Tag Archives: Ernst Kantorowicz

The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare and Political Theology, Hampton Court/Garrick’s Temple, June 21-22 2019

Posted on May 14, 2019 by kingstonshakespeareseminar

The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare and Political Theology event consists of two related events, both of which highlight current thought on political theology in Shakespeare. The first day, held in the Jane Seymour Room at Hampton Court Palace, dovetails into two themes: Crown and Crowd. … Continue reading →

Posted in KiSS, News | Tagged Adam Sitze, Anthony Musson, Antonio Bento, ARCHIcantiores, Charles Farris, Coronation, Crowd, Crown, Edel Lamb, Ernst Kantorowicz, Garrick's Temple, Guillaume Foulquie, Hampton Court, Helen Phillips, Historic Royal Palaces, Jennifer Rust, Lynsey McCulloch, Lynsey McCullough, Michael Hattaway, political theology, Rachel Eisendrath, Richard II, ritual, Sally Barnden, Sam Hall, Stuart Elden, The Hollow Crown, Thomas Müntzer, Yan Brailowsky | 3 Comments

Shakespeare in Philosophy symposia at the Temple 2019

Posted on March 12, 2019 by kingstonshakespeareseminar

After last’s summer’s series of days on French theorists, we turn this year to twentieth-century political theology, and to three thinkers whose work has powerfully shaped recent interpretations of Shakespearean theatre. This is our programme: Saturday April 6: Walter Benjamin and … Continue reading →

Posted in KiSS, News | Tagged Coronation, Crowd, Crown, Ernst Kantorowicz, Garrick's Temple, Hannah Arendt, political theology, Walter Benjamin | 2 Comments

KiSSiT: Shakespeare and the Philosophical Turn, Dec 9

Posted on December 1, 2017 by kingstonshakespeareseminar

KiSSiT: Shakespeare and the Philosophical Turn December 9, 2017 Rose Theatre Kingston-upon-Thames 10.30: Opening remarks: Timo Uotinen 10.45 Panel: Christian Smith (Independent Scholar): “The point is to change it”: Marx’s use of Shakespeare in his move from philosopher to activist … Continue reading →

Posted in KiSSiT, News | Tagged As You Like It, Christian Smith, Craig Bourne, Emily Caddick Bourne, Ernst Kantorowicz, Hamlet, Ildiko Solti, Joel White, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Karl Marx, KiSSiT, Kit Slover, Paul Hamilton, philosophical turn, philosophy, political theology, Sam Hall, Sonnets | 2 Comments

Introduction to Shakespeare and the State of Exception

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Paul Hamilton

The topic of our conference is the “state of exception”. The concept was originated by Carl Schmitt in his book Political Theology (1922) and recently revisited in the important philosophical work by Giorgio Agamben entitled, State of Exception … Continue reading →

Posted in KiSSiT, Shakespeare and the State of Exception, Thinking through Shakespeare | Tagged Carl Schmitt, Ernst Kantorowicz, Giorgio Agamben, Jacques Derrida, Julia Reinhard Lupton, King John, Measure for Measure, Paul Hamilton, Richard Wilson, Shakespeare, State of Exception, The Merchant of Venice, The Rose Theatre | 3 Comments

KiSSiT: SHAKESPEARE AND THE STATE OF EXCEPTION CFP

Posted on September 23, 2015 by kingstonshakespeareseminar

Following the success of its conference on ‘Shakespeare and Waste’, Kingston Shakespeare Seminar in Theory seeks participants for a one-day conference on ‘Shakespeare and the State of Exception’ to be held on Saturday 19 December, 2015 at the Rose Theatre, … Continue reading →