Heterodox Thinking: Goethe and the Invention of Philosophical ConceptsGerman Studies Association ConferencePittsburgh, 27-30 September 2018
This series of four GSNA-sponsored panels has been organized by Clark Muenzer. It launches the lexicon of Goethe’s philosophical concepts that Clark first announced at the 2017 Atkins Goethe Conference, and promises to be a milestone event. See the invitation to participate in the project here.Signature ConceptsFriday 10:30-12:15 (Grand Ballroom 3)Moderator: Michael Lipkin (Columbia University)Commentator: Michael Saman (New York University)
- Sebastian Meixner (Universität Zürich)Urphänomen
- Andree Hahmann (University of Pennsylvania)Dialektik
- Margaret Strair (University of Pennsylvania)Gefühl, Empfindung, Einbildung
Concepts and Theories of LanguageSaturday 10:30-12:15 (Grand Ballroom 2)Moderator: Margaretmary Daley (Case Western Reserve University)Commentator: John McCarthy (Vanderbilt University)
- Dennis Johannssen (Brown University)Schrift/Writing
- Clark Muenzer (University of Pittsburgh)Begriff
- John H. Smith (University of California, Irvine)Geist and Buchstabe
Concepts and ProsodySaturday 4:15-6:00 (Grand Ballroom 2)Moderator: Jan Oliver Jost-Fritz (East Tennessee State University)Commentator: Horst Lange (University of Central Arkansas)
- Simon Friedland (University of Chicago)Blank Verse
- Karin Schutjer (University of Oklahoma)Distich
- Charlotte Lee (University of Cambridge)Iambics
Surprising ConceptsSunday 12:30-2:15 (Grand Ballroom 2)Moderator: Robert Norton (University of Notre Dame)Commentator: Alice Kuzniar (University of Waterloo)
- Christian Weber (Florida State University)Wunderlich, Unheimlich, Ungeheuerlich
- Jennifer Caisley (University of Cambridge)Gipfel
- Jane Brown (University of Washington)Irrlichtilieren