The Performativity of Homo Mimeticus: Beyond Nature and Culture

Nidesh Lawtoo

The Department of Philosophy and Science of Southeast University is honored to invite Prof. Nidesh Lawtoo from Leiden University for the 19th Kuntao Lecture, which will take place on April 16, from 3.30pm to 5.30pm

(the time is according to CST, which is UTC+8).

The organizer and moderator of this event is Prof. Ionut Untea and the Discussant will be Associate Professor Xiaoxi Wu.

Please find below the abstract of Prof. Lawtoo’s lecture.

Title of Prof. Nidesh Lawtoo’s Lecture: The Performativity of Homo Mimeticus: Beyond Nature and Culture

In this talk Nidesh Lawtoo offers an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of mimetic studies tied to his ERC project Homo Mimeticus. Contrary to dominant definitions of mimesis restricted to a realistic representation of nature, Lawtoo argues that the all too human ability to imitate was central to the birth of philosophy,  goes beyond nature and culture, and anticipates contemporary concerns with plasticity and performativity. Critical engagements from Plato to Nietzsche, Malabou to Butler will help foreground the performativity of homo mimeticus. To gain access to Prof. Lawtoo’s Online Lecture, please click on the following link: https://meeting.tencent.com/dm/V3Zx3ZEKI6FB