The project combines a decolonial critique of Husserl\u2019s phenomenology\n(Smith) with an analysis of contemporary forms of subjectivation as expressed\nin decolonial art in postcommunist Eastern Europe (Tlostanova). Phenomenology\nwas important in overturning the communist regimes in Eastern Europe, and can\nthus shed light on the formation of postcommunist experiences and imaginary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In\norder to address what is manifested in decolonial art, phenomenology has to\nfree itself from its Eurocentrism which restricts its potential. Although\nphenomenology has been crucial in postcolonial philosophy and aesthetics, there\nis yet no book length postcolonial critique of Husserl. The investigation will\nfirst look to the exceptional role played by phenomenology in the overturning\nof the communist regimes in Eastern Europe (focusing on Jan Patocka). From there\non, it will be necessary to analyze also other decolonial approaches that\ninvolve phenomenology, because of the Eurocentric stance in both Patocka and\nmost other major interpreters of Husserl, including Derrida. Thus in order to\nunderstand how and why phenomenology is used in contemporary decolonial\nthinking, thinkers from other geographies of reason must be given a privileged\nrole. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this sense, decolonizing phenomenology means disentangling it from its\nEuropean roots. Analyzing the postcolonial critique of Husserl that is well\nunder way, although scattered over many books, academic disciplines and\ncontinents is a key element of this project. Crucial here are analyses of power\nalong dimensions of gender, colour and class, features that are virtually absent\nfrom Husserl\u2019s work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second part of the project consists in a\n critical\ndialogue between a phenomenology in transformation and Madina \nTlostanova\u2019s work on decolonial aesthetics in Eastern Europe. This part \nof the project will focus\non modes of experience and subjectivation as manifested in contemporary \nEastern\nEuropean art, notably in relation to life under postcommunist regimes. \nWhat is\nat stake here is the conceptualization of a postsocialist imaginary, by \nmeans\nof decolonial options in different local histories and contesting \nethnic,\nsocial, aesthetic and gender movements. Interesting new light can be \nshed on\nthese processes by means of the analysis of postcommunist and decolonial\nphenomenologies. In return, decolonial aesthetics may indicate areas of \nexperience\nand formations of subjectivity that have escaped phenomenological\ninterpretation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-633","project","type-project","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n