Culture, politics and global justice research cluster is running a series of film screenings showing how contemporary cinema portrays the practice of 'thinking' - whether in the form of philosophy, theory, mathematics, writing, or something else. We've mostly selected films that are freely available and go beyond the 'usual suspects', but suggestions are always welcome! … Continue reading Thinking on film: movie screenings
The Digital Condition: An Experiment in Mediated Dialogue
What does it mean to speak of a digital condition? How can we describe, explain and understand our digital condition? What is it, that we are trying to come to terms with? Where exactly does ‘the problem’ of technology lie? Beginning in October 2019 we will embark on an experimental discussion group centred around those … Continue reading The Digital Condition: An Experiment in Mediated Dialogue
Trump, Trumps, Trumpted: Cat and Mouse Games in ‘The Education House of Cards’
By Susan L Robertson I’ve recently been heard remarking something I never thought I would say: politics appears to be trumping economics. Of course, I am mostly talking about the disastrous consequences for the UK economy if BREXIT finally comes to pass in October. This would see the UK coming out of its long-standing regional … Continue reading Trump, Trumps, Trumpted: Cat and Mouse Games in ‘The Education House of Cards’
The Politics of Representation
The Politics of Representation is a special section edited by Lakshmi Bose and Rebecca Gordon on The Sociological Review's website. It is part of an exciting new stream of activity launched by doctoral researchers within the faculty, as part of a new collective which can be found online here. This is how the editors describe … Continue reading The Politics of Representation
Prospecting: Extraction, Speculation, and Liberation in the Accelerated Academy
CFP – Prospecting: Extraction, Speculation, and Liberation in the Accelerated Academy (Accelerated Academy 7) Nov. 22-23, 2019 Michigan State University Digital Scholarship Lab An interdisciplinary symposium on the future of academic life and labor, organized by Zach Kaiser (MSU) and Erin Glass (UC San Diego) In theory, the academy is an institution of research and … Continue reading Prospecting: Extraction, Speculation, and Liberation in the Accelerated Academy
