The Humanities Towards a New Agenda
Conference 1: Mapping the humanities
Two newly established research programmes in Denmark, The Human Turn, directed by Sverre Raffnsøe, and Humanomics, directed by Frederik Stjernfelt, are pleased to invite scholars, researchers and stakeholders to participate in this three-year international conference series, beginning with the inaugural conference Mapping the Humanities at Copenhagen Business School, November 21-22, 2012.
Goal of the Conference
The aim of the conference is to present the latest scholarly debates about contemporary and historical knowledge production in the humanities and map the societal fields that call upon research in the humanities. A particular aim of the conference is to understand the humanities as situated between disciplinary science and other modes of research.
The conference presents different perspectives on the relationship and flow between research in the humanities, and between the humanities and the social and natural sciences. Interviews with researchers operating in interdisciplinary fields will be a key part of the conference.
Keynote speakers include Nico Stehr, Karl Mannheim Professor for Cultural Studies at Zeppelin University, and Nikolas Rose, Head of Department of Social Science, Health and Medicine, King's College, London.
Register to Participate
Participation in Mapping the Humanities is free of charge, but registration is required at www.conferencemanager.dk/humanities. Deadline for registration is now November 14, 2012.
On Wednesday, November 21, 2012, we host a conference dinner. Participation in the conference dinner is DKK 250. Please register and pay for your participation in the conference dinner when registering for participation in the conference.
Conference Programme (tentative as of October 9, 2012):
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012 |
CBS, Porcelænshaven 20, Ovnhallen |
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9.30-10.00 |
Registration and coffee |
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10.00-10.15 |
Welcome
David Budtz Pedersen, Research Fellow, Aarhus University and Co-Director of Humanomics. Morten Raffnsøe-Møller, Associate Professor, Aarhus University and Co-Director of The Human Turn. |
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10.15-11.30 |
Keynote: The Human Turn in a Biological Age: Our Brains, Our Selves?
Nikolas Rose, Head of Department of Social Science, Health and Medicine, King's College London. |
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11.30-12.30 |
Introduction to ‘The Human Turn’ and ‘Humanomics’
Sverre Raffnsøe, Professor of Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School and Director of The Human Turn Frederik Stjernfelt, Professor of Semiotics, Aarhus University and Director of Humanomics |
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12.30.13.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30-14.30 |
Cognitive Approaches to the Study of Religion
Armin W. Geertz, Professor of History of Religion, Aarhus University Discussant: Frederik Stjernfelt, Professor of Semiotics, Aarhus University |
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14.30-15.00 |
Refreshments |
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15.00-16.00 |
Welfare State Research: An Interdisciplinary Field
Jørn Henrik Petersen, Professor of Economics and History, University of Southern Denmark Discussant: Anne-Marie Mai, Professor of Literature, University of Southern Denmark |
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16.00-17.00 |
Mapping Interdisciplinarity in the Humanities
David Budtz Pedersen, Research Fellow, Aarhus University and Co-Director of Humanomics |
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Conference Dinner |
CBS, Porcelænshaven 20, Gallery |
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012 |
Starting at 18.30 |
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Thursday, November 22, 2012 |
CBS, Porcelænshaven 20, Ovnhallen |
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8.30-9.00 |
Coffee |
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9.00-10.00 |
Keynote: The Power of the Humanities and the Social Sciences: The Humanities and the Social Sciences as Meaning Producers
Nico Stehr, Karl Mannheim Professor for Cultural Studies, Zeppelin University |
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10.00-11.00 |
Working at the Intersection of Technology, Law and Cultural Heritage: The Case of Digital Humanities
Helle Porsdam, Professor of American Studies, University of Copenhagen Discussant: Vincent F. Hendricks, Professor of Formal Philosophy, University of Copenhagen |
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11.00-11.30 |
Refreshments |
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11.30-12.30 |
‘For God and Profit' - Studying Money, Virtue and Nature as Knowledge and Practice Authorities
Mikkel Thorup, Associate Professor of History of Ideas, Aarhus University Discussant: Morten Raffnsøe-Møller, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Aarhus University |
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12.30.13.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30-15.00 |
Panel Discussion: Reflections and Preliminary Conclusions: The Future of Borderology in the Humanities
Moderator: Vincent F. Hendricks, Professor of Formal Philosophy, University of Copenhagen Panelists: Alan Irwin, Dean of Research, Copenhagen Business School Claus Emmeche, Associate Professor and Centre Director for Center for the Philosophy of Nature and Science Studies, University of Copenhagen Kirsten Hastrup, Professor in Anthropology, University of Copenhagen Nico Stehr, Karl Mannheim Professor for Cultural Studies, Zeppelin University |
About the Organisers
The conference series is organized in collaboration between the two research programmes The Human Turn and Humanomics: mapping the dynamics of the humanities.
The Human Turn examines the new call for knowledge of the human in the natural sciences, the life sciences and the social sciences. The common drive is the realisation that knowledge of the human is a decisive factor in handling societal challenges and the advancement of science. Focusing on a number of exemplary interdisciplinary fields such as political science, welfare science, health science, environmental science and the science of management, The Human Turn investigates the consequences and potentials of this new human turn. Participants include Kirsten Hastrup, Uffe Juul Jensen, Anne-Marie Mai, Sverre Raffnsøe and Morten Raffnsøe-Møller. For further information, see www.human-turn.cbs.dk.
Humanomics is an interdisciplinary research programme that studies the historical, conceptual and institutional dynamics of the humanities. The programme seeks to provide insight into which humanist theories, methods and concepts that are operative in today’s science system, and in doing so seeks to develop an empirically-based philosophy of the humanities. Participants include Vincent F. Hendricks, Andreas Roepstorff, Simo Køppe, Svend Østergård, Claus Emmeche, Esther Oluffa Pedersen, Uffe Østergård, Frederik Stjernfelt and David Budtz Pedersen. For further information, see www.mapping-humanities.dk
Both research programmes are supported by the Velux Foundation as integrating initiatives within its humanities programme. The intention is to support the development of a research-based debate about the potentials and challenges for the humanities and human sciences. For further information about the Velux Foundations’ humanities initiative see www.veluxfonden.dk or contact Henrik Tronier, htr@veluxfondene.dk
The Humanities towards a New Agenda continues in 2013 and 2014
The 2012 conference Mapping the Humanities constitutes an opening for all interested parties to contribute to the discussion of the quality and potentials of the humanities in contemporary society. The conference series continues in 2013 with Part 2: Negotiating the Humanities, and in 2014 with Part 3: The Future of the Humanities. Further information about part 2 and 3 of the conference series will be available following the first conference.
For more information, please contact
David Budtz Pedersen, Co-Director, Humanomics, Aarhus University (davidp@hum.ku.dk)
Ditte Vilstrup Holm, Project Manager, The Human Turn, Copenhagen Business School (dvh.lpf@cbs.dk)