Theodor W. Adorno Award
The Theodor W. Adorno Award (Theodor-W.-Adorno-Preis) is a German award intended to recognize outstanding achievement in philosophy, theatre, music, and film. It was established by the city of Frankfurt in 1977 to commemorate the sociologist and philosopher Theodor Adorno, who had taught at the University of Frankfurt for twenty years. The award is conferred every three years on September 11, Adorno's birthday. The prize money is 50,000 Euro.
Laureates
- 1977: Norbert Elias (sociologist)
- 1980: Jürgen Habermas (sociologist)
- 1983: Günther Anders (philosopher)
- 1986: Michael Gielen (composer)
- 1989: Leo Löwenthal (sociologist)
- 1992: Pierre Boulez (composer)
- 1995: Jean-Luc Godard (film director)
- 1998: Zygmunt Bauman (sociologist)
- 2001: Jacques Derrida (philosopher)
- 2003: György Ligeti (composer)
- 2006: Albrecht Wellmer (philosopher)
- 2009: Alexander Kluge (film director)
- 2012: Judith Butler (philosopher)[1][2][3]
- 2015: Georges Didi-Huberman (art historian)[4]
References
- ^ http://www.egs.edu/faculty/judith-butler/articles/israel-palestine-paradoxes-of-academic-freedom/
- ^ http://www.radicalphilosophy.com/article/can-one-lead-a-good-life-in-a-bad-life
- ^ https://news.berkeley.edu/2012/09/12/butler-wins-adorno-prize/
- ^ http://www.haaretz.com/life/arts-leisure/spotlight-on-the-nameless-1.403996/
External links
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