Meet other local Literary Theory buffs. Read and discuss works of literary theory, such as Derrida, Walter Benjamin, Deleuze, Levinas, etc.
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This meetup consists of different groups of people reading certain material to different degrees of depth and intensity. Books we've read in the past include Descartes' 'Meditations', Hume's 'Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding', Kant's '1st Criti… |
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"The great directors of the cinema may be compared, in our view, not merely to painters, architects and musicians, but also with thinkers. They think with movement-images and time-images instead of concepts. ... One cannot object by pointing to the v…
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"To philosophize, we may now say, is an extraordinary questioning into the extraordinary." -- Martin Heidegger, 1935 * * * "The critique of scientism within phenomenology does not seek to refute or negate the results of scientific research in the nam…
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This meetup group will actually be used for meeting up! We will be discussing a number of interesting issues that stem from books, movies, current events, and everyday experiences -- all with a philosophical bent, but also in an environment that inv…
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Meet other local writers and let creativity bloom! Come to a Writers Meetup to review work, trade literary tips, make friends and have fun! All writers -- and should-be writers -- are welcome!
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This group is for people interested in all types of psychoanalytic theory, including classical, contemporary, and the intersections between psychoanalysis and other theories. This could range from Freud's writings to object-relations theory to femini… |
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In this meetup group we will be discussing a number of interesting issues that stem from books, movies, current events, and everyday experiences -- all with a philosophical bent, but also in an environment that invites the participation of all its me…
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Examine the art of song writing with an emphasis on literary lyrics. Listen to and discuss the music and lyrics of musicians like Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, PJ Harvey and Bob Dylan.
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The Oulipo is a Paris-based "workshop" of poets, writers, artists, and mathematicians, that formed in 1960 to explore "potential literature" (OUvroir de LIttérature POtentielle) and the relationship of formalism and literature. From such esot…
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The Chattanooga Writers' Guild meets at least once a month on the 2nd Tuesday of every month in the Public Library in downtown Chattanooga. Theh CWG is a 501c3 education non-profit that focuses on all areas of the written craft. Members must be 18 a…
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December 8, 2011
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The Oulipo is a Paris-based "workshop" of poets, writers, artists, and mathematicians, that formed in 1960 to explore "potential literature" (OUvroir de LIttérature POtentielle) and the relationship of formalism and literature. From such esot…
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October 28, 2011
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The Chattanooga Writers' Guild meets at least once a month on the 2nd Tuesday of every month in the Public Library in downtown Chattanooga. Theh CWG is a 501c3 education non-profit that focuses on all areas of the written craft. Members must be 18 a…
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March 20, 2011
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This meetup consists of different groups of people reading certain material to different degrees of depth and intensity. Books we've read in the past include Descartes' 'Meditations', Hume's 'Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding', Kant's '1st Criti…
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I recently moved to Tulsa and am looking for people who share my interest in Science-Fiction and theoretical analysis. The plan is to read Sci-Fi and discuss in terms of socio-historical/cultural theory as well as gender/literary/anthropological theo… |
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May 12, 2010
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In this meetup group we will be discussing a number of interesting issues that stem from books, movies, current events, and everyday experiences -- all with a philosophical bent, but also in an environment that invites the participation of all its me…
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March 7, 2010
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This group is for people interested in all types of psychoanalytic theory, including classical, contemporary, and the intersections between psychoanalysis and other theories. This could range from Freud's writings to object-relations theory to femini…
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November 30, 2009
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This meetup group will actually be used for meeting up! We will be discussing a number of interesting issues that stem from books, movies, current events, and everyday experiences -- all with a philosophical bent, but also in an environment that inv…
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March 27, 2009
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Examine the art of song writing with an emphasis on literary lyrics. Listen to and discuss the music and lyrics of musicians like Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, PJ Harvey and Bob Dylan.
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Meet other local writers and let creativity bloom! Come to a Writers Meetup to review work, trade literary tips, make friends and have fun! All writers -- and should-be writers -- are welcome!
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"To philosophize, we may now say, is an extraordinary questioning into the extraordinary." -- Martin Heidegger, 1935 * * * "The critique of scientism within phenomenology does not seek to refute or negate the results of scientific research in the nam…
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