To understand how art can be a becoming and happening of truth, aesthetics must be overcome. In aesthetics, art has been reduced to a sector of cultural activity as well as to the object of taste and enjoyment. Art in Heidegger's philosophy, on the other hand, is an enigma which has the possibility of saving power. Decisive confrontation with the essence of technology -- enframing -- must happen in a realm akin to it. Such a realm is art.This enfraiming as a challenging revealing destroys all other possibilities of revealing and, therefore, is a "danger". Art, on the other hand, sharing the same root as technology, has the power to open a possibility in which we can be prepared to... more >>

Speaker: Javid MuseviCo-hosted by CafeLitt and ISACUTime: Thursday June 30, 7 pm- 9 pmPlace: 1455 de Maisonneuve W, Hall Building, room 401, H3G 1M8Admission: $2 To understand how art can be a becoming and happening of truth, aesthetics must be overcome. In aesthetics, art has been reduced to a sector of cultural activity as well as to the object of taste and enjoyment. Art in Heidegger's philosophy, on the other hand, is an enigma which has the possibility of saving power. Decisive confrontation with the essence of technology -- enframing -- must happen in a realm akin to it. Such a realm is art.This enfraiming as a challenging revealing destroys all other possibilities of revealing and, therefore, is a "danger". Art, on the other... more >>

Time: Thursday June 23, 7:00 pm- 9:00 pmPlace: 1455 de Maisonneuve W, Hall Building, room 401, H3G 1M8Admission: $2  With his family, Ashod fled the civil war of Lebanon in 1977. After years of avoiding his birthplace, he finally decided to see with his own eyes the Lebanon he left behind as a child; a personal healing journey back to Beirut after 39 years. In this presentation, he takes us to a photographic journey to Lebanon. CaféLitt and ISACU cohost this event.This session is in English. About speaker:Ashod Alemian comes from a family of photographers. He enjoys art, culture, travelling, and exploring different countries and cultures.... more >>

زمان: دوشنبه 20 ژوئن از ساعت 6 تا 8:30 عصر محل:Westmount library, Westmount room, 4574 Sherbrooke W., H3Z 1G1 نیما مشعوف متولد فرانسه و بزرگ شده‌ی مونترال و تهران است. تحصیلات خود را با دوره‌ی فوق دکترا در رشته‌ی اپیدمیولوژی کلینیک در زمینه‌ی ایدز در دانشگاه مک‌گیل به اتمام رساند و از سال 1999 در زمینه‌ی ایدز و بیماری‌های مقاربتی تحقیق می‌کند. او در زمینه‌های سیاسی، فرهنگی و اجتماعی نیز هم در جامعه‌ی ایرانی و هم در جامعه‌ی میزبان فعال است. نیما مشعوف چند دوره یکی از مدیران مدرسه‌ی دهخدا بوده است. جوامع بشری همواره در جست و جوی ابزاری برای شناخت و تعریف هویت خود هستند که خاطرات مشترک اعضای آن‌ها یکی از این ابزارها است. با توجه به روابط دوجانبه خاطرات جمعی... more >>

CaféLitt is not a place; it is a gathering of minds. We are a group of mostly Persian young students, scholars and professionals who gather every Thursday evening around 19h00 in a café to discuss various subjects and share different ideas, ranging vastly from history to science, from literature to fine arts. We started these gatherings on Jan 18th, 2007. Each week, one of us takes the responsibility of presenting a topic (in Persian, English or French) for about an hour in a subject s/he is intimately familiar with or has an expertise in. Afterwards, the evening turns into a discussion forum and all members of the audience will have an opportunity to ask their question(s) and share their points of view.
CaféLitt is open to all comments, suggestion, collaboration and new ideas. CaféLitt provides an unparalleled opportunity for learning about culture, science and philosophy in a relaxed and friendly environment, and for sharing your knowledge and expertise with like-minded members of your community.
CaféLitt is officially registered as a non-profitable group and is a nonpartisan, nonreligious and nonpolitical entity.