HS. Perspektiven: Aesthetics of Waiting: Decolonial, Queer and Feminist Perspectives on the Moving Image and Contemporary Art
Dozent:innen: José SegebreKurzname: 05.054.24_170
Kurs-Nr.: 05.054.24_170
Kurstyp: Hauptseminar
Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches
While the language of instruction is English, questions, presentations, comments and final papers are welcomed in German.Inhalt
Focusing on the temporality of waiting, the block seminar explores the intersections of film theory, aesthetics and contemporary art. Waiting is often an unpleasant experience linked to inaction, boredom and oppression, that is also associated with hope, desire and inspiration. Using this contradiction as a starting point, we examine waiting as a metaphor to explore power relations and their aesthetic dimensions. Waiting emerges as both an oppressive force and a potential site of resistance, central to decolonial, queer, and feminist critiques of progress and modernity.The seminar centers the performative and filmic practices of Basel Abbas, Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Ana Mendieta, Lorraine O’Grady, Jack Smith and Andy Warhol among others. Through close readings of selected artworks, we explore questions surrounding the temporal dimensions of moving image art: What political and ethical potential does the moving image hold? How does it modulate spectators’ hopes and expectations? Can such aesthetic experiences transform waiting’s passivity into collective resistance?
Zusätzliche Informationen
José B. Segebre (any pronouns) is a curator and scholar specializing in contemporary art and aesthetics. They hold a PhD in Philosophy from the Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach a.M. (DE) for Aesthetics of Waiting: Queer, Feminist, and Decolonial Perspectives. José earned an M.A. in Curatorial Studies from Goethe-Universität and Städelschule (DE) and a B.A. in Art from Grinnell College (USA). Since 2019, they co-host Full Moon Screenings with François Pisapia, a traveling series of experimental dinners around moving images. José has also curated exhibitions and performances, lectured at museums and artist-run spaces across Europe, the U.S. and México. They worked as Guest Lecturer for Exhibition Research at Kunsthochschule Kassel (2024–25), and teach art theory at NYU Berlin since 2023. Aside from contributions to art catalogues and academic journals, José is currently developing a book manuscript of the Aesthetics of Waiting (2025).Termine
| Datum (Wochentag) | Zeit | Ort |
|---|---|---|
| 09.05.2025 (Freitag) | 10:00 - 11:30 | Einführungstermin via Zoom |
| 23.05.2025 (Freitag) | 14:30 - 18:00 | 01 110 PC-Raum, Seminarraum 2 9181 - Medienhaus |
| 24.05.2025 (Samstag) | 10:00 - 14:30 | 01 110 PC-Raum, Seminarraum 2 9181 - Medienhaus |
| 13.06.2025 (Freitag) | 14:30 - 18:00 | 01 110 PC-Raum, Seminarraum 2 9181 - Medienhaus |
| 14.06.2025 (Samstag) | 10:00 - 14:30 | 01 110 PC-Raum, Seminarraum 2 9181 - Medienhaus |
| 04.07.2025 (Freitag) | 14:30 - 18:00 | 01 110 PC-Raum, Seminarraum 2 9181 - Medienhaus |
| 05.07.2025 (Samstag) | 10:00 - 14:30 | 01 110 PC-Raum, Seminarraum 2 9181 - Medienhaus |