|
|
|
Begging, borrowing, stealing: on literature and philosophy as a way of life
An evening of performances, conversations, and events
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Slought Foundation
|
|
|
Slought Foundation is pleased to invite you to join us for “Begging, borrowing, stealing: on literature and philosophy as a way of life,” an evening of performances, conversations, and events on Tuesday, December 29 from 3:30-10:30pm. The events are free to the public and will take place in the Slought Foundation galleries.
Beginning to end
3:30pm – 5:30pm
A screening of “Beginning to End,” a virtually unknown and rarely seen video of the great Irish actor Jack McGowran performing selections from Samuel Beckett’s plays, prose, and poetry. This version was shot in the Mojave desert in 1971 (color, 58 min). Introduced by Charles Goldstein.
A Writer’s Life
5:30-7pm
Alternative content
Download audio file [mp3 format, 5mb]
Join us for a reading of "Love in the South" by Michael Greenberg, followed by conversation with Patricia Gherovici and Judith Feher-Gurewich, on Beg, Borrow, Steal: A Writer’s Life. In this memoir recently published by The Other Press, Greenberg avoids the self-indulgent and solipsistic drift of most auto-biographical writing in a format modeled on his regular columns for The Times Literary Supplement. He explores a wide variety of subjects including film, literature, Jewish identity, racism, the wildlife in Central Park, New York City’s rat problems, and even the politics of transgenders.
Slought Awards for Creative Thought
7-8pm
Alternative content
Download audio file [mp3 format, 5mb]
Slought Foundation is pleased to announce that philosopher Simon Critchley and filmmaker Astra Taylor will share the 2010 Slought Foundation Award for Creative Thought. The award ceremony will be followed by a screening of Taylor’s unreleased conversation with Critchley, as well as a public conversation between the recipients on the function of public intellectuals in American culture and politics. Simon Critchley is the author, most recently, of Infinitely Demanding: Ethics of Commitment, Politics of Resistance (2007), and The Book of Dead Philosophers (2009). Astra Taylor is the director of Examined Life, and Zizek!
Drinks and Reception
8-10pm
Join us and the featured speakers for an end of the year celebration.
This program was made possible in part through the generous sponsorship of the Society of Friends of the Slought Foundation, the Department of English at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Other Press.
MLA Style:
An evening of performances, conversations, and events. "Begging, borrowing, stealing: on literature and philosophy as a way of life." Slought Foundation Online Content. [29 December 2009;
Accessed 8 February 2012]. <http://slought.org/content/11442/>.
|
|
