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We are organizing a symposium on <b>"Paradox and Indirect
Communication"</b> as part of the Monash University Communications
Studies research seminar series.<br>
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Time: <em>May 5, 12.30 to 5.00 pm</em><br>
Place: <em>Monash University, Caulfield Campus, Building H, Room H225</em><br>
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There will be papers by Peter Murphy, Markus Locker, Justin Clemens and
Dimitris Vardoulakis.
<p>Paradox
is a potent form of communication—allowing us the capacity to talk
about things that otherwise are practically impossible to talk about,
things that otherwise would reduce us to withering silence. This
seminar explores the nature of paradox as a form of meta-communication,
and the role that it plays at the core of human culture—enabling human
beings to pose religious, philosophical, artistic and other central
questions of existence that otherwise could not be postulated or even
conceived. The paper givers will consider the role of paradox in
dramaturgical acts, in the religion-science dialogue, in
decision-making, and in artistic representation—and will consider the
kinds of strange truths and powerful cultural enigmas that can only be
represented in, through and by paradoxical forms of communicative
action.<br>
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<p>For more details, please go to
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<p>Everyone welcome.<br>
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Dimitris Vardoulakis
School of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Communications and Media Studies
Building 11
Monash University
Clayton, Vic, 3800
Australia
Tel: +61 3 9905 2442
Fax: + 61 3 9905 2135
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href="http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ecps/communications/staff/dimitris-vardoulakis/">www.arts.monash.edu.au/ecps/communications/staff/dimitris-vardoulakis/</a></pre>
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