NANS 2024
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
November 7th-9th, 2024
The North American Nietzsche Society held its fifth international conference in Albuquerque on November 7-9, 2024 at The University of New Mexico.
Schedule
Thursday, November 7
Junior Scholar Workshop
2:00-3:15pm
Jack Romp (Columbia University)
"Strong Natures and Weak Characters in Nietzsche’s ‘One Thing is Needful’"
Moderator: Toby Tricks (Stanford)
Commentator: Lawrence Hatab (Old Dominion University)
3:30-4:45pm
William Kanwischer (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
"Nietzsche’s Changing View of Art and Culture"
Moderator: Caroline Wall (Boston University)
Commentator: Andrew Huddleston (University of Warwick)
5:00-6:15pm
Lauren Roe (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
“Garden of Gratitude: Nietzsche’s Amor Fati as Radical Gratitude”
Moderator: Lanier Anderson (Stanford University)
Commentator: Paul Loeb (University of Puget Sound)
Main Program: November 8-9
Friday, November 8
9:00-9:30 Coffee and registration
9:30-11:00
Richard Elliott (Birkbeck College, University of London)
“Overcoming Two Lacunae in Nietzsche’s Story of the 'Slave Revolt'"
Moderator: Matthew Meyer (University of Scranton)
Commentator: Avery Snelson (Seattle University)
11:15-12:45
Ludovico Zizzo (DePaul University)
“Tyranny, Freedom, and Moral Creativity in Nietzsche's Middle Period"
(Graduate Student Prize)
Moderator: Jessica Berry (Georgia State University)
Commentator: Paul Katsafanas (Boston University)
12:45-2:15 Break for lunch
2:15-3:45
Pol Pardini Gispert (Boston University)
"A Defense of Katsafanas’ Interpretation of Nietzschean Nihilism"
Moderator: Kaitlyn Creasy (California State University San Bernardino)
Commentator: Scott Jenkins (University of Kansas)
4:00-5:30
Keynote
Allison Merrick (California State University San Marcos)
""The Seal of Liberation: Nietzsche, Genealogy, and the Tasks of Philosophy"
Moderator: Ian Dunkle (University of Southern Mississippi)
5:45 Reception at The University Club (open to all registered attendees)
Saturday, November 9
9:00-9:30 Coffee
9:30-11:00
Jason Yonover (Princeton University)
"'Chaos sive Natura,' or Nietzsche’s Critique of Spinoza’s Naturalism"
Moderator: Nicholas Low (Harvard Divinity School)
Commentator: Christian Emden (Rice University)
11:15-12:45
Katie Brennan (Salve Regina University)
"Nietzschean Revaluations of Hamlet: On Skepticism and Suffering"
Moderator: Michael McNeal (University of Denver)
Commentator: Sean Murphy (Southern Utah University)
12:45-2:15 Break for lunch
2:15-4:15
Invited panel: Nietzsche on the Emotions
Bernard Reginster (Brown University)
Simon May (King's College, London)
Claire Kirwin (Northwestern University)
Moderator: Thomas Lambert (Pitzer College)
4:30-6:00
Keynote
Andrew Huddleston (Warwick)
"Umwerthung in Action"
Moderator: Iain Thomson (University of New Mexico)
7:00pm Closing Banquet (for speakers, moderators, and commentators)
Questions can be directed to the chair of the program committee, Kaitlyn Creasy (California State University, San Bernardino) at [email protected].
Schedule
Thursday, November 7
Junior Scholar Workshop
2:00-3:15pm
Jack Romp (Columbia University)
"Strong Natures and Weak Characters in Nietzsche’s ‘One Thing is Needful’"
Moderator: Toby Tricks (Stanford)
Commentator: Lawrence Hatab (Old Dominion University)
3:30-4:45pm
William Kanwischer (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
"Nietzsche’s Changing View of Art and Culture"
Moderator: Caroline Wall (Boston University)
Commentator: Andrew Huddleston (University of Warwick)
5:00-6:15pm
Lauren Roe (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
“Garden of Gratitude: Nietzsche’s Amor Fati as Radical Gratitude”
Moderator: Lanier Anderson (Stanford University)
Commentator: Paul Loeb (University of Puget Sound)
Main Program: November 8-9
Friday, November 8
9:00-9:30 Coffee and registration
9:30-11:00
Richard Elliott (Birkbeck College, University of London)
“Overcoming Two Lacunae in Nietzsche’s Story of the 'Slave Revolt'"
Moderator: Matthew Meyer (University of Scranton)
Commentator: Avery Snelson (Seattle University)
11:15-12:45
Ludovico Zizzo (DePaul University)
“Tyranny, Freedom, and Moral Creativity in Nietzsche's Middle Period"
(Graduate Student Prize)
Moderator: Jessica Berry (Georgia State University)
Commentator: Paul Katsafanas (Boston University)
12:45-2:15 Break for lunch
2:15-3:45
Pol Pardini Gispert (Boston University)
"A Defense of Katsafanas’ Interpretation of Nietzschean Nihilism"
Moderator: Kaitlyn Creasy (California State University San Bernardino)
Commentator: Scott Jenkins (University of Kansas)
4:00-5:30
Keynote
Allison Merrick (California State University San Marcos)
""The Seal of Liberation: Nietzsche, Genealogy, and the Tasks of Philosophy"
Moderator: Ian Dunkle (University of Southern Mississippi)
5:45 Reception at The University Club (open to all registered attendees)
Saturday, November 9
9:00-9:30 Coffee
9:30-11:00
Jason Yonover (Princeton University)
"'Chaos sive Natura,' or Nietzsche’s Critique of Spinoza’s Naturalism"
Moderator: Nicholas Low (Harvard Divinity School)
Commentator: Christian Emden (Rice University)
11:15-12:45
Katie Brennan (Salve Regina University)
"Nietzschean Revaluations of Hamlet: On Skepticism and Suffering"
Moderator: Michael McNeal (University of Denver)
Commentator: Sean Murphy (Southern Utah University)
12:45-2:15 Break for lunch
2:15-4:15
Invited panel: Nietzsche on the Emotions
Bernard Reginster (Brown University)
Simon May (King's College, London)
Claire Kirwin (Northwestern University)
Moderator: Thomas Lambert (Pitzer College)
4:30-6:00
Keynote
Andrew Huddleston (Warwick)
"Umwerthung in Action"
Moderator: Iain Thomson (University of New Mexico)
7:00pm Closing Banquet (for speakers, moderators, and commentators)
Questions can be directed to the chair of the program committee, Kaitlyn Creasy (California State University, San Bernardino) at [email protected].