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Phenomenology of Breathing (Workshop, Bristol, 14 May 2015)

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Research Summary: Phenomenology of Breathing Workshop

Event Type: Academic Workshop
Date & Location: Thursday 14 May 2015, Royal Fort House, University of Bristol
Duration: 4 hours (1-5 PM, with coffee and tea breaks)
Primary Topics: Phenomenology of breathlessness, body-breath relationships, breath awareness in introspective practices, poetic language and bodily rhythm
Featured Speakers: Havi Carel, Sheena Hyland, Anya Farennikova, Tina Williams, Luna Dolezal, Ulrika Maude
Funding Source: Wellcome Trust, part of the Life of Breath project
Registration: Free and open to all; email Jess Farr-Cox for further information
Disciplinary Approach: Integrates phenomenological philosophy with embodied experience, breath science, and literary analysis

Phenomenology of Breathing
Royal Fort House
University of Bristol
Thursday 14 May 2015, 1-5

Session 1: 1-2.30

  • Havi Carel (Bristol): A phenomenology of breathlessness
  • Sheena Hyland (Dublin City University) : Body and breath: phenomenological perspectives
  • Anya Farennikova (Bristol): Is it possible to feel breathless?’

2.30 coffee break

Session 2: 3-4.30

  • Tina Williams (Bristol) : TBC
  • Luna Dolezal (Durham): The phenomenology of breath awareness and controlled breathing in introspective body practices
  • Ulrika Maude (Bristol): The ways in which poetic language is predicated on the rhythms of the body, especially breath

4.30 afternoon tea

The workshop is funded by the Wellcome Trust and is part of the Life of Breath project. Attendance is free and all are welcome. To register for this event and for further information please email Jess Farr-Cox.

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