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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

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

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

IMAGES NEW SIGN! BEN AGGER THEORY LIBRARY QUEERING STORYTIME COMING SOON: BEN AGGER THEORY LIBRARY We have a space, we have books, we just need to set-up. Keep your eye out for the Grand Opening of the Ben Agger Theory Library part of the Center for Theory. SOMETHING’S ALWAYS HAPPENING…Continue Reading SOMETHING’S ALWAYS HAPPENING