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CMT will host a conversation with our visitor Sha Xin Wei on the topic of "Morphogenesis and Cultura
Monday, May 30, 2:00-5:00 PM, Taylor A36
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CMT workshop: "Poetry And"
Friday, May 27 • 2:00pm - 8:00pm Taylor Building A36 (refreshments provided) an inquiry of poetry and other arts a workshop featuring: Judith Balso, professor of poetry at the European Graduate School (Saas-Fee, Switzerland) and lecturer at the Collège International de Philosophie (Paris) with Nachoem M....
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Philosophy and Poetry workshop
Friday 27 May 2011 The Centre for Modern Thought will host a workshop on the relation between philosophy and poetry on the afternoon of Friday, May 27: “Finding Grounds: Poetry, Philosophy, and Amity” This workshop will feature two special guests: Judith Balso, Professor of Poetry at...
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Centre for Modern Thought Yearly Report 2009/2010
2009/2010 marked the first year in the three-year plan agreed with the College of Arts and Social Science in January, 2009. This plan outlined arrangements for seed funds for conferences and workshops, support for PhD students, a new location, administrative support (a part-time line manager and a part-time secretary), and...
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On the Decision to Close the Department of Philosophy at Middlesex University
News of the decision by Middlesex to close its distinguished Philosophy Department has now reached a large part of the world that is concerned with critical thought and intellectual life in the academy. The expression of support for the philosophers at Middlesex in these early days is nothing less than...
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Prompted by the passing of Lee Alexander McQueen, 1969-2010
The recent death of Alexander McQueen comes as a blow to all those who have admired the breathtaking force of his creations and interventions in the world of fashion. The apparent circumstances make his act of suicide all the more wrenching. I cannot claim to speak to the meaning of this...
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First PhD completed in Aberdeen at the Centre for Modern Thought
We are delighted to announce that Finn Brunton has successfully defended his PhD thesis: “Spam in Action: Social Technology and Unintended Consequences.” This is the first PhD completed in Aberdeen at the Centre for Modern Thought. Finn’s supervisors were Prof. Christopher Fynsk and Prof. Mario Biagioli. In view of the high...
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Conference: 'The Medium and Its Shadow: Reflecting on Recoded'
'The Medium and Its Shadow: Reflecting on Recoded' The Centre for Modern Thought at the University of Aberdeen hosted the conference, "Recoded: Landscapes and Politics of New Media" from 24th to the 26th of April 2008. Over three days, mediumistic questions and fantasies ran through the discussion, over the days and...
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Conference: "IP Without IP"
2-3 May: “IP Without IP” Professor Mario Biagioli is organizing a conference at Radcliffe this May on the intellectual property practices that fall outside the domain currently recognized as IP.
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Conference: "Narrating the World"
4-5 April: “Narrating the World” Professor Mario Biagioli will be delivering a paper at “Narrating the World: Current Debates in Science and Literary Studies Revised,” a conference at Harvard’s Barker Center. See the poster (PDF) for more details.