Is there a place for ‘place’ in an educational theory of Bildung?

Bildung has been a catalyst for educational theories about the human relation to the material and social world. Nevertheless, the tradition of Bildung has treated the material world mainly as restricting and adversarial.

After discussing Hegel’s and Humboldt’s conceptions of human formation, the speakers will argue that the subject-world relation can be perceived as supportive and dialogical. In light of the movement analyses of Laban and Bartenieff, they suggest that becoming and belonging in the world necessarily involve functional and expressive elements, where the subject’s expressive movement of freedom and intention is balanced by their trustful resting in a concrete place.

This event will be particularly useful for researchers, teachers and philosophers of education who are interested in the idea of Bildung.

Please note this is a hybrid event and can be joined either in-person online; the speakers will attend via Zoom. To attend online, please email Yuxin Su at yuxin.su.16@ucl.ac.uk.

PESGB seminar series

This event is part of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (PESGB) seminar series. PESGB is a learned society that promotes the study, teaching and application of philosophy of education. Its London Branch hosts seminars every Wednesday in conjunction with the Centre for Philosophy of Education. These seminars are led by national and international scholars in the field, covering a wide range of issues of educational and philosophical concern.

All are welcome to attend.

Related links

• Department of Education, Practice and Society
• Centre for Philosophy of Education

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Phil Meech for UCL IOE.