Month: April 2019

“AURA AND TIME” AND TIM RICHARDSON’S UPCOMING COLLOQUIUM

Recently, Associate Professor of English Dr. Timothy Richardson published a piece entitled “Aura and Time.” The piece is in a special issue of Field Guide entitled “Where can we locate Walter Benjamin’s legacy in the digital to post-digital landscape?“. Dr. Richardson will also be presenting for the Center for Theory‘s Colloquium on Wednesday, April 17 at Noon in University Hall 432 at the University of…Continue Reading “AURA AND TIME” AND TIM RICHARDSON’S UPCOMING COLLOQUIUM

#WEAREVIRGINIATECH 12 YEARS AFTER THE VIRGINIA TECH TRAGEDY

In 2007, a school shooting at a university of such magnitude shocked the world. Now, this seems sadly routine. When Cho opened fire on the Virginia Tech campus, the community reeled and the news media descended on the college town of Blacksburg, Virginia. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Timothy Luke, University Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Virginia…Continue Reading #WEAREVIRGINIATECH 12 YEARS AFTER THE VIRGINIA TECH TRAGEDY

FAST CAPITALISM 2.1 NOW AVAILABLE ON THE NEW WEBSITE

VOL 2, NO 1 (2006) FAST CAPITALISM 2.1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Full Issue PDF Front Matter PDF Editorial Board PDF About the Authors PDF ARTICLES Bicycle Messengers and Fast Capitalism: An Old School Solution to the Needs of Techno-CapitalismKevin Wehr PDF The Art of the Accident: Paul Virilio and Accelerated ModernitySteve Redhead PDF Biotech Barbeque:…Continue Reading FAST CAPITALISM 2.1 NOW AVAILABLE ON THE NEW WEBSITE

SOUTHERN SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

The Director of the Center for Theory, Dr. David Arditi, will be presenting this weekend at the Southern Sociological Society in Atlanta, GA. The panel is called “Creative Workers, Creative Communities” and Dr. Arditi’s presentation is titled “Musical Showcase as Confidence Game.” This project outlines one of the chapters in his forthcoming book The Ideology of Getting Signed. Full line-up of…Continue Reading SOUTHERN SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY