Bronwyn Davies, Institute of Advanced Studies/ Benjamin Meaker Professor Spring-Summer 2010
Working with the Centre for Narratives and Transformative Learning (CeNTraL) in the Graduate School of Education and across the ‘Identities’ University Research theme

Pierre Riviere - workshops and writing project, March - April 2010 (see about this project, below, for further information)



March 18th, 2-5, Introductory Pierre Riviere Workshop:
Screening of the film ‘I Pierre Rivierre’ and discussion

March 26th 10-4 Pierre Riviere workshop two - AM: Paper by Bronwyn Davies, and discussion.
PM: Inter and crossdisciplinary contributions

April 15th 10-4 Pierre Riviere workshop three, AM: definitional ceremonies and PM: further interdisciplinary contributions

April 29th 2-5 Pierre Riviere Plenary session, concluding with a book plan

ABOUT THIS PROJECT:
Michel Foucault and team spent over a year researching the trial and circumstances of 'Pierre Riviere' the nineteenth century French author of the memoir: "I, Pierre Riviere, having slaughtered my mother, my sister, and my brother: A Case of Parricide in the 19th Century" and eventually published the memoir with accompanying case documents, followed by their own notes - in an attempt to explore the roots of our contemporary views of madness, justice and crime.
We are going to explore and write into the inquiry space of the original texts and Foucault's projects from our own, variously disciplined 21st cenrury positions and methodologies in order to generate our own accounts of knowledge and power then and now. This workshop will be open to a limited number of colleagues from a range of disciplines who are willing to engage with each other in a unique inquiry. Places in this project, which we anticipate will generate an edited book, will be limited and the workshop/project will demand considerable commitment. if you are interested please contact Jane Speedy: Jane.speedy@bristol.ac.uk