Inaugural Lecture — More Than Human Studies Lab: Simon O’Sullivan
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About the Event
Inaugural Lecture
More Than Human Studies Lab: Simon O’Sullivan
Professor Simon O’Sullivan
On Myth-Work, Fictioning, and the Non-Human
Respondent: Professor Toshiya Ueno (Wako ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, Tokyo)
Speaker Bios
KEYNOTE
Simon O’Sullivan is Professor of Art Theory and Practice at Goldsmiths College, ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of London. He has written various books and articles including, most recently, From Magic and Myth‑Work to Care and Repair (Goldsmiths Press 2024); The Ancient Device (Triarchy Press, 2024); On Theory‑Fiction and Other Genres (Palgrave 2024); and (in collaboration with David Burrows), Fictioning: The Myth‑Functions of Contemporary Art and Philosophy (Edinburgh ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Press, 2019). Other writings can be found at: .
He is also part of the performance collaboration/collective Plastique Fantastique ().
RESPONDENT
Toshiya Ueno is a professor, critic, and TJ/DJ at the Department of Transcultural Studies, Faculty of Representational Studies, Wako ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, Tokyo.
Practical Information
Date & Time: Wednesday 3 September, 13:00–15:00
Venue: Belle van Zuylenzaal, Academiegebouw, Domplein 29, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ
More‑Than‑Human‑Studies Lab
An initiative of the IOS Fair Transitions platform and led by Rick Dolphijn
The More‑Than‑Human‑Studies Lab is an initiative of the IOS Fair Transitions platform, offering a space to radically rethink sustainable development and reimagine our relationship with the contemporary earth. The Lab supports transdisciplinary creative research that spans the geosciences, social sciences, law, and the humanities, with particular attention to postcolonial, postfeminist, and posthuman perspectives. We focus on the margins: the global south, youth, and (forgotten) heritages — exploring how these can contribute to planetary health and just futures. Through this work, we invite dialogue across faculties at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and with communities of makers, artists, and international partners to ask: How can we transform our institutions and practices to guarantee safe, inclusive, and climate‑resilient landscapes and social‑ecological environments worldwide?
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