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I Research topics pertaining to Modern and Contemporary Philosophy, ETHU, HARP:
* Early modern political philosophy (i.a. Machiavelli, Spinoza, Spinoza's circle); philosophy of Enlightenment; clandestine philosophy (e.a. Traité des trois imposteurs); freethought
* Genealogy of political concepts; contemporary (radical) political philosophy (Agamben, Castoriadis, Negri, Virno); critique of modernity (i.a. early Frankfurt school, Arendt); Italian theory
* Political theory and language practice (i.a. Gramsci)
* Critical theory, art and language
* Semiotics and philosophy of language; aesthetics; philosophy and literature
II Research topics pertaining to Translation studies, BIAL, LIST:
* Translation and ethics
* Translation and Enlightenment; translation and the history of ideas/genealogy of political concepts
* Translation and philosophy
* Cultural transfer; cultural & literary translation
* (Un)translatability; Translation and mother tongue; Retranslation
* Critical theory (postcolonialism, gender) and translation
* Semiotics and translation
* Translation, language and society
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Projects
- 3 Active
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FWOAL1010: Freedom to Philosophize and Freedom of Thought and Speech. The Contemporary Reception of Spinoza’s Tractatus theologico-politicus
1/01/21 → 31/12/24
Project: Fundamental
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FWOTM1029: Beyond the object. (Re)thinking art in neoliberalism
Van Puymbroeck, G. & Lavaert, S.
1/11/20 → 31/10/22
Project: Fundamental
Research output
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Adriaan Koerbagh, “An Excellent Mathematician but a Wicked Fellow”
Lavaert, S., Sep 2020, In : Church History and Religious Culture. 100, 2-3, p. 255-271 17 p., 9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Razionalità e immaginazione radicale. La critica di Castoriadis
Lavaert, S., 2020, Ragione, razionalità e razionalizzazione in età moderna e contemporanea. Cambi, M., Carbone, R., Carrano, A. & Massimilla, E. (eds.). Napoli: FedOA Press – Federico II University Press, p. 443-452 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Vrijheid, gelijkheid, veelheid. Het moderne democratie-denken van Machiavelli tot Spinoza en zijn kring
Lavaert, S., 8 Feb 2020, Brussels: VUBPRESS. 345 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research
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La traduction comme intrigue philosophique et stratégique. De Vanini au Traité des trois imposteurs, en passant par Spinoza et son Esprit
Lavaert, S., 15 Jun 2019, In : La Lettre Clandestine. 2019, 27, p. 109-126 18 p., 6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Multitude. De omkering van Spinoza, in de geest van Machiavelli
Lavaert, S., 1 Jul 2019, De maakbare moraal: Visies op ethiek en humanisme. Van den Eeede, Y. & Verstrynge, K. (eds.). Brussels: ASP / VUBPRESS, p. 71-108 38 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Autonomia, immaginazione, ragione e potere. Una rassegna critica della Dialettica dell’illuminismo di Horkheimer e Adorno, at MOSCHO Seminar 2019/2020 Reason and Modernity
Sonja Lavaert (Keynote speaker)5 Feb 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Universitaire Stichting (External organisation)
Sonja Lavaert (Advisor)Mar 2020Activity: Membership › Membership of peer-review panel or committee
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De Verlichting is van iedereen. Het revolutionaire vrijdenken van Spinoza
Sonja Lavaert (Keynote speaker)29 Sep 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at a public lecture/debate
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Adriaan Koerbagh, "An Excellent Mathematician but a Wicked Fellow"
Sonja Lavaert (Invited speaker)26 Jan 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Spinoza et la politique de la multitude. Un concept radical de la modernité
Sonja Lavaert (Organiser)4 Jun 2019 → 5 Jun 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Press / Media
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Sonja Lavaert – Het perspectief van de multitude
19/11/15
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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The Perspective of the Multitude, in De Uil van Minerva
1/01/12
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
Thesis
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Angst, vrijheid en fictie aan de basis van religie en politiek: Over de relevantie van de zeventiende en achttiende-eeuwse politieke filosofie met Thomas Hobbes in het bijzonder
Author: Vanspauwen, G. & Lavaert, S., May 2018Supervisor: Lavaert, S. (Promotor), Van Den Bossche, M. (Jury) & Acosta, E. (Jury)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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De actualiteit van Hobbes. Rechtsfilosofisch en politiek filosofisch
Author: Dhaenens, L. & Lavaert, S., 2017Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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De emoties van de staatsburger: Proeve ingediende voor het behalen van de graad van Master in de Wijsbegeerte en Moraalwetenschappen
Author: Van den Meerssche, A., Coene, G., Lavaert, S. & Acosta, E., 2016Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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De maatschappelijke gevangenis. Kritiek op de postmoderne samenleving
Author: Van Stichel, W. & Lavaert, S., 2017Supervisor: Lavaert, S. (Promotor), Van Den Bossche, M. (Jury) & Lafaut, D. (Jury)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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De waarde van de antihumanistische positie: een polemiek tussen Althusser, Foucault en het institutioneel humanisme
Author: Groenen, S. & Lavaert, S., 2016Supervisor: Lavaert, S. (Promotor), Van Den Bossche, M. (Jury) & Lafaut, D. (Jury)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis