21/08/2026
We are delighted to announce a new international workshop organized within the framework of ItaPhen Research Group on Italian Phenomenology and in collaboration with the Husserl Archives Cologne and the Bergische Universität Wuppertal:
THE LIMITS OF CRITIQUE: PHENOMENOLOGY AND IDEOLOGY
📅 September 10–11, 2026
📍 Husserl Archives, University of Cologne
What can phenomenology contribute to the critique of ideology? Can phenomenological analysis help us understand the ways in which ideology shapes experience, perception, and social reality? And where are the limits of phenomenological critique itself?
Over two days, scholars from different countries and philosophical traditions will address these questions through seven panels devoted to gender ideology, social imaginaries, reification, political belonging, political phenomenology, Husserlian ideology critique, and the historical relationship between phenomenology and ideology.
The workshop forms part of the activities of the DFG-funded ItaPhän project, which investigates the history and development of phenomenology in Italy while opening up broader questions concerning the critical, political, and social potential of the phenomenological tradition.
📄 Have a look at the poster and the full program for all speakers and talks.
We look forward to welcoming you in Cologne!
