e-mail:=20
<A=20
href=3D"mailto:heinrich@zfl.gwz-berlin.de">heinrich@zfl.gwz-berlin.de</A>=
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