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APRIL 2008
Tuesday, April 8 from 5:30-7:50 pm
Meeting of the
DePaul Undergraduate Philosophy Circle
Rick Lee leads a discussion entitled "Laughter is the
Better Medicine"
Depaul University Philosophy Dept. Room #150.33
2352 N. Clifton Ave., Chicago, IL, 60614
(Download full schedule for the DePaul
Undergraduate Philosophy Circle's
2007-2008 program here.)
Thursday,
April 10, 5:00-7:00 pm
Meeting
of Greek Language Antigone Reading Group
St. Xavier University, Chapel Conference Room
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April 21-22 and 28-29
The Antigone Coffeehouse
A four-day, coffeehouse-style festival of poetry and dance produced
by
Caffeine Theatre. The
Antigone Coffeehouse will feature pieces
inspired
by
a line from, a character in, or a theme of Sophocles'
Antigone. Poets,
choreographers,
and playwrights interested in submitting works for
production
are encouraged to contact co-curator Kristin Idaszak
at
kidaszak@sbcglobal.net
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Wednesday, April 23 from
5:30-7:50 pm
Meeting of the
DePaul Undergraduate Philosophy Circle
David F. Krell leads a discussion entitled "Antigone? Looking
Younger
Every Day"
Depaul University Philosophy Dept. Room #150.33
2352 N. Clifton Ave., Chicago, IL, 60614
(Download full schedule for the DePaul
Undergraduate Philosophy Circle's
2007-2008 program here.)
MAY
2008
Thursday,
May 1, 5:00-7:00 pm
Meeting
of Greek Language Antigone Reading Group
St. Xavier University, Chapel Conference Room
Tuesday, May 6 from 5:30-7:50 pm
Meeting of the
DePaul Undergraduate Philosophy Circle
Elizabeth Millan-Zaibert leads a discussion entitled "On
Justice"
Depaul University Philosophy Dept. Room #150.33
2352 N. Clifton Ave., Chicago, IL, 60614
(Download full schedule for the DePaul
Undergraduate Philosophy Circle's
2007-2008 program here.)
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The
Year of Antigones Conference
DePaul
University, Dept of Philosophy,
May
15-17, 2008
Thursday
15 May 2008: Rm 120A Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield
4pm-7.00pm:
Opening Panel and Reception
Chair: Sean
Kirkland
Speaker: Moira Fradinger, Yale University
Latin American Antigones
Speaker: Erin Mee, Theatre, Swarthmore College
Antigone: The Fight for Regional Autonomy Through Regional Culture in Manipur, N.E. India
Friday
16
May 2008: Student Center 120
9.30am-10 Coffee and Light Refreshments
9.00-10.15am
Chair:
Heather Rakes, Philosophy, DePaul
University
Speaker:
Liz Appel, Yale University
Autochthonous
Antigone
10.30am-11.45am
Chair:
Fanny Soderback, Philosophy, New School for Social Research
Speaker: Stacy
Keltner, Philosophy, Kennesaw State University
Sacred
Oedipus,
Anti-Oedipus, or Antigone? Unravelling Kristeva's Figures
of the Modern Nomadic Subject
Lunch
11.45am-1.45pm
A number of local restaurants are within walking distance
1.45pm-3.00pm
Chair: Kristina Lebedeva, Philosophy, Depaul University
Speaker:
Damian Stocking, English/Comp Lit, Occidental College
Antigone’s
Unworking
3.15pm-4.30pm
Chair:
O’Donavan Johnson, Philosophy, DePaul University
Speaker:
Astrid van Weyenberg, University of Amsterdam,
Netherlands
“Tegonni:”
A Nigerian Antigone
4.45pm-6pm
Chair:
Rosalie Siemon, Philosophy, DePaul University
Speaker:
Marcia Blumberg, York University, Canada
Sophocles
meets Beckett: Janusz Glowacki’s “Antigone in New
York”
Drinks and Hors
d'oeuvres at Salvatore’s
7.00pm-8.30pm
Chair: Tina
Chanter, DePaul University
Speaker:
R. Clifton Spargo, English, Marquette University
Antigone: Toward a
Theory of Apolitics
Saturday
17
May : Cortelyou Commons
9.00am-10.15
Chair:
Holly Moore, Philosophy, DePaul
University
Speaker:
Martha Woodruff, Middlebury College
Antigone on Eros and Androgyny
10.30am-12..30pm:
Antigone’s
Line
Chair: Ronald
Sundstrom, Philosophy, University of San Francisco
Speakers:
Ali Beheler, Marie Draz and Sina Kramer, DePaul University
Respondent:
Mary Beth Mader, Philosophy, University of Memphis
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JUNE 2008
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Wednesday, June 4 from
5:30-7:50 pm
Meeting of the DePaul
Undergraduate Philosophy Circle
H. Peter Steeves leads a discussion entitled "The Energy Show"
Depaul University Student Center, Room 120 B
(Download full schedule for the DePaul
Undergraduate Philosophy Circle's
2007-2008 program here.)
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-----------------PAST EVENTS--------------
SEPTEMBER
2007
Thursday,
September 6, 5:00-6:00 pm
Organizational
Meeting for Greek Language Antigone Reading Group
St. Xavier University, Chapel Conference Room
Wednesday, September 12 from
5:30-7:50 pm
Meeting of the
DePaul Undergraduate Philosophy Circle
Sean Kirkland leads a discussion entitled "Antigone and Tragic Time"
Depaul University Philosophy Dept. Room #150.33
2352 N. Clifton Ave., Chicago, IL, 60614
(Download full schedule for the DePaul
Undergraduate Philosophy Circle's
2007-2008 program here.)
Wednesday, September 26, from
5:30-7:50 pm
Meeting of the
DePaul Undergraduate Philosophy Circle
Micheal Naas leads a discussion entitled "Antigone's Touch"
Depaul University Philosophy Dept. Room #150.33
2352 N. Clifton Ave., Chicago, IL, 60614
(Download full schedule for the DePaul
Undergraduate Philosophy Circle's
2007-2008 program here.)
OCTOBER 2007
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October 5th through
13th
Girl Go Boom!
A
phantasmagoria of short plays about women and war. Bombastic, lyrical
and not what you think.
Part of Rhinoceros Theater Festival 2007
Saturdays & Sundays, Oct. 5 –13 at 9 pm; Friday, Oct. 11 at 7 pm
THE ATHENAEM:
2936 N. Southport, 312-902-1500
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Wednesday, October 10 from
5:30-7:50 pm
Meeting of the
DePaul Undergraduate Philosophy Circle
J. London leads a discussion entitled "Ibn al-Muqaffa's Challenge to
Greek
Poetics and Politics"
Depaul University Philosophy Dept. Room #150.33
2352 N. Clifton Ave., Chicago, IL, 60614
(Download full schedule for the DePaul
Undergraduate Philosophy Circle's
2007-2008 program here.)
Wednesday,
October 10, 5:00-7:00 pm
Meeting
of Greek Language Antigone Reading Group
St. Xavier University, Chapel Conference Room
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Friday, October 19 4:00-6:00 pm
Reginald
Gibbons of Northwestern University
"Sophocles the Poet: Problems of Translating Antigone into a
Modern American Poetic Idiom."
Depaul University
Richardson Library, Dorothy Day Room (Room 400)
2350 N. Kenmore Ave.
Depaul University, Lincoln Park Campus
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Wednesday, October 24 from
5:30-7:50 pm
Meeting of the
DePaul Undergraduate Philosophy Circle
Tina Chanter leads a discussion entitled "Tegonni and The Island -
African
Antigones"
Depaul University Philosophy Dept. Room #150.33
2352 N. Clifton Ave., Chicago, IL, 60614
(Download full schedule for the DePaul
Undergraduate Philosophy Circle's
2007-2008 program here.)
NOVEMBER
2007
Wednesday,
November 7, 5:00-7:00 pm
Meeting
of Greek Language Antigone Reading Group
St. Xavier University, Chapel Conference Room
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Saturday, November
10th, 9 am-12 pm
Panel at the Society of Phenomenology and Existential
Philosophy
Hosted by DePaul University with Northwestern University
Session: 2, Executive Room
The Westin Chicago River North
(320 North Dearborn St., Chicago, IL,
60610)
Panel:
“The Pertinence and Impertinence of Antigone”
Moderator: Mary Rawlinson, Stony Brook University
“Antigone’s Limits,” Kevin Thompson, DePaul University
“Reading Sophocles’ Antigone with Vernant and Virilio,” Sean D.
Kirkland,
DePaul University
“The Performative Politics and Rebirth of Antigone in Ancient Greece
and
Modern South Africa,” Tina Chanter,
DePaul University
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Wednesday,
November 28, 5:00-7:00 pm
Meeting
of Greek Language Antigone Reading Group
St. Xavier University, Chapel Conference Room
DECEMBER 2007
Wednesday,
December 5, 5:00-7:00 pm
Meeting
of Greek Language Antigone Reading Group
St. Xavier University, Chapel Conference Room
JANUARY 2008
Tuesday, January 8 from 5:30-7:50
pm
Meeting of the
DePaul Undergraduate Philosophy Circle
Namita Goswami leads a discussion entitled "Antigone's Parting: An
Analysis of Deepa Mehta's Film Earth"
Depaul University Philosophy Dept. Room #150.33
2352 N. Clifton Ave., Chicago, IL, 60614
(Download full schedule for the DePaul
Undergraduate Philosophy Circle's
2007-2008 program here.)
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January
10th - January 27th
Dream
Theatre Company's production of ISMENE
by Jeremy Menekseoglu
Performances run January 10th - January
27th, Thursdays through
Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 7:00pm.
The Side Project - 1439 W. Jarvis
Talk back sessions with the writer and actors will be open after
each
performance to participants of The Year of Antigones.
Tickets will be $15 for general public and $10 for The Year of
Antigones
participants.
Additionally we will host staged
readings of the original play ANTIGONE
by Jeremy Menekseoglu on Saturdays (1/12/08, 1/19/08 &
1/26/08) at
4:00pm which will run 80 minutes, followed by a talk back
session.
Admission to the reading is $5.00 for all attendees.
For more information, visit http://www.dreamtheatrecompany.com/
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Monday,
January 14, 12:00pm
Antigone’s
Anachronism? Homeric Mourning in Democratic Athens
Bonnie Honig, Sarah Rebecca Roland Professor
of Political Science
Lecture with discussion following
Northwestern University, Scott Hall
Lunch will be served
Thursday,
January 17, 5:00-7:00 pm
Meeting
of Greek Language Antigone Reading Group
St. Xavier University, Chapel Conference Room
Thursday,
January 31, 5:00-7:00 pm
Meeting
of Greek Language Antigone Reading Group
St. Xavier University, Chapel Conference Room
FEBRUARY
2008
Tuesday, February 5 from
5:30-7:50 pm
Meeting of the
DePaul Undergraduate Philosophy Circle
Will McNeill leads a discussion entitled "Pathein to Deinon:
Heidegger's
Antigone"
Depaul University Philosophy Dept. Room #150.33
2352 N. Clifton Ave., Chicago, IL, 60614
(Download full schedule for the DePaul
Undergraduate Philosophy Circle's
2007-2008 program here.)
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February
7-10 and 14-17, 2008
Loyola
University Department of
Theatre presents:
The
Burial at Thebes by Seamus
Heaney
Mullady
Theatre (1125 West Loyola
Avenue)
More information at Loyala
Department of Theater Website
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February
8-17, 2008
DePaul
University Theatre School
presents:
The
Burial at Thebes by Seamus
Heaney
Directed
by Barry Brunetti
DePaul University Merle Reskin Theater
For an Insider's Guide to Depaul University Theatre School's
performance
of The
Burial at Thebes, click here.
More information at the DePaul
Theatre School Website
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Thursday,
February 14, 5:00-7:00 pm
Meeting
of Greek Language Antigone Reading Group
St. Xavier University, Chapel Conference Room
Wednesday, February 20 from
5:30-7:50 pm
Meeting of the
DePaul Undergraduate Philosophy Circle
Elizabeth Rottenberg leads a discussion entitled "Lacan's Antigone"
Depaul University Philosophy Dept. Room #150.33
2352 N. Clifton Ave., Chicago, IL, 60614
(Download full schedule for the DePaul
Undergraduate Philosophy Circle's
2007-2008 program here.)
Thursday,
February 28, 5:00-7:00 pm
Meeting
of Greek Language Antigone Reading Group
St. Xavier University, Chapel Conference Room
MARCH 2008
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Wednesday, March 5th
7:30-9:30 pm
The Antigone Cabaret
An evening of performance pieces organized around the theme of
"The Individual and the State."
Cortelyou Commons, Depaul University
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Friday,
March 7, 4:00 pm
"Antigone,
Agent of Fraternity or Let the Other Sister Speak: How
Feminism
Misreads (Hegel's) Antigone"
A talk by Mary Rawlinson, Prof. of Philosophy, SUNY at Stony Brook
Depaul Philsophy Dept. Conference Room
Thursday,
March 13, 5:00-7:00 pm
Meeting
of Greek Language Antigone Reading Group
St. Xavier University, Chapel Conference Room
Thursday,
March 27, 5:00-7:00 pm
Meeting
of Greek Language Antigone Reading Group
St. Xavier University, Chapel Conference Room
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