The Collegium Phaenomenologicum convenes for its 47th annual session in Città di Castello, Italy, July 7-25,2025.

The terms by which ancient Greek intellectuals conceived of being born, living, and dying continue to exert profound influence on contemporary efforts to theorize the political valence of life. Collegium 2025 will take three central concepts as its focus, considering the lines and ruptures from genos to generation, from bios to biography, and from nekros to necroresistance, with special interest in Greek tragedy as a powerful site of such intersections. We will be interested in tracing how these concepts have been taken up, transformed, and given new energy through the development of a variety of methods for querying the unquestioned, unearthing what has been buried, and theorizing livable lives.

Theme for 2025

Greek Antiquity Now?

Genos, Bios, Nekros

The Collegium is intended for faculty members and advanced graduate and postdoctoral students in philosophy and related disciplines. The core of the program consists in a series of lecture courses, individual lectures, and intensive text-based seminars. A participants’ conference will be held in conjunction with the Collegium on July 5-6.

Applications: https://collegiumphaenomenologicum.org/applications/