Topic:
Entropic Empire – On the City of Man in the Age of Disaster
Academic Guests:
Eyal Weizman is an architect and professor of Spatial and Visual Cultures and director of the Centre for Research Architecture at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Lieven De Cauter is a philosopher, art historian, writer, and activist. He teaches philosophy of culture in Leuven, Brussels, and Rotterdam.
Organizer:
Samia Henni
Schedule:
Monday, 27 May 2013
Eyal Weizman: Forensic Architecture
| 12:30-14:30 | Eyal Weizman: Forensic Architecture |
| 14:30- 14:45 | Break |
| 14:45- 16:10 | Eyal Weizman: Forensic Architecture |
| 16:10- 16:20 | Break |
| 16:20- 16:35 | Organization by Andreas Kalpakci Connection by Masoud Akbarzadeh |
| 16:35- 16:50 | Discussion |
| 16:50- 17:10 | Governing by Damjan Kokalevski Propaganda by Marsela Hanáčková Translation by Nick Stefan Drofiak Revolution by Samia Henni |
| 17:10- 17:30 | Discussion |
| 18:00- 19:30 | Public Lecture/ Eyal Weizman: Forensic Architecture: Scenes from Fields and Forums |
Readings:
http://www.forensic-architecture.org/publications/
Tuesday, 28. May 2013
Lieven de Cauter: Entropic Empire – On the City of Man in the Age of Disaster
| 09:00- 11:00 | Lieven de Cauter: From the Capsular Civilization to Entropic Empire |
| 11:00-11:30 | Break |
| 11:30- 13:00 | Lieven de Cauter: Entropic Empire, State of Nature, State of Exception, Heterotopia Readings: The New World Disorder; From Ground Zero to Tahrir Square; The Blackout; Notes on Urbanity in the Age of Glocalization |
| 13:00- 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00-14:30 | Revolution by Samia Henni |
| 14:30- 15:00 | Translation by Nick Stefan Drofiak |
| 15:00- 15:30 | Propaganda by |
| 15:30- 16:00 | Connection by Masoud Akbarzadeh |
| 16:00-16:15 | Break |
| 16:15-16:45 | Governing by Damjan Kokalevski |
| 16:45-17:15 | |
| 17:15- 17:45 | Organization by Andreas Kalpakci |
| 17:45- 18:00 | Break |
| 18:00- 18:30 | Discussion |
Readings:
Entropic Empire – On the City of Man in the Age of Disaster (The New World Disorder; From Ground Zero to Tahrir Square; The Blackout)
Notes on Urbanity in the Age of Glocalization
Location:
HIL E 71 / HIL E 3, ETH Zurich

