First workshop of the Continental Philosophy Northwest Research Network

Keynote speaker: Howard Caygill, CRMEP – Kingston University. Keynote title: 'The Works of Madness: Foucault at Münsterlingen'. Location: C1.18 conference room, 1st floor, Ellen Wilkinson building, University of Manchester Campus. Institution: School of Arts, Languages and Cultures - University of Manchester. Date: 16 May, 2025.   The Continental Philosophy Northwest Research Network is pleased to announce its inaugural workshop. The keynote speaker for this year’s workshop will be Howard Caygill, Professor of Modern European Philosophy at the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University. Professor Caygill’s lecture examines Foucault's claim, in the 1961 preface to the History of Madness,that madness is 'nothing other than the absence of an oeuvre' by joining him on his 1954 visit to the mental hospital at Münsterlingen. By contemplating the photographic record of his visit Professor Caygill asks why Foucault was unable to see what was happening before his eyes in the works of the hospital inmates as they prepared for a carnival procession. Following the keynote, responses will be offered by Keith Crome, Principal Lecturer in Philosophy and Director of Programmes in History, Politics, and Philosophy at Manchester Metropolitan University, as well as Sebastian Truskolaski, Lecturer in German Studies at the University of Manchester’s School of Languages, Arts, and Cultures. Their contributions will provide critical perspectives on Professor Caygill’s address and facilitate the subsequent discussion regarding the contemporary state of philosophy. Program 11:00 - 11:15 | Opening Remarks Welcome by the organizer/moderator and brief introduction to the workshop’s theme. 11:15 – 12:00 | Keynote Presentation Speaker: Howard Caygill Topic: 'The Works of Madness: Foucault at Münsterlingen'.   12:00 -13:30 | Response Panel Discussion between the keynote Keith Crome and Sebastian Truskolaski. 13:30 – 14:00 | Break 14:00 –  | Open Discussion & Closing Remarks Audience participation, moderated discussion Format: In-person. All students and interested parties are encouraged to engage in the discussion. Workshop Organizer: Nikolaos Anapliotis, PhD candidate in German Studies. [email protected] Acknowledgments: This workshop is co-sponsored by the Postgraduate Research (PGR) budget and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Arts and Languages at the University of Manchester. We extend our support to our colleagues at the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy.