Guests

Passionate for the world of philosophy and the world of childhood, Johanna Hawken is convinced that they can meet in the creation of philosophical education of children, aged 5 to 16. It is lead by this conviction that she has been facilitating philosophy workshops since 2009, everywhere in France, et notably in Romainville (East of Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis), where she has created a Maison of Philosophy, an experimental structure dedicated to philosophical practices with citizens. Facilitator, trainer, and doctor in philosophy, she has published a doctorate intitled Philosopher avec les enfants. Enquête théorique et expérimentale sur une pratique de l’ouverture d’esprit (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2016), and also two books of pedagogy: 1, 2, 3, Think! Let’s philosophize kids! (Chronique Sociale, 2019) and La philo pour enfants expliquée aux adults (Temps Présent, 2019). Her mainstay? Showing that philosophy can benefit to all the children, by enabling them to really meet alterity, in the setting of a collective reflection, a dialogue about our shared existence.

Passionnée par l'univers de l'enfance et celui de la philosophie, Johanna Hawken est convaincue qu'ils peuvent se rencontrer au sein d'une éducation philosophique des enfants, de 5 à 16 ans. C'est au nom de cette conviction qu'elle anime des ateliers de philosophie depuis 2009, partout en France, et notamment à Romainville (en Seine Saint-Denis), où elle a créé la Maison de la Philo, structure municipale expérimentale dédiée à la pratique philosophique pour tous. Praticienne, formatrice et docteure en philosophie, elle est l'auteure d'un thèse intitulée Philosopher avec les enfants. Enquête théorique et expérimentale sur une pratique de l'ouverture d'esprit (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2016), et de deux ouvrages de pédagogie : 1, 2, 3 pensez ! Philosophons les enfants ! (Chronique Sociale, 2019) et La philo pour enfants expliquée aux adultes (Temps, présent, 2019). Son cheval de bataille ? Montrer que la philosophie peut bénéficier à tous les enfants, en permettant à chacun de rencontrer réellement les autres, au sein d'une réflexion et d'un dialogue sur l'existence qui nous rassemble.

Marjan Vujović has graduated on Film and TV Production at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. In 2002 he becomes a collaborator of the Yugoslav Cinematheque for international collaboration and from 2013 until today he is the Head of the Museum of the Yugoslav Cinematheque and editor of the film programme. In 2018 he is receiving an Orden of the rank Italian star for his contribution in connecting the Italian and Serbian culture and cinematography. Vujović has organized more than 200 international film revues and festivals in the country and abroad, he is a member of the Serbian section in the International Society of Film Critiques FIPRESCI and member of the Commission of the Film Center of Serbia.

Kristīne Briede is Latvian filmmaker and producer of cultural and social projects. In 2006 awarded by Latvian Culture Ministry prize “Three brothers” for the K@2 Karosta project – the regeneration of a former Soviet military base, establishing of the New Media Arts programme at the University of Liepaja; has received a numerous recognitions for her projects in Latvia in the fields of art, cinema, and social integration. Has produced and directed more than 10 documentaries and short films.

Dr Calchi Novati works at the intersections of performance studies, biopolitics, and psychoanalytic theory. Her essays on digital cultures, critical theory, film, theater, contemporary art, activism and politics have been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and in many edited collections. She regularly lectures at international symposia, conferences and institutions. She is visiting professor in Trinity College Dublin at the School of Creative Arts and is currently a psychoanalyst in training at the C.G. Jung Institute, Zurich.

Dr David Sorfa is a Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Edinburgh and Programme Director of the MSc in Film Studies. He was previously Head of Film Studies at Liverpool John Moores University, he is editor-in-chief of the international journal "Film-Philosophy" and a trustee on the Board of the Africa in Motion Film Festival. He has written on problems of belief, emotion and subjectivity in cinema, Michael Haneke, Czech film and a broad range of other film subjects. He has particular interests in film-philosophy, phenomenology, existentialism and the work of Jacques Derrida.

KATICA KULAVKOVA is a Macedonian writer, regular member of MASA (from 2003), member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (Salzburg, from 2014) and Vice-President of PEN International (London, 2008). She is an author of numerous poetry books and theoretical-essaistic works, two short fiction books, and one poetical drama. Her poetry has been translated into many languages: English, French, Italian, Albanian, Spanish, Russian, Romanian, Portuguese, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Turkish, and individual poems are translated also in other world languages. She is the editor of several anthologies of Macedonian short stories and poetry, and also on short stories from the world.

Naum Trajanovski is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Philosophy and Sociology at the Polish Academy of Sciences and a researcher at "Ss. Cyril and Methodius" University in Skopje. He holds MA degrees in regional SEE studies (Skopje-Graz-Budapest) and nationalism studies (Budapest) and has worked as a project coordinator of the European Network "Remembrance and Solidarity“ and adviser on the international project „COURAGE – Connecting Collections“. His doctoral theses is on the politics of memory in Macedonia (1964-2018).

Marija Todorska is born in Prilep in 1971, where she has studied on the Faculty of Economics and than graduated and did her PhD on the Faculty of Philosophy in Skopje. Her doctoral thesis is in the area of ancient philosophy titled "Ancient Greek Cosmology". She has published one book 'Aristotle and the pre-socratics" (Аz-Buki, Скопје, 2007). Todoroska has participated on many symposiums, conferences and panels organized by the Philosophical Society of Macedonia and published papers in the Philosophical Debate journal of PSM. Her research focus is on the more recent French philosophy, especially Deleuze, Foucault, Nancy and Badiou.

Osman Nail Doğan after completing his education in Yozgat moves to Istanbul. He entered the world of cinema on the occasion of a director. He took script lessons from Nilgün Öneş and Yavuz Turgul at a special screenplay workshop. He attended New York Film Academy's cinema classes. In addition to his first film, The Pigeon Thieves, he is writing a series of absurd comedy-style serial film.