By Alexander Giesen
Doctoral researcher Alexander Giesen reflects on the legacy of Michel Foucault 40 years after his death and “The Workshop on the Culture of the Self” as part of the World Congress Foucault: 40 Years After. Continue reading REFLECTIONS ON FOUCAULT, 40 YEARS AFTER
The Department of English welcomes applications for an hourly-paid teaching opportunity for the first semester of 2024/25. Continue reading Hourly-Paid Teaching Opportunity (Poetry)
By Samridhi Aggarwal, Esther de Bruijn and Anthony Joseph
The following interview with Anthony Joseph was conducted by Samridhi Aggarwal (Joint PhD Scholar with the National University of Singapore) on 5 December, 2022 in a seminar for the module Afrofuturism.[1]
The conversation covers several topics, which we’ve divided into sections for those who’d like to dip in and collect gems of insights on Afrofuturism, black surrealism, black stealth, the revolutionary force of music, and practicing writing into being. Anthony talks about his album The Rich Are Only Defeated When Running for Their Lives (2021) and his novel The African Origins of UFOs (2006), and we’ve reproduced the excerpts of the novel that he read on the day. Continue reading An Interview with Anthony Joseph: Afrofuturism, Black Surrealism, Sonic Revolution
By Alexander Giesen
As part of the World Congress “Foucault: 40 Years After”, doctoral researcher Alex Giesen is organising a workshop on Michel Foucault’s late ethico-political thought to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his death. Below is the call for participation.
Co-Editors Alexander Giesen and Felix Antelme introduce themselves and invite submissions.
