***Reminder, with apologies for corss-posting***
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<br>Wednesday 13th March | 5-7pm
<br>Margaret Macmillan Building (MMB) 220
<br>Goldsmiths, University of London
<br>London SE14 6NW
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<br>All Welcome
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<br>Part of the Pluralistic Variations Lecture Series
<br>Organised by Dr Martin Savransky (Sociology)
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<br>THEORY OF METAMORPHOSIS
<br>Emanuele Coccia (EHESS)
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<br>Since Darwin, we know that every biological identity is the result of a
<br>metamorphosis: every species is only a transformation of the one that preceded
<br>it. Based on some of the most remarkable examples (such as the transformation
<br>of the caterpillar into a butterfly), this talk would like to question the
<br>structure of life in its most extreme power: that of metamorphosis. In it is
<br>shown the fact that all life is unassignable to a specific anatomical and
<br>ecological identity and that all living beings participate in a single and
<br>unique life that crosses all forms and species. We will articulate the
<br>analysis of the forms of metamorphosis in three stages: mutation, nutrition
<br>and sexuality.
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<br>Emanuele Coccia is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Ecole des Hautes
<br>Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, and formerly taught in Freiburg im
<br>Breisgau, Germany. He has worked extensively on biology and aesthetics, and
<br>has written about contemporary art and fashion. His publications include
<br>Sensible Life (Fordham University Press, 2016), Goods:Advertising, Urban Space
<br>and the Moral Law of the Image (Fordham University Press, 2018), and The Life
<br>of Plants (Polity Press, 2018). With Giorgio Agamben, he edited an extensive
<br>anthology covering angels in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Angeli.
<br>Giudaismo, Cristianesimo, Islam (Neri Pozza, 2009). He recently published with
<br>Donatien Grau a book on the history and the meaning of concept stores, The
<br>Transitory Museum (Polity Press, 2018).
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<br>Dr. Martin Savransky
<br>Lecturer | Department of Sociology
<br>Director, Unit of Play (UoP)
<br>Convenor, MA Critical & Creative Analysis
<br>Goldsmiths, University of London
<br>London SE14 6NW
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<br>m.savransky@gold.ac.uk
<br>Goldsmiths Staff
<br>Website
<br>Academia.edu Website
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<br>Unit of Play
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<br>The Adventure of
<br>Relevance | Speculative Research: The Lure of Possible
<br>Futures | Isabelle Stengers
<br>and The Dramatization of Philosophy
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