CFA: Music, Art and Philosophy in Dialogue

Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland 20th – 21th May 2016
The Institute of Philosophy of University of Bern announces a Call for Abstracts for the two-day conference ‘Music, Art and Philosophy in Dialogue’, organized together with the Hochschule der Künste Bern and the Zentrum Paul Klee.
Keynotes are held by Peter Kivy (Rutgers University), Paulo de Assis (Orpheus Institute – Ghent) and Ulrich Mosch (University of Geneva).
The symposium aims to foster dialogues between musicology, philosophy and art history. The Call seeks contributions in the following fields:
– Philosophical themes in Paul Klee’s Work and Thought
– The role of Music in Paul Klee’s Work and Thought
– The role of Paul Klee in Contemporary Music
The presentations can be held in German or English. Proposals are invited for presentations of 25 mins followed by the discussion. Please send abstracts of no more than 400 words, together with your CV (max. 70 words) to the following Address: omw@philo.unibe.ch
Submission deadline: 31st January 2016
Information on registration and accommodations will be posted in due time.