Lights on the contemporary: the thinking of Giorgio Agamben and globalization, economics, religion, politics and violence

• Grant number: 18/03121-7
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
• Duration: May 06, 2018 - May 12, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Theology
• Principal Investigator: Glauco Barsalini
• Grantee: Glauco Barsalini
• Visiting researcher: Colby Heath Dickinson
• Visiting researcher institution: Loyola University Chicago, United States
• Host Institution: Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação. Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The Loyola's University Chicago, Prof. Dr. Colby Dickinson (Department of Theology), has been producing interesting and creative interpretations about the work of the contemporary philosopher Giorgio Agamben. His participation, as a lecturer, in 2017 at the VI International Colloquium of the Humanitas Unisinos Institute (IHU - São Leopoldo), entitled Politics, Economics and Theology: Contributions of the work of Giorgio Agamben, inspired the beginning of fruitful and promising dialogue with the Group of Ethics, Politics and Religion Research: questions of foundation, of the Post-Graduation Program in Religion Sciences of PUC-Campinas. This project intends to request the sponsorship of daily fees for the coming of the teacher to the said Program, with the holding of a Course and two Scientific Meetings from 7 to 11 May 2018. Due to the importance of the theme, the event will involve the involvement of all Research Groups linked to the PPGCR PUC-Campinas, as well as with the Research Group CriM (Criticism and Modernity) and teachers and students of the PPGCR of UMESP. (AU)