Materialisms Reading Group

MATERIALISMS READING GROUP

16. Thursday 23 July 2015, we will be discussing McKenzie Wark’s 'Molecular Red: Theory for the Anthropocene' which will be introduced by Paul Rekret (Richmond University). For those interested, here is Zizek's short review of the book: http://www.versobooks.com/blogs/2007-ecology-against-mother-nature-slavoj-zizek-on-molecular-red  and Wark's reply: http://www.publicseminar.org/2015/06/zizek3/#.VXLTrzY4nTa

17. Thursday 10 September 2015 - Miriam Tedeschi (University IUAV, Venice) will be introducing Gilles Deleuze's 'Spinoza: Practical Philosophy'

18. Thursday 8 October 2015 - Elisabetta Brighi (University of Westminster) will be introducing Deborah Cowen's 'The Deadly Life of Logistics: Mapping Violence in Global Trade'

19. Thursday 5 November 2015 - Graham Jones will be introducing John Protevi's 'Political Affect: Connecting the Social and the Somatic'

20. Thursday 3 December 2015 - Nick Srnicek will be introducing Graham Harman's 'Bruno Latour: Reassembling the Political'

Meetings are open to all and take place Thursdays 6.30-8.00pm, Westminster Forum, Department of Politics and International Relations, 5th Floor, 32-38 Wells Street, London, W1T 3UW (5 minutes from Oxford Circus tube).

Wine and nibbles will be provided, sponsored by the Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster and the Centre for Media & Culture Research, London South Bank University.

Suggestions for meetings after Xmas that we have on the table:

Michiel van Ingen (University of Westminster) introducing Kate Soper's 'What is Nature: Culture, Politics and the Non-Human'

Philip Cunliffe (University of Kent) introducing Alexander Wendt’s 'Quantum Mind and Social Science: Unifying Physical and Social Ontology'

David Chandler (University of Westminster) introducing Louise Amoore's 'The Politics of Possibility: Risk and Security beyond Probability' 

If you wish to be added to the Materialisms Reading Group mailing list please contact me at d.chandler@wmin.ac.uk

Best wishes,
David

David Chandler, Professor of International Relations, Director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Westminster, 32-38 Wells Street, London, W1T 3UW. Tel: ++44 (0)776 525 3073.
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