IPP Workshop Series: IPP Workshop Series: Introduction to ‘Forms of Life’ in the Analysis of Literary Texts (Clara Verri)

This workshop aims to introduce the notion of ‘forms of life’ and its functions in literary texts. The philosophical concept of forms of life indicates “attitudes and habitualized modes of conduct with a normative character” (Jaeggi, 2018: 41) and they are particularly interesting in literary studies for their critique and reflection on the cultural and social contexts they address. Forms of life in literature can express changes, transformations, crises and believes of a specific character and his/her world. For this workshop, I intend to illustrate the original ontological, philosophical meaning of Lebensformen (Wittgenstein) and move to the literary and cultural sphere. The methodological framework of this workshop applies discourse analysis and close-reading of literary texts. 

This workshop will be accessible five minutes before 14:00 through the following link:

https://uni-giessen.webex.com/meet/ipp20-21

Note: The sessions of the IPP Workshop Series are open for BA, MA and PhD students and the participants do not require any previous knowledge to take part.

Quoted bibliography:

Jaeggi, Rahel. (2018). Critique of Forms of Life. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

// Clara Verri