Events
The dominant idea of the social and political effectiveness of aesthetics relies on empowerment: weak, minoritarian, insufficiently or not at all represented positions are given the chance of attention, recognition and access to the public sphere by means of artistic appreciation. Art invites these socially weak practices, and sometimes also the individuals themselves, into its spaces of appearance in order to amplify the voices of those “who have no part” (Rancière). Whether the hoped-for effects actually materialize often remains unclear because the window of attention usually closes when the art event ends. The conference will be concerned with practices that do without speculating on such empowerment: weak practices that accept or even affirm their weakness, engaging with and in the weakness of their own position in order to explore what low-energy enactment can produce for tactics of life and survival, acting or agency. Based on the hypothesis that power is different from strength, we want to ask about the power potentials of weak practices. The aesthetic comes into consideration as a mode of experience that enables processes of becoming more sensitive to effects by partially suspending the social pressure to make an impact.
International Conferences
Spokesperson
Prof. Dr. Jens Roselt
Coordination
Dr. Sonja Dinter
Postal address
Universität Hildesheim
DFG-Graduiertenkolleg 2477 „Ästhetische Praxis“
Universitätsplatz 1
31141 Hildesheim
Location
Kulturcampus Domäne Marienburg
Domänenstraße, Haus 3
31141 Hildesheim