30th International Conference of the Friedrich Nietzsche Society
Nietzsche on Art, Affect, and the Political
Hosted by Rebecca Bamford
Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland
4-6 September 2025
Plenary Speakers
Katrina Mitcheson (University of the West of England)
David Owen (University of Southampton)
Bernard Reginster (Brown University)
Andrea Rehberg (Newcastle University)
Programme
Thursday September 4th, 2025
11:00-13:00: Registration, Riddel Hall
13:00-13.10: Welcome (Isdell Courtyard)
13:10-14:25: Plenary 1 (Isdell Courtyard)
Andrea Rehberg, Newcastle University
“Agitations – Nietzsche on Forces, Physiology and the Political”.
Chair: Rebecca Bamford (Queen’s University Belfast)
14:25-14:45 – Tea/Coffee Break (Isdell Courtyard)
14:45-17:00 – Parallel Session 1 (Breakout Rooms)
17:00: Meet for brief announcement on evening plans & Day 1 close (Isdell Courtyard)
Friday September 5th, 2025
9:00-9:05 – Day 2 Opening (Isdell Courtyard)
9:05-10:20 – Plenary 2 (Isdell Courtyard)
Bernard Reginster, Brown University
“Resentment and Envy”
Chair: Matthew Meyer (University of Scranton)
10:20-10:40 – Tea/Coffee Break (Isdell Courtyard)
10:40-12:55 – Parallel Session 2 (Breakout Rooms)
12:55-13:45 – Lunch (Isdell Courtyard)
13:45-15:00 – Plenary 3 (Isdell Courtyard)
Katrina Mitcheson (University of the West of England)
“Self-Cultivation, Experimentation and Style”.
Chair: Richard J. Elliott (University of Reading/Birkbeck College)
15:00-15:20 – Tea/Coffee Break (Isdell Courtyard)
15.20-17:35 – Parallel Session 3 (Breakout Rooms)
17:35-17:45 – Comfort Break
17:45-19:00 – Plenary 4 (Isdell Courtyard)
Hugo Drochon (University of Nottingham)
“Was Nietzsche a liberal?”
Chair: Martine Prange (Tilburg University)
Day 2 close (Rebecca Bamford, Queen’s University Belfast)
20:00: Conference Dinner, at The Errigle Inn (guided walk available)
Saturday September 6th, 2025
9:00-9:05 – Day 3 Opening (Isdell Courtyard)
9:05-11:20 – Parallel Session 4 (Breakout Rooms)
11:20-11:40 – Tea/Coffee Break (Isdell Courtyard)
11:40-12:55 – Plenary 5 (Isdell Courtyard)
David Owen (University of Southampton)
“Nietzsche and the Art of Critique”
Chair: Michael McNeal (Independent Scholar)
12:55-13:00 – Thanks and Conference Close: Rebecca Bamford (Queen’s University Belfast)
13:00 – Lunch (Isdell Courtyard)
Generously supported by the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen’s University Belfast
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