This workshop is part of the AHRC-funded project ‘Grief: A Study of Human Emotional Experience’ (
www.griefyork.com). The workshop will focus on themes in Kathleen Higgins' forthcoming book
Aesthetics in Grief and Mourning (University of Chicago Press, 2024). Speakers will explore some of the ways in which aesthetic practices shape and regulate the experience of grief and its course over time.
Location: BS/104 (The Treehouse) University of York (in-person only)
Full programme:
10.30: Tea and coffee
11.00-12.30: Kathleen Higgins (University of Texas at Austin) — 'Grief, Existential Homelessness, and Aesthetic Practices'
12.30-1.30: Buffet lunch
1.30-2.30: Joel Krueger (University of Exeter) — 'The aesthetics of "grief tech"'
2.30-3.00: Tea and coffee
3.00-4.00: Ulrika Maude (University of Bristol) — 'Grievous Loss'
4.00-4.30: Tea and coffee
4.30-5.30: Jussi Saarinen (University of Jyväskylä) — 'Grieving through painting'
