International Kierkegaard Newsletter 2002

No. 24 . October 2002 ISSN 0108-3104

SOCIETIES & INSTITUTIONS:

BELGIUM: KIERKEGAARD WERKGROEP: The Werkgroep studied Aan Alles Moet Getwijfeld Worden. Johannes Climacus, or de omnibus dubitandum est. Meetings on: 25.1.02; 22.2.02; 22.3.02; 26.4.02; 31.5.02. The Society meets regularly to discuss Kierkegaard themes and texts. Acta Comparanda XIII FVG is now out ISSN 0779 9853. Leslie Versweyveld: Kierkegaard on the beach, p. 65-73. (On impressions from the International Colloquium on Immediacy and Reflection in Kierkegaard's Thought. See conferences 2001). Leslie Versweyveld: Start Living Daring Harmonies. A secret ear for choice as hidden treasure, p. 121-123.Contact details for further information about the Werkgroep's activities: Faculteit voor Vergelijkende Godsdienstwetenschappen, FVG, Bist 164, 2610 Antwerpen, Belgium. Tel. + 32 3 8305158; Fax: + 32 3 8252673; email: FVG.Comparel@antwerpen.be; website: www.multimania.com/fvg/index.html

CANADA: THE KIERKEGAARD CIRCLE: Meetings: April 5, 2002, 7.30 p.m., Trinity College, University of Toronto: Emilia Angelova: Transgressing the Universal in Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling.
For information about the Circle, please contact Dr. Abrahim H. Khan, Trinity College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1H8. Tel: office: 978-3608, 2133 (sec.); home: 905-420-6195; Fax: 416-978-4949; website: www.utoronto.ca/kierkegaard (email: khanah@chass.utoronto.ca).

DENMARK: SØREN KIERKEGAARD RESEARCH CENTRE, Copenhagen University: Centre Director: Niels Jørgen Cappelørn; Secretary: Annette Knudsen; Administrator: Mette Skakkebaek. Søren Kierkegaard Forskningscenteret, Store Kannikestraede 15, 1169 Copenhagen K. Tlf: 3376 6900; Fax: 3376 6910; epost: sec@sk.ku.dk; web: www.sk.ku.dk
Research Seminar, August 13-16, 2002: topic: Kierkegaard's Journals and Notebooks from 1833-1846 (in vols. 17, 18 & 19 of Søren Kierkegaards Skrifter). Seminar venue: Vartov, Farvergade 27. Speakers: Aug. 13: Niels Jørgen Cappelørn: Journals and Notebooks 1833-46; Jette Knudsen and Kim Ravn: Om Journalen JJ. Aug. 14: Pour Behrendt: The Great Earthquake Revisited: Søren Kierkegaard and the Double Contract; Markus Kleinert: Leere und Fü:lle. Möglichkeiten der Läuterung am Beispiel von Kierkegaards Journal DD; Alastair Hannay: Kierkegaards Journals and Notebooks as Interpretative Tools for the Published Works; Richard Purkarthofer: "Suppose I would die tomorrow." Possible uses of Kierkegaard's Journals and Notebooks for Research. Aug. 15: Hermann Deuser: "Philosophie und Christentum lassen sich doch niemals vereinen". Kierkegaards theologische Ambivalenzen im Journal AA (1835); Heiko Schulz: Die spekulative Verflüchtigung des Christentums. Philipp Marheinekes System der Dogmatik und seine Rezeption bei Søren Kierkegaard; Andrew J. Burgess: Caricatures and the Comic in the Early Journals; K. Brian Söderquist: The World Within the Ironist. A Theme in the Early Journals and Notebooks; Ragni Linnet: Kierkegaard's Reception of Hegel's Aesthetics in the Notebooks. Aug. 16: Joakim Garff: Kierkegaard's Critique of Dannelseskulturen in the Early Journals; Peter Tudvad: Om Kierkegaards journal-litteratur; Tim Hagemann: Gesellschafts- und Kulturkritik in den frühen Journalen.

SØREN KIERKEGAARD SELSKABET: Formand: Pia Søltoft, Tlf.: 3376 6905; email: ps@sk.ku.dk; naestformand: Leif Bork Hansen. Sekretaer: Peter Tudvad, Søren Kierkegaard Forskningscentret, St. Kannikstraede 15, 1169 Copenhagen K. Tlf.: 3376 6922; email: pt@sk.ku.dk; Indmeldelser: Giro 647 1382. Birgit Bertung, Frimestervej 51, 4. tv., 2400 Copenhagen NV; Tlf.: 3585 8018; email: birgitsks@wanadoo.dk (Selskabets hjemmeside: http://www.sk.ku.dk/selskab/). Kontingent: 180 kr.; stud. og medlemmer uden for Sjaelland: 90 kr. Lokale: Kaeldercafeen, Købmagergade 44.
Lectures 2002: (kl 19.30): 31.1.02: Niels Thomassen: Kierkegaard - selvets ulykke og lykke. 28.2.02: Birgitte Kvist Poulsen: Refleksionens tvetydighed hos Hegel og Kierkegaard. 21.3.02: Kent Brian Soderquist: Den ironiske suspension af det etiske i Om Begrebet Ironi. 25.4.02: Tonny Aagaard Olesen: Hvad Kierkegaard fik ud af Schelling. 26.9.02: Jens Rasmussen: Hvilken "triumpherende Kirke" var det, Søren Kierkegaard kritiserede? 31.10.02: Hermann Schmid: Faenomenet angst hos Kierkegaard og Kafka. 28.11.02: Poul Behrendt: Dobbelkontrakten hos Søren Kierkegaard.

SØREN KIERKEGAARD KREDSEN: The Søren Kierkegaard Circle supports Kierkegaard research and activities in North Zealand. Formand: Ulla Marie Andersen, Gilbjergvej 1, 3250 Gilleleje, 4835 5640; Naestformand: Lis Møller-Jørgensen, c/o Munkeruphus, Munkerup Strandvej 48, 3120 Dronningmølle, 49711358; Kasserer: Bertil Christensen: Havnevej 6, 3250 Gilleleje, 48354504; Sekretaer: Karl Damkjaer, Stendysseåsen 13, Blistrup, 3230 Graested, 48715842. Forår 2002: 26.2.02, 19.30: Musikarrangement med Mette Due på tvaerfløjte og Trun Trang Hoa på guitar. Generalforsamling. Efterår/vinter 2002/2003: Arrangementer foregår i alm. i Kultursalen/cafeen, Pyramiden el. Det Gamle Rådhus, Vesterbrogade 54-56, Gilleleje. 2.9.02: Samtalegruppe: Eksistentielle emner; 25.9.02, 9,10.02, 23.10.02: Studiekreds v. pastor Arne Hvid: Sygdom til Døden; 14.9.02 Kulturnat. Åbning af Det gamle Rådhus; 3.10.02: foredrag ved Arne Grø"Angst og frihed"; 4.11.02 Samtalegruppe: Eksistentielle emner; 17.11.02: "Jazz og ord" i Søborg Kirke; 29.1.03: foredrag ved Peter Tudvad: "Den nye Søren Kierkegaard udgivelse"; 3.2.03: Samtalegruppe: Eksistentielle emner; 26.2.03: Muskarrangement og generalforsamling; 19.3.03: fordrag ved Kim Gørtz: "Selvets afvigelser og misforhold - om det 'daemoniske' i "Sygdom til Døden"; 7.4.03: Samtalegruppe: Eksistentielle emner.
Sommerhøjskole: "Begrebet Angest": 13 - 15 september, 2002: Refugiet Smidstrup Strand: 13.9.02: praesentation af kurset ved Ulla Marie Andersen; foredrag: Herman Schmid: "Begrebet Angest" hos Søren Kierkegaard og Kafka; foredrag af Herman Schmid. 14.9.02: Andagt i refugiets kirke; foredrag og samtale: Helle Møller Jensen: "Angstens skikkelser i den opbyggelige tale"; filosofisk vandretur langs stranden til Søren Kierkegaard mindestenen på Gilbjerstien; foredrag: Arne Hvid: Søren Kierkegaards opbyggelige tale: "Alle gode gerninger kommer ovenfra" og Karen Blixens "Sorgager"; Oplaesning og socialt samvaer. 15.9.02: Andagt i Strandkirken; foredrag: Arne Hvid; afrunding og oplaeg til videre studier. Evaluering.
Permanent Søren Kierkegaard Mindeudstilling på "Det gamle Rådhus" Gilleleje. Bestyrelsen af Søren Kierkegaard Kredsen har ivaersat en mindre, biografisk og fortaellende udstilling. Herudover opbygges der løbende et Søren Kierkegaard bibliotek, tilgaengeligt for besøgende, der har lyst ell. behov for at studere S.K. For ydl. detaljer, se SK-Nyt, nr. 2.
SK-Nyt, nr. 2, maj 2002: indholder nyheder ang. kredsen og kredsens arrangementer og om medlemmer og bestyrelsesmedlemmer.

ITALY: CENTRO ITALIANO DI STUDI KIERKEGAARDIANI: Universita della Basilicata - Facolta di Lettere e Filosofia - via Acerenza 9 - 85100 Potenza, Italy. Director: Prof. Giuseppe Mario Pizzuti. Phone: (0971) 474 576: Fax: (0971) 445 435. (See this website under Societies and Institutions; see also Journals 2001).

SOCIETA ITALIANA PER GLI STUDI KIERKEGAARDIANI / THE ITALIAN SOCIETY FOR KIERKEGAARD STUDIES: c/o Universita Degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Filologia Moderna Lingue e Letterature Scandinave, Via S. Reparata 93/95, 50 129 Firenze, Italy. (Email: sisk@unive.it) (See this website under Societies and Institutions, Italy, and website: http://helios.unive.it/~sisa/kierkegaard/; see also Journals 2001).

JAPAN: KIERKEGAARD SOCIETY IN JAPAN (KYOTO): The board of the Kierkegaard Society has elected Dr. Hidetomo Yamashita as president, Prof. Mime Morita as vice-president, Prof. Kinya Masugata as secretary general, and lecturer Satoshi Eguchi as secretary. On May 5th 2002, the Society's Spring Meeting took place at Campus Plaza Kyoto (Kyoto) with the following lectures: Prof. Shin Mizuta: Philosophy after Kierkegaard: Kierkegaard and People Today; Prof. Eiko Hanaoka: Problems of The Self and World in Kierkegaard's Thought. In addition to two general meetings a year the Society also has a workshop at regular intervals during the year. From 2001-2002 the workshop had 7 meetings based on John J. Davenport & Anthony Rudd (eds.) Kierkegaard after MacIntyre. Please note the Society's contact details: http://www.cs.kyoto-wu.ac.jp/~eguchi/kierkegaard (Secretary: email: eguichi@kyoto-wu.ac.jp) Phone and fax: + 81 75 531 9163. (See also under Conferences and Journals and Series). Please note that the next Spring lectures will be held on May 5th, 2003.

SØREN KIERKEGAARD RESEARCH CENTRE IN JAPAN (Nihon Seren Kyerukegoru Kenkyu Senta): Nishinomiya June 29th, 2002 & Tokyo, July 19th, 2002: Lecture by Finn Hauberg Mortensen: H.C. Andersen as Fairy Tale Writer and Søren Kierkegaard as Philosopher. (See also Journals and Series 2002).

UNITED KINGDOM:THE SØREN KIERKEGAARD SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM: (IKN 228):See under Conferences 2002.

U.S.A.: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: HOWARD AND EDNA HONG KIERKEGAARD LIBRARY, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1510 St. Olaf Ave., Northfield MN 55057-1097.
Sinead Ladegaard Knox, Kierkegaard scholar and native speaker of Danish, gave a course in Danish to Kierkegaard scholars for four weeks in July 2002 at the Kierkegaard Library. Sinead Ladegaard Knox comes from Copenhagen.
The Kierkegaard Library Fellowship Program, 2002: Summer fellowships for research in residence are offered to scholars for use of the collection between June 1 and November 15. The awards include campus housing and a $250.00 U.S. per month stipend. Scholarships are also available at other times of the year. Applications to: Gordon Marino, Curator, Howard and Edna Hong Kierkegaard Library, St. Olaf College, 1510 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057-1097, U.S.A. Fax. 507-646-3858 (Email: marino@stolaf.edu). To apply, send a letter describing the proposed research project and reasons for wanting to use the collection and a c.v. Two academic letters of recommendation are also required. Application deadline is March 15, 2002. Application deadline for 2003 is March 15, 2003.
Friends of the Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong Kierkegaard Library. Annual membership fee of $25 U.S. ($10 for students) includes: Kierkegaard Newsletter subscription, Notices of and lunches at Friends meetings, Notices of special Friends-sponsored events. Contact: Friends of the Kierkegaard Library, c/o Jamie Lorentzen, 29065 Wood Ave., Old Frontenac, MN 55026, U.S.A.
The Friends held an Autumn meeting on November 6th, 2002. Gordon Marino led conversation and critical discussion of Kierkegaard's "An Occasional Discourse" ["Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing"].
It is now possible to receive the Søren Kierkegaard Newsletter electronically instead of as a printed copy. If you wish to receive the electronic version, please contact Cleo N. Granneman: grannema@stolaf.edu with your email address.
Kierkegaard House Foundation, 5174 E. 90 Old Dutch Road, Northfield, Minnesota 55057. Residential Fellowships for long-term Research at the Kierkegaard Library, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, U.S.A. Tenure: two to twelve months. Award: quarters in the Kierkegaard House and a stipend of up to $10.000 U.S. for terms over four months. Each of the three apartments (2 two-bedroom, 1 one-bedroom) provides a living room, kitchen, bath, and single private quarters. The house is situated on the bank of Heath Creek within easy walking distance of the Kierkegaard Library. Supplementary scholarship grants for travel assistance and subsistence may also be made according to individual needs, as well as supplementary grants for the preparation of dissertations and manuscripts for publication. Applications for residencies in the House (letter of purpose and a vita) may be sent either to: Dr. Gordon Marino, Curator, Kierkegaard Library, St. Olaf College, 1510 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, Minnesota 55057, U.S.A, or to Curator, Kierkegaard House Foundation, 5174 E. 90, Northfield, Minnesota 55057, U.S.A. (See also under Conferences).

SØREN KIERKEGAARD SOCIETY: Søren Kierkegaard Society at: APA Central Division Meeting: April 24 - 27, 2002, Westin-Michigan Ave. Hotel, Chicago, Illinois. April 26: Theme: "The Uncool Kierkegaard". Chair: Gordon Marino; Speakers: Rick Furtak: Kierkegaard and the Cognitive Structure of Inauthenticity; Anthony Rudd: Warming up the Cool Place: Kierkegaard, Wittgenstein and D.Z. Phillips; Stuart Dalton: Johannes Climacus as Kierkegaard's Discourse on Method. Commentator: Noel S. Adams.
The current president of the Søren Kierkegaard Society (founded by Robert L. Perkins in 1979) is Mark Lloyd Taylor, Seattle University; email: mltaylor@seattleu.edu
The Annual Meeting of the Society starts on Friday, November 22nd at 5.00 p.m. in the context of the AAR Toronto Canada 2002 Annual Meeting Nov. - 23-26, 2002. There is a social hour followed by a buffet dinner in The Buttery, Larkin Building, Trinity College, University of Toronto (6.00 p.m.) and at 7.30 p.m. the showing of the Anne Wivel film Søren Kierkegaard (1994 English version). For details of the banquet (and the SKS subscription) please contact Lee C. Barrett (lbarrett@lts.org).
Søren Kierkegaard Society session: November 23rd: 9.am. - 11.30 a.m. in the WH-Bay Room; Marcia C. Robinson Presiding; 9.00 a.m. Henry Pietersma: The Passion of Thought; Respondent: Paul Marten; 10.30 a.m. Graeme Nicholson: Direct Communication; Respondent Wanda Warren Berry. (See also Conferences and lectures). For any further details about the Society please contact Mark Lloyd Taylor or Lee Barrett.

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