International Kierkegaard Newsletter 1997

No. 19 . October 1997 ISSN 0108-3104

SOCIETIES & INSTITUTIONS:

AUSTRALIA:
SØREN KIERKEGAARD RESEARCH CENTRE AUSTRALIA, University of Tasmania (IKN 156): Director: Dr. Julia Watkin, Dept. of Philosophy, PO Box 1214, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia. Tel./fax: int.: 61 3 63 26 75 35, local: 03 63 26 75 35; (email: Julia.Watkin@utas.edu.au). The centre offers Kierkegaard studies and supervision from undergraduate to postgraduate level. Grateful thanks to the IDE - Danmarks Institut for International Udveksling af Publikationer for help with books for the centre. Together with the Søren Kierkegaard Society of Australia the Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre offered a Kierkegaard Stream at the annual Australasian Association of Philosophy conference at Auckland, New Zealand (July 5-13, 1997): July 7th: John Norris: Kierkegaard on 'Why be moral?'; Murray Rae: Why Kierkegaard is Not a Fideist; Julia Watkin: The Problem and Reality of Fate in Kierkegaard's The Concept of Anxiety; Stacey Ake: Of Love and the Soul: Hints of Apuleius in The Sickness unto Death. Papers not published elsewhere will appear in coming editions of the Søren Kierkegaard Society Bulletin.

SØREN KIERKEGAARD SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA, Launceston, Tasmania (IKN 157): President 1997-98: John Norris. The Society meets each month during the southern academic year. This year, members have been reading texts from Either/Or. John Norris gave his paper from the AAP Kierkegaard Stream and some films relevant to Kierkegaard studies were shown. Several issues of Søren Kierkegaard Society Bulletin are on the way and will be sent to members shortly. Annual subscription is $5 Aus. Membership/information inquiries: Secretary-treasurer Dr. Julia Watkin, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Tasmania, PO Box 1214, Launceston, Tasmania 7250. Fax: 61 3 63 26 75 35. (Email: Julia.Watkin@utas.edu.au).

BELARUS:
KIERKEGAARD SOCIETY: (IKN 157): The Society is trying to collect together a small Kierkegaard Library in Minsk in order to further Kierkegaard studies. For details of the Society's activities contact Dr. Tatyana Schitzova, Kierkegaard Society, European Humanities University, 24 Francisk Skorina Prospect, Minsk, 220030, Belarus (email: info@ehu.minsk.by).

BELGIUM:
KIERKEGAARD WERKGROEP: at the Faculteit voor Vergelijkende Godsdienstwetenschappen, Wilrijk, Antwerp (IKN 157): Meetings on Either/Or: 28.2.97: Don Giovanni, der verlichter - Luc Joosten; 28.3.97: Don Giovanni & S.K.'s essay on the musical erotic; 25.4.97: Don Giovanni & S.K.'s essay on tragedy; 30.5.97: and 27.6.97 continuing readings from Either/Or.In 1998 the Werkgroep will arrange a Kierkegaard conference in May at the Faculteit with the theme: Kierkegaard's Life and Kierkegaard's Time: Kierkegaard, Kunst en filosofie: esthetica, multiculturaliteit en bevrijding. Details from the chairman of the Werkgroep, Inigo Bocken or the Danish Cultural Institute Brussels. More from the Werkgroep is to be found in Acta Comparanda VIII FVG, Faculty for Comparative Study of Religions, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium, 1997. ISSN 0779-9853, pp. 122-23: Leslie Versweyveld: Reports and Letters: Ars celare artem or meeting Kierkegaard. Details about the Werkgroep: Tel: + 32 3 8305158; fax: + 32 3 8252673 (email: yuho@glo.be).

CANADA:
THE KIERKEGAARD CIRCLE at Trinity College, University of Toronto (IKN 158): Meeting 14.11.97, 7.30 p.m.: Prof. Robert Gibbs: "Asymmetry in Works of Love with reference to the second person singular". March 20, 1998: Avron Kulak: "Thinking the Fall: Kierkegaard and a critique of origin". For information about the Circle please contact: Dr. Abrahim H. Khan, Trinity College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1H8. Tel.: office: 416-978-4730, home: 905-420-6195 (email: khanah@chass.utoronto.ca).

DENMARK:
DEPARTMENT OF SØREN KIERKEGAARD RESEARCH, Copenhagen University (IKN 156): For details about the Department and inquiries concerning research and study see the folder 'Department of Søren Kierkegaard Research of the Institute for Systematic Theology'. The folder is available from the Theological Faculty, Købmagergade 44-46, 1150 Copenhagen K, Denmark. Tlf: + 45 35 32 71 0r + 45 35 32 26 26; fax: + 45 35 32 36 84. Details also available from the director of the centre, Prof. Arne Grøn at the above address.

SØREN KIERKEGAARD RESEARCH CENTRE, Copenhagen University (IKN 156): Administration: Sec. Vivian Bentsen; Director: Niels Jørgen Cappelørn. Research Committee: Hermann Deuser, C. Stephen Evans, Alastair Hannay & Bruce Kirmmse. A full list of Kierkegaard researchers and scholars at the centre in the period 1994-97 is to be found in: 'Formalia report 1994-1996: Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre at Copenhagen University'. Recent guest researchers and scholars (1997) include: Stacey Ake, Jacob Bøggild, Niels Eriksen, Darió Gonzalez, David Kangas, Jon Stewart, Pia Søltoft, Arild Waaler and Mike Lotti. Details of the Centre's internal seminars 1995-96 are to be found on p. 11-13 of the Formalia report. Full details of public lectures given by members of the Centre 1995-96 are to be found on p. 14-16 of the Formalia report. Lectures given in 1996 appear in the appropriate sections of IKN. The centre has just completed the first volumes of Søren Kierkegaards Skrifter, 1-55, red.: Niels Jørgen Cappelørn, Joakim Garff, Johnny Kondrup, Alastair McKinnon, Finn Hauberg Mortensen. This is a new, complete, historical and critical, annotated edition that will be available in printed and electronic versions. Details under Books/Kierkegaard/Denmark & Journals and Series/Denmark. Also see under Articles/Kierkegaard & Conferences & Computer. The publication of the first five volumes in the series was celebrated on October 10th, 97, with music and speeches in Copenhagen University's Festsal, Frue Plads. Among the speakers were Research Minister Jytte Hilden and Else Marie Bukdahl member of the management committee of Danmarks Grundforskningsfond.

SØREN KIERKEGAARD SELSKABET: (IKN 158): Lectures 1997: 30.1.1997, kl. 19,30: Bruce H. Kirmmse: Myndighedens forsvinden: Kierkegaard og politik; 13.2.97: Per Aage Brandt: Eksistensens semiotik; 20.3.97: Tonny Aagaard Olesen; Den komiske patos; (Generalforsamlingen, kl. 18,45); 24.4.97: Jacob Bøggild: Kierkegaard og Nietzsche og slavemoralen. 25.9.97: Bjarne Troelsen: At leve poetisk - Aestetik og dannelse hos den unge Søren Kierkegaard; 30.10.97: Isak Winkel Holm: Kierkegaards poetik; 27.11.97 Kjeld Holm: Kaerligheden som det 'opbyggende' hos S&osalsh;ren Kierkegaard. Foredragene afholdes Købmagergade 46, 1. sal, aud. 7. Annual membership: 120 kr.; students and those outside Zealand/Denmark: 60 kr.; Guest tickets 25 kr.
Formand: Joakim Garff; naestformand: Leif Bork Hansen. Membership details: contact: secretary: Mag. art. Birgit Bertung, Frimestervej 51, 4. tv., 2400 Copenhagen NV; Tlf.: 31858018; Giro: 6471382.

SØREN KIERKEGAARD KREDSEN/GRUPPEN: (IKN 156, 157): The Søren Kierkegaard Group founded the fund-holding Søren Kierkegaard Foundation on 23.6.1995. The committee consists of: Elmo Larsen (chairman), Erling Bevensee, Lis Møller-Jørgensen, Niels Jørgen Cappelørn and Niels Gade. Details from the status report of the foundation are available from: Lis Møller-Jørgensen, Bygaden 40 A, Søborg, 3250 Gilleleje, Denmark (Ph. + 42 29 15 58). Among the foundation's sponsors are Copenhagen Culture City 96 and Frederiksborg Amt. The Group held an extremely successful Kierkegaard exhibition at Gilleleje in 1996 (IKN 157) and have published Kim Leck Fischer's book with illustrations: I Søren Kierkegaards fodspor (In Søren Kierkegaard's Footsteps) (IKN 164 ) and the accompanying folders of Kierkegaard walks in North Zealand. (These are going to be made available in English). The Søren Kierkegaard Foundation has also published an illustrated book about the Gilleleje area: Kulturelle Ringveje/Graested-Gilleleje (available from the Gilleleje Tourist Office, Gilleleje Hovedgade 6 F, 3250 Gilleleje, 35 kroner + postal charges). A major project of the Søren Kierkegaard Foundation is the creation of an International Kierkegaard Museum and Research Retreat. However, a large amount of money is needed within a certain timespan if the project is to succeed, and it is very difficult to raise the necessary funds because of the nature of the project. Anyone who has tried to raise money for Kierkegaard projects, conferences and foundations, will appreciate the difficulty. So please do your best to help: You can help by becoming a member of The Søren Kierkegaard Group (Søren Kierkegaard Kredsen) and also by suggesting possible sources of funding you may know of. Please contact Lis Møller-Jørgensen at the address given above.

JAPAN:
KIERKEGAARD SOCIETIES: Please see IKN 158 or http://www.utas.edu.au/docs/humsoc/kierkegaard

MEXICO:
SOCIEDAD IBEROAMERICANA DE ESTUDIOS KIERKEGAARDIANOS (IKN 158): Please note change of web address to: http://www.ccm.itesm.mx/~dacs/academicos/humanidades/siek.html

NORWAY:
DET NORSKE KIERKEGAARD SELSKAP (IKN 158): Note Anders Holt's change of email address to: holt@real.deal.no

RUSSIA:
THE RUSSIAN KIERKEGAARD SOCIETY (IKN 97, 113): Darya Lungina, Scholarly Secretary, Institute of History and Theory of World Culture, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia; fax: (007 095) 958 1129; email: darya@mail.orc.ru

UNITED KINGDOM:
ANNUAL SØREN KIERKEGAARD DINNER AND PAPER (IKN 158): 1996 paper: Rev. John Handford: "Kierkegaard's 'Sickness unto Death' as an introduction to his thought". 1997 paper: Rev. Robert Hampson: "Kierkegaard: Demoniac or Gadfly" (Danish Church London). Details: email: Peter Vardy: p.vardy@ic.ac.uk

THE SØREN KIERKEGAARD SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (IKN 158): The 1997 Annual Meeting was postponed from May 3rd to the Autumn at Cambridge; planned papers: Hugh S. Pyper: The Discourse on Job (18 Upbuilding Discourses, pp. 109-124, Hong KW edition); Roger Poole: My Wish, My Prayer: Keeping the Pseudonyms Apart. Note new address for the secretary: Rev. David Hart, Flat 2, Beverley Gate, Whitelands College, West Hill, London SW15 3SN.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
HOWARD AND EDNA HONG KIERKEGAARD LIBRARY, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1510 St. Olaf Ave., Northfield MN 55057-1097 (IKN 157): A new brochure about the Library is now available.
From 1997, Danish language instruction will be offered to scholars. (Note: Thomas Petersson is Danish program visiting lecturer from 1996-99).
Please note the Summer Scholars Fellowship Program for a period of 2 - 9 weeks study, June - November (IKN 157). The deadline for application is March 15.
A microfiche edition of the catalogue of the Hong Kierkegaard Library is available for U.S.$10. The library holdings and home page can be found on the internet.
Please also note the following information: Summer Fellowships: Dr. Gordon Marino (Curator) at the above address or tel: 507-646-3846; fax: 507-646-3858; (email: marino@stolaf.edu). Librarian: Cynthia Lund (above address, phone and fax) email: lundc@stolaf.edu. (See also http://www. stolaf.edu).
The Friends of the Hong\Kierkegaard Library: note that there is a folder with details of membership in the January issue of Søren Kierkegaard Newsletter (see Journals and Series) or contact: Michael B. Daugherty (above address) tel: (612) 720-0777; (email: mbdlaw9@mirage.skypoint.com). Bulletin Board: type: "subscribe" to kierkegaard-request@stolaf.edu. See also under Journals and Series/U.S.A and Conferences and Lectures/U.S.A.

SØREN KIERKEGAARD SOCIETY at APA Eastern Division Meeting: Philadelphia: Group Session: December 29.1997, 19.00-22.00 p.m.: Chair: Eric Ziolkowski; Speakers: John Davenport: Piety, Ballard and MacIntyre: A Recent Debate on Kierkegaardian Choice; Larry Harwood: Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling and the Nature of God; Vanessa Rumble: Schelling and Kierkegaard: Idealism's Ironic Insistence on Evil.

SØREN KIERKEGAARD SOCIETY at APA Central Division Meeting: Pittsburgh: April 27.1997: Topic: Kierkegaard and Feminism: Chair: Mark Peterson; Céline Léon: The No Woman's Land of Kierkegaardian Exceptions; Sylvia Walsh: Kierkegaard's 'Postscript' and Feminist Epistemology; Robert L. Perkins: Woman Bashing in Kierkegaard's 'In Vino Veritas': A Reinscription of Plato's Symposium.

SØREN KIERKEGAARD SOCIETY (IKN 158-9): At the AAR Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Nov. 22-25: November 21.97: 9.00-11.00 p.m. Dinner with annual business meeting and social hour. Speaker: Sylvia Walsh: Ironic Love, An Amorist Interpretation of Socratic Eros. Saturday Nov. 22, 9.00-11.30: The Kierkegaardian Self: the two books discussed are: Ed Mooney: Selves in Discord and Resolve: Kierkegaard's Moral-Religious Psychology from 'Either/Or' to 'Sickness unto Death' (IKN 165) and Merold Westphal: Becoming a Self: A Reading of Kierkegaard's 'Concluding Unscientific Postscript' (IKN 166). Panelists: David Gouwens & M. Jamie Ferreira; responses: Mooney & Westphal. Officers 1997-98: President: David Cain, Dept. of Classics, Philosophy & Religion, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 (email: dcain@paprika.mwc.edu); President-Elect: David Gouwens, Brite Divinity School, Box 32923, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129 (email: gouwens@gamma.is.tcu.edu); Secretary-Treasurer:William Cahoy, School of Theology, St. John's University, Collegeville, MN 56321; (email: bcahoy@csbsju.edu); AAR rep.: Edward Mooney, 1564 Milvia, Berkeley, CA 94709 (email:edwmooney@aol.com); APA rep: George Connell, Dept. of Philosophy, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN 56562 (email: connell@vax.cord.edu).

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