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Imitatio Newsletter 2
September 2010
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Dear Friend,
Welcome to the second edition of Double Double, the newsletter from Imitatio. As a nonprofit foundation devoted to furthering mimetic theory (MT), Imitatio offers a virtual home base for people from across the globe interested in MT.
Our goal is to deliver an occasional email bringing together the latest news, books, articles, and events. Please share your own news for the next issue by emailing imitationews@gmail.com.
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THINKING THE HUMAN WITH GIRARD AND DARWIN
 At Stanford this November 15-16, 2010, an international conference will discuss the relationship between mimetic theory and evolutionary theory. This is the second symposium of a series, funded by Imitatio, which blossomed out of the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Darwin in 2009. For details visit www.thinkingthehuman.org
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HENRI ATLAN TO SPEAK AT STANFORD NOVEMBER 18, 2010
 Biophysicist and philosopher Henri Atlan will speak at the Stanford Humanities Center at 5:00 pm on November 18th to celebrate the English translation of his magnum opus, The Sparks of Randomness. Volume 1: Spermatic Knowledge will be published by Stanford University Press in December 2010.
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DECEIT, DESIRE AND THE NOVEL 50 YEARS LATER: GLOBAL EVENTS
 Events at Stanford, Cambridge, ICI Berlin, São Paulo and Yale will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Deceit, Desire and the Novel, René Girard's first book and one of his most influential. Visit the event site at www.deceitdesireandthenovel.org for more.
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EVENT: MAKING PEACE WITH REVELATION
 The Book of Revelation exposes the irrationality of war and insists that humans accept responsibility for their own violence instead of blaming God. That is that theme of a one-day workshop for pastors, religious educators and lay people in Wilmette, IL on November 6, 2010, sponsored by the Raven Foundation. Visit the web site to learn more. |
2011 COV&R CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED
 The 2011 Colloquium on Violence & Religion will meet on the island of Salina off Sicily June 15-18, 2001, under the auspices of the Università di Messina. The theme is Disorder/Order in History and Politics, inspired by René Girard's Achever Clausewitz. Proposals for papers, panels, sessions and seminars are due March 14, 2011. For more information visit the conference web site.
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AUSTRALIAN GIRARD SEMINAR MEETS
 The inaugural meeting of scholars who utilise the work and insights of René Girard in Australia and the Asia-Pacific is tentatively scheduled for January 14-15, 2011 at St. Paul's College in the University of Sydney. For more information email Dr. Joel Hodge of Australian Catholic University at Joel.Hodge@acu.edu.au |
FIRST EUROPEAN SUMMER SCHOOL IN MIMETIC THEORY HELD
 This July students from all over Europe and the Americas gathered in the Netherlands for an intensive two-week seminar in René Girard's mimetic theory. Visit the site of the Dutch Girard Society for details.
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DIGEST: MIMETIC THEORY IN THE PRESS
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