note to self for thesis

Oct 15, 2007 13:54

re-theorizing the digital avatar allows for a questioning of post-human metaphysics. It is my purpose to critique the repeatedly proposed "new" post-human mode of subjectivity by relocating and nuancing the position of the avatar in post-human thinking. These metaphysics tend to de-privilege corporial/phenomenal knowledges which produce a strong ( Read more... )

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Fixed up and added djprawns October 15 2007, 19:41:48 UTC
Post-humanism and its theoretical formulations of the subject have ( ... )

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calamity_josh October 15 2007, 23:53:35 UTC
hmm sounds like you need to present these ideas at a conference! i think we're going to send out a cfp in january -- we're doing it early because we are going to request completed papers for publication -- and we're looking at the York journal Topia for that. completed papers will also facilitate real discussion -- we're thinking the panels should have really short presentations, and then the entire panel (which would have the benefit of having read all the papers) can discuss more effectively. maybe a thesis chapter to submit? who knows! the possibilities are endless! yes!

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djprawns October 16 2007, 03:15:44 UTC
oh exciting! yes indeed I will be hand you and your people something like this in the near future. I quite like the sounds of your conf so far. I wont have to change a thing (direciton of chapter) methinks

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djprawns October 16 2007, 03:16:09 UTC
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