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Lecture by Miguel Tamen (University of Lisbon): "The Trouble with 'Tangible'"
Date
Mon March 7th 2011, 5:30 - 7:00pm
Location
Pigott Hall (Bldg. 260), Room
113
113
Speaker(s): Miguel Tamen (University of Lisbon)
Following an introductory overview of the well-known history of Renaissance Kunstkammern, an argument against the notion that we collect tangible things will be offered. Miguel Tamen asserts that nothing, no thing, is intrinsically collectible.
Miguel Tamen specializes in philosophy and literature. He is Chair of the Program in Literary Theory at the University of Lisbon. He is the author of six books and has been awarded the Portuguese PEN Club Essay Award.