Historical Anxiety

“Historical Anxiety” will explore anxiety about the historical present and how it impacts our understanding of the past and the future. Among the manifestations of this anxiety that will be discussed are the sense of an unending and inescapable present, the feeling that time is accelerating uncontrollably, the troubled memorialization of historical events, and the relationship between power and differing conceptions of history.
Events are Free via Zoom. 2pm ET/7pm UK. Information and registration at thephilosopher1923.org/events
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser: Professor Nicholas Halmi (English)
Timing: 2pm ET/7pm UK
Web Address: https://www.thephilosopher1923.org/events
Organising department: Faculty of English Language and Literature

Talks:

Monday 20 January 2025

Anxiety over the Passive Presence of the Historical Past
Date: 20 January 2025, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker : Jeffrey Andrew Barash
Venue Details: via Zoom
Organiser: Professor Nicholas Halmi (University College)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 27 January 2025

Presentism, Uncertainty, Disorientation
Date: 27 January 2025, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker : François Hartog
Venue Details: via Zoom
Organiser: Professor Nicholas Halmi (University College)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 3 February 2025

Temporalities in Conflict
Date: 3 February 2025, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker : Stefanos Geroulanos
Venue Details: via Zoom
Organiser: Professor Nicholas Halmi (University College)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 10 February 2025

The End of History and the Loss of Temporal Resonance
Date: 10 February 2025, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker : Hartmut Rosa
Venue Details: via Zoom
Organiser: Professor Nicholas Halmi (University College)
Hosts: TBA

Editors: Katy Terry, Hope Lukonyomoi-Otunnu