Politics of Dis-Enclosure: Religion, Community, Violence

On April 26 and 27, 2023, the colloquium 'Politics of Dis-enclosure' was a great scene for intense exchange on the possibilities to decolonize and 'dis-enclose' dominant and often violent notions of religion, community, and globalization. The concept of dis-enclosure has been coined by the French philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy and served as an inspiration for the lectures and discussions.

• The speakers:  Achille Mbembe, Anke Graness, Petra Carlsson, Louise du Toit, Hans Schelkshorn, and SIMAGINE member Nabil Echchaibi. 
• The event was a collaborative initiative of SIMAGINE with one of our partner institutions, the Research Centre for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society, University of Vienna.
• Our splendid venues were the Dekanatssaal of the Faculty of Theology in Vienna and the Abbey of Melk.

Find the thematic outline and colloquium program below.  

We are now working on the publication of the lectures in a special issue of the Journal for Religion & Transformation (JRaT), 'The Politics of Dis-enclosure: Explorations into Religion, Community and Decolonial Violence, Inspired by the Works of Jean-Luc Nancy'. Other scholars will be invited to contribute as well. Guest-editors will be Louise du Toit, Schalk Gerber and Laurens ten Kate.

Find the thematic outline of the special issue below.