Metaphysics of the Anthropocene: A Workshop on the Thought of Jean Vioulac
Oct 23-24, 2025 in GLAS 311
Presented by the Humanities and the Anthropocene Initiative
Jean Vioulac is one of the great contemporary French thinkers. His work attempts an ontology of the present through a focus on technology, the Anthropocenic predicament, a critique of mathematization, and an emphasis on the need for an an-archeology of history premised on a genealogy of (broken) hegemonic principles. This workshop will discuss his philosophical project and benefit from his presence among us. It will include an open conversation with the audience.
Featuring:
Rafael Fernández López, Graduate Student in Hispanic Studies, Texas A&M
Stefano Franchi, Independent Scholar, Austin, TX
Dr. Humberto González Núñez, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, U of Texas-Dallas
Ana Luisa Guimaraes, Graduate Student in Spanish, U of Michigan
Dr. Phil Lynes, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, U of Dundee, UK
Dr. Kurt Mertel, Associate Professor of Philosophy, American University of Sharja, UAE
Dr. Alberto Moreiras, Professor of Global Studies, Texas A&M
Dr. Matt Peterson, Postdoctoral Fellow in Religious Studies, U of Southern California
Martina Villalobos, Graduate Student in German, Cornell University
Dr. Sergio Villalobos-Ruminott, Professor of Romance Languages, U of Michigan
Dr. Jean Vioulac, Professor of Philosophy, Lycée Auguste Blanquin, France
Dr. Gareth Williams, Professor of Romance Languages, U of Michigan
Dr. Krzysztof Ziarek, Professor of Comparative Literature, U of Buffalo
Sponsors: Humanities and the Anthropocene Initiative at the Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, Texas A&M; Critical Theory Collective, Texas A&M
Event contact: Dr. Teresa Vilarós (vilaros@tamu.edu)