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SUMMARY:Alienated Awareness: Mindfulness Paradigms of Modernist Aesthetics | a virtual lecture by Professor Michael Subialka
DESCRIPTION:Is modern alienation necessarily a source of dehumanized angst? In this presentation I examine a perhaps unexpected way in which mindfulness practices and theory can serve as a paradigm of modernist aesthetics. This different paradigm helps us reconceive the nature and function of alienation (and it cognate forms – estrangement\, distance\, etc.) in modernist literature and art. Forms of alienation\, from dehumanization and distance to grotesque distortion or critical estrangement\, have long been viewed as a hallmark of modernist production. My contention is that if we adopt a view of modernist aesthetics that understands it as a particular (aesthetic) instantiation of mindfulness practice\, it becomes possible to reconceive the function of these forms of alienation. Simultaneously\, that practice can be situated in relation to multiple and conflicting theorizations drawn from varied traditions spanning Buddhist meditation and Christian contemplation to occult mysticism and scientific naturalism. Looking at the practice and theory of mindful presence together\, I argue that some forms of modernist alienation may actually align spiritual traditions with critical efforts to shift modern conditions by seeing the world anew.\nTo register\, please click here.
URL:https://elts.ucla.edu/event/alienated-awareness-mindfulness-paradigms-of-modernist-aesthetics-a-virtual-lecture-by-professor-michael-subialka/
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SUMMARY:Humanities Dialogues Spring Quarter 2021
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to participate in a series of meetings\, where you will discover how words/concepts essential to the human experience across cultures have acquired different meanings in different languages due to specific historical\, social\, political\, and cultural contexts. At each meeting\, you will have the opportunity to discuss one word/concept drawing upon your life experience\, background\, studies\, and knowledge of cultural phenomena that interest you\, including literature\, current events\, and pop culture. You can attend one\, several\, or all meetings. Student drop-ins are welcome and encouraged! \nThese dialogues will culminate in a final Symposium where participants – who have attended at least two discussions – are eligible to present a 10-minute research paper. Discussions and presentations will be in English and may include citations in the studied language. \nTo join\, please register here: https://humanities.ucla.edu/events/humanities-dialogues/\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation with the Zoom information. \nSpring Quarter 2021:\nfrom 4:00pm-5:00pm via Zoom \nWeek 2: Friday\, April 9 | FAMILY & CULTURE\nWeek 4: Friday\, April 23 | CREATIVITY\nWeek 6: Friday\, May 7 | RESPECT & FEAR\nWeek 8: Friday\, May 21 | SUCCESS & LEGACY \n  \nSponsored by the UCLA Division of Humanities\, Department of French & Francophone Studies\, Department of Germanic Languages\, and Department of Italian
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