SSPPP 2026
Ca’ Foscari University Venice
June 29 – July 3
What is alive and what is dead in phenomenology?
Program
(All sessions take place in Sala Morelli, Malcanton Marcorà Calle Contarini, Dorsoduro 3484/D)
Monday, June 29
Afternoon
14:00-14:40 Registration
14:40-14:45 Presentations and welcome
14:45-16:45 Emanule Mariani (Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna) The Four Figures of Phenomenology and Its Present State
16:45-17:15 Coffee break
17:15-19.15 Emiliano Trizio (Ca’ Foscari University Venice) Philosophy lives through phenomenology. Phenomenology and the metacritique of contemporary philosophy
Tuesday, June 30
Morning
10:00-10:15 Registration
10:15-12:15 Claudio Majolino (University of Lille/UMR-CNRS 8163 STL) When What Is Alive Is What Is Dead. On the Misery of Phenomenology
12:15-13:30 Lunch break
Afternoon
13:30-15:30 Giulia Lanzirotti (University of Padua) Phenomenology Interlaces Archaeology
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:40 Student Presentations
16:00-16:50 Mane Tatulyan (Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona) Forgotten Husserl: An Archeology of Husserl’s (Actual) Idea of Phenomenology
16:50-17:40 Pasquale Cuomo (Indipendent Scholar) Phenomenology’s Ontological Life: Neutrality, Truth, Existence
18:00-19:00 A toast in Sala Archivio of Ca’ Foscari main building (Dorsoduro 3246, Calle Larga Foscari)
Wednesday, July 1
Morning
10:00-10:15 Registration
10:15-12:15 Jing Shang (Tongji University) When life is Brought More Alive: Rivitalizing Phenomenology
12:15-14:00 Lunch break
Afternoon
14:00-16:00 Workshop on a text
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-18:10 Student presentations
16:30-17:20 Muzi Han (KU Leuven) The crisis of the scientific realism debate: A Husserlian critique
17:20-18:10 Alessandra Basti, (University of Cologne) The Afterlife of Immersion: Does Vergegenwärtigung Survive Virtual Reality?
18:10-18:30 Concluding debate
Thursday, July 2
Morning
10:00-10:15 Registration
10:15-12:15 Sonja Rinofner-Kreidl (University of Graz) On the Very Idea of Perspectival Givenness Its Phenomenological Warrant and Its Potential for Resolving Conflict In Nowadays’ Social and Political World
12:15-14:00 Lunch break
Afternoon
14:00-16:00 Nicolas de Warren (Pennsylvania State University) When What is Dead Is What Is Alive: Towards a Phenomenology of the After-Life
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-18:10 Student presentations
16:30-17:20 Michele Andreazza (Sorbonne Université – Paris-IV) The “Immortality of the Soul” and the Vitality of Transcendental Phenomenology
17:20-18:10 Rocco Turroni (Università degli Studi di Pavia) Edmund Husserl’s thought and the re-establishment of the central task of political phenomenology
18:10-18:30 Concluding debate
Friday, July 3
Morning
10:00-10:15 Registration
10:15-12:15 Final round table
Afternoon
Visit to La Biennale di Venezia’s International Art Exhibition
Ca’ Foscari University Venice
June 29 – July 3
What is alive and what is dead in phenomenology?
Program
(All sessions take place in Sala Morelli, Malcanton Marcorà Calle Contarini, Dorsoduro 3484/D)
Monday, June 29
Afternoon
14:00-14:40 Registration
14:40-14:45 Presentations and welcome
14:45-16:45 Emanule Mariani (Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna) The Four Figures of Phenomenology and Its Present State
16:45-17:15 Coffee break
17:15-19.15 Emiliano Trizio (Ca’ Foscari University Venice) Philosophy lives through phenomenology. Phenomenology and the metacritique of contemporary philosophy
Tuesday, June 30
Morning
10:00-10:15 Registration
10:15-12:15 Claudio Majolino (University of Lille/UMR-CNRS 8163 STL) When What Is Alive Is What Is Dead. On the Misery of Phenomenology
12:15-13:30 Lunch break
Afternoon
13:30-15:30 Giulia Lanzirotti (University of Padua) Phenomenology Interlaces Archaeology
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:40 Student Presentations
16:00-16:50 Mane Tatulyan (Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona) Forgotten Husserl: An Archeology of Husserl’s (Actual) Idea of Phenomenology
16:50-17:40 Pasquale Cuomo (Indipendent Scholar) Phenomenology’s Ontological Life: Neutrality, Truth, Existence
18:00-19:00 A toast in Sala Archivio of Ca’ Foscari main building (Dorsoduro 3246, Calle Larga Foscari)
Wednesday, July 1
Morning
10:00-10:15 Registration
10:15-12:15 Jing Shang (Tongji University) When life is Brought More Alive: Rivitalizing Phenomenology
12:15-14:00 Lunch break
Afternoon
14:00-16:00 Workshop on a text
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-18:10 Student presentations
16:30-17:20 Muzi Han (KU Leuven) The crisis of the scientific realism debate: A Husserlian critique
17:20-18:10 Alessandra Basti, (University of Cologne) The Afterlife of Immersion: Does Vergegenwärtigung Survive Virtual Reality?
18:10-18:30 Concluding debate
Thursday, July 2
Morning
10:00-10:15 Registration
10:15-12:15 Sonja Rinofner-Kreidl (University of Graz) On the Very Idea of Perspectival Givenness Its Phenomenological Warrant and Its Potential for Resolving Conflict In Nowadays’ Social and Political World
12:15-14:00 Lunch break
Afternoon
14:00-16:00 Nicolas de Warren (Pennsylvania State University) When What is Dead Is What Is Alive: Towards a Phenomenology of the After-Life
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-18:10 Student presentations
16:30-17:20 Michele Andreazza (Sorbonne Université – Paris-IV) The “Immortality of the Soul” and the Vitality of Transcendental Phenomenology
17:20-18:10 Rocco Turroni (Università degli Studi di Pavia) Edmund Husserl’s thought and the re-establishment of the central task of political phenomenology
18:10-18:30 Concluding debate
Friday, July 3
Morning
10:00-10:15 Registration
10:15-12:15 Final round table
Afternoon
Visit to La Biennale di Venezia’s International Art Exhibition
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
CA’ FOSCARI UNIVERSITY VENICE
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
SUMMER SCHOOL OF PHENOMENOLOGY AND PHENOMENOLOGICAL PHILOSOPHY: WHAT IS ALIVE AND WHAT IS DEAD IN PHENOMENOLOGY?
VENICE, JUNE 29 – JULY 3, 2026
DEADLINE: May 1, 2026
The Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage of Ca’ Foscari University Venice (Italy) is pleased to host the twelfth edition of the SSPPP (Summer School of Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy).
Language: English
Seminars will be led by:
Daniele de Santis
Nicolas de Warren
Matteo Giannasi
Burt Hopkins
Giulia Lanzirotti
Claudio Majolino
Gian Luigi Paltrinieri
Sonja Rinofner
Jing Shang
Emiliano Trizio
Description:
What is alive and what is dead in phenomenology?
Since the works of its founder, Edmund Husserl, phenomenology has undergone considerable development to date, occupying a prominent place in the panorama of philosophical studies. This edition of the SSPPP2026 Summer School aims to promote reflection on the role and value of phenomenology within contemporary philosophy and culture. What makes phenomenology still a vital philosophical current today? What is its specific place within the ever-growing number of research areas of contemporary philosophy? Does the most radical dimension of phenomenology as Husserl presented it, viz., the transcendental phenomenological investigation of and task of establishing the foundations for all disciplinary cognition, including that of philosophy, still have any significant philosophical currency today? How can phenomenology, also in the broad sense that the term has taken on since Husserl’s death, contribute to addressing the most pressing questions that science, technology, and, more generally, the current historical period raise in us?
Applicants should send a CV and a sample of writing (optional) to
[email protected]
The number of attendants being limited, a selection will take place. It is a prerequisite to be a Master or a PhD student. There will be no attendance fee.
Deadline for submission: May 1, 2026
Notification of acceptance: May 3, 2026
A number of students will present short papers. Each student presentation will last twenty minutes and will be followed by a thirty-minute discussion. Once the selection of this year’s students has taken place, we will circulate a call for abstracts.
On Friday afternoon (3/7/2026), we will organize a visit to the Biennale Arte 2026.
Abstracts of the seminars, info about faculty, and the program will be available on our website:
www.phenomenologyinvenice.com
The School does not cover any expenses for travel, food, and lodging.
CA’ FOSCARI UNIVERSITY VENICE
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
SUMMER SCHOOL OF PHENOMENOLOGY AND PHENOMENOLOGICAL PHILOSOPHY: WHAT IS ALIVE AND WHAT IS DEAD IN PHENOMENOLOGY?
VENICE, JUNE 29 – JULY 3, 2026
DEADLINE: May 1, 2026
The Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage of Ca’ Foscari University Venice (Italy) is pleased to host the twelfth edition of the SSPPP (Summer School of Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy).
Language: English
Seminars will be led by:
Daniele de Santis
Nicolas de Warren
Matteo Giannasi
Burt Hopkins
Giulia Lanzirotti
Claudio Majolino
Gian Luigi Paltrinieri
Sonja Rinofner
Jing Shang
Emiliano Trizio
Description:
What is alive and what is dead in phenomenology?
Since the works of its founder, Edmund Husserl, phenomenology has undergone considerable development to date, occupying a prominent place in the panorama of philosophical studies. This edition of the SSPPP2026 Summer School aims to promote reflection on the role and value of phenomenology within contemporary philosophy and culture. What makes phenomenology still a vital philosophical current today? What is its specific place within the ever-growing number of research areas of contemporary philosophy? Does the most radical dimension of phenomenology as Husserl presented it, viz., the transcendental phenomenological investigation of and task of establishing the foundations for all disciplinary cognition, including that of philosophy, still have any significant philosophical currency today? How can phenomenology, also in the broad sense that the term has taken on since Husserl’s death, contribute to addressing the most pressing questions that science, technology, and, more generally, the current historical period raise in us?
Applicants should send a CV and a sample of writing (optional) to
[email protected]
The number of attendants being limited, a selection will take place. It is a prerequisite to be a Master or a PhD student. There will be no attendance fee.
Deadline for submission: May 1, 2026
Notification of acceptance: May 3, 2026
A number of students will present short papers. Each student presentation will last twenty minutes and will be followed by a thirty-minute discussion. Once the selection of this year’s students has taken place, we will circulate a call for abstracts.
On Friday afternoon (3/7/2026), we will organize a visit to the Biennale Arte 2026.
Abstracts of the seminars, info about faculty, and the program will be available on our website:
www.phenomenologyinvenice.com
The School does not cover any expenses for travel, food, and lodging.
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