Friday, May 10, 2024 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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The Department of Philosophy would like to invite you to a public lecture.
Speaker:Dr. Erin Bradfield (Dept. of Philosophy, Santa Clara University)
Date & Time: Friday, May 10, at 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Location: Sierra Tower, 5th floor, room ST 503
Zoom: https://csun.zoom.us/j/83257025289
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“‘Maybe I’m Sick, But I Want to See That Again’: David Lynch, Negative Aesthetics, and Community”
Erin Bradfield, Ph.D.(*)
Department of Philosophy
Santa Clara University
In this talk, I explore two main lines of inquiry. The first regards negative aesthetics, and specifically, aesthetic evaluation regarding ugliness and disgust. While experiences and responses involving disgust have historically been treated as “aesthetically discountable,” I argue from a Kantian standpoint that disgust’s aversive-attractive quality can actually be productive with respect to community formation. The second regards David Lynch and the aesthetic communities that his work has inspired. With special attention to Twin Peaks and the David Lynch Weather Report, I argue that his oeuvre has generated a dual response in the form of a popular cult and an isolationist cult based in negative aesthetics.
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(*)Dr. Erin Bradfield is Senior Lecturer in philosophy at Santa Clara University where she teaches courses in Aesthetics, Ethics, Film, and Culture. Her research focuses on the social and political dimensions of Kantian aesthetics. She works on issues regarding communication, exclusion, and community formation. Her most recent essays address topics in negative aesthetics including ugliness, disgust, and the sublime. Her work has been published in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Journal of Aesthetic Education, and The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, among other places.
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**Communication services (sign language interpreters, note takers, realtime captionists or assistive listening devices) are available for this event. Contact Tina (trinh.medina@csun.edu) for information. Requests for services must be submitted at least (5) working days in advance. This lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, please email Dr. Abel Franco (abel.franco@csun.edu).