Erin Manning (theorist)
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Erin Manning is a Canadian
cultural theorist and political philosopher
as well as a practicing artist in the areas of dance, fabric design, and interactive installation. Manning's research spans the fields of art
, political theory, and philosophy
. She received her Ph.D in Political Philosophy from University of Hawaii
in 2000. She currently teaches in the Concordia University Fine Arts Faculty.
. She collaborates with Brian Massumi
. They co-edit a book series at MIT Press
entitled Technologies of Lived Abstraction and are founding members of the editorial collective of the Sense Lab journal Inflexions: A Journal of Research Creation.
Erin Manning is frequently giving workshops and lectures at universities and other institutions, including but not limited to the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (Zurich University of the Arts) (with Brian Massumi), the European Graduate School
in Saas-Fee
, the Dance Bar (International Dance Programme) in Sweden, and the University of California at Berkeley.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
cultural theorist and political philosopher
Political philosophy
Political philosophy is the study of such topics as liberty, justice, property, rights, law, and the enforcement of a legal code by authority: what they are, why they are needed, what, if anything, makes a government legitimate, what rights and freedoms it should protect and why, what form it...
as well as a practicing artist in the areas of dance, fabric design, and interactive installation. Manning's research spans the fields of art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, political theory, and philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
. She received her Ph.D in Political Philosophy from University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
in 2000. She currently teaches in the Concordia University Fine Arts Faculty.
Overview
Manning is founder and director of the SenseLab, a research-creation laboratory affiliated with Hexagram: Institute for Research/Creation in Media Arts and Technology in MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. She collaborates with Brian Massumi
Brian Massumi
Brian Massumi is a Canadian political philosopher and social theorist. Massumi's research spans the fields of art, architecture, political theory, cultural studies and philosophy. He received his Ph.D in French Literature from Yale University in 1987...
. They co-edit a book series at MIT Press
MIT Press
The MIT Press is a university press affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts .-History:...
entitled Technologies of Lived Abstraction and are founding members of the editorial collective of the Sense Lab journal Inflexions: A Journal of Research Creation.
Erin Manning is frequently giving workshops and lectures at universities and other institutions, including but not limited to the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (Zurich University of the Arts) (with Brian Massumi), the European Graduate School
European Graduate School
The European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland is a privately funded graduate school founded by the non-profit European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies. Its German name is Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien...
in Saas-Fee
Saas-Fee
Saas-Fee is the main village in the Saastal, or the Saas Valley, and is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland...
, the Dance Bar (International Dance Programme) in Sweden, and the University of California at Berkeley.
Works as author
- Relationscapes: Movement, Art, Philosophy (MIT Press, 2009) (ISBN 026213490)
- Politics of Touch: Sense, Movement, Sovereignty (University of Minnesota Press, 2007) (ISBN 081664845)
- Ephemeral Territories: Representing Nation, Home, and Identity in Canada (University of Minnesota Press, 2003) (ISBN 0816639256)
External links
- Erinmovement.com Personal website with news and art/research project descriptions.
- The SenseLab.
- Inflexions: A Journal for Research-Creation.
- Technologies of Lived Abstraction MIT Press book series.