Berlin Theatre Border program

Theatre Border is was the [update: very successful] second of our AHRC Beyond Text Creativity Beyond Borders Network events, this time in Berlin at F.U…20-22 April 2009 See the link for more [and eventually a commentary], but the program was: Program structure: (which is intentionally loose to allow time for discussion and for borders to [...]

Boycott these checks on students

This excellent letter appeared in today’s Guardian. Signed by a range of academics, and pointing out the abuse of power that now extends the border into the classroom. Bad move UK (stupidly following the Australian points based immigration system that worked so well!). We need a nationwide campaign, as previously discussed here. Boycott these checks [...]

if you don’t start swimmin now

Out of the blue recently I was asked questions by the magazine ‘State of Nature’ and the full interview will be on their site next month. Some of their questions though had to do with Obama. Since my answer is sort of topical vis a vis the G20 at the start of this month, I’ll [...]

Things to do – research council wish list

As part of my job, late Wednesday evening, I am filling out a ‘response form’ for an Arts and Humanities Research Council ‘consultation’. I include it here as I expect this draft not to get past the photocopier… The consultation form asks, in somewhat bureaucratic survey format, for me to opine on things that might [...]

Economy of contribution

We’ve had Bernard Stiegler at CCS this year (and next). Radar has kindly posted two video interviews on the Economy of Contribution event held at Goldsmiths a couple of months back. This one and a half day workshop was hosted by the Centre for Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths College, London on February 10th/11th 2009. It was [...]

interview with Sokari Douglas Camp 30.4.09

I will be interviewing Sokari live at the Second Skins: Cloth and Difference Symposium 30 April 2009 at INIVA, Rivington Place, London UK. “Fabricating Metal: the work of Sokari Douglas Camp”. This session will be a discussion of the work of sculptor Sokari Douglas Camp, illustrated by a selection of several images chose by the [...]

spoiler alerts for the final BSG

See the link below for pretty good-fun piece by Antonio Lopez on the final BSG (one among many – though I think people are holding back so as not to SPOIL it for others) – anyway, linking shamans and Hendrix and media and Dylan (but a pity the whole thing with the subterrainean cylons routine [...]