Online (Zoom), August 11, 2021, 18.00-20.30 (Romanian time, in English) The round table aims to provide a space for reflection on the role and practice of carceral systems in different types of political regimes, aiming to generate interdisciplinary perspectives on the way prisons are instrumentalized for political aims. INSTRUCTORS Bhakti...
On location, 26-28 July 2021, 09.00-11.00 (Romanian time, in English) In this course, spread across 3 days, we study Plato’s view on literature, but we also analyze the use of literary devices for conveying philosophical arguments. INSTRUCTOR Octavian Gabor, Ph.D. Departments/units: Summer School 2021; Educational Programs Department; Research Department, Young...
Online (Zoom), August 10, 2020, 18.00-19.30 (Romanian time, in English) The webinar is an invitation to explore differences and similarities between the lived experiences of colonialism & postcolonialism, as well as totalitarianism and the transition to democratic regimes in Africa and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). In more specific terms,...
The first edition of the Făgăraș Summer School was launched on June 24 in Făgăraș. The Summer School started with two courses in philosophy held by Prof. Octavian Gabor, Ph.D. from Methodist College in the US and Research Fellow at FRI. The event brought together students from the community and...