All posts by Alexander Giesen

Critical Race Studies and Global Englishes, Life writing, Creative writing and Performance, Long Read

An Interview with Anthony Joseph: Afrofuturism, Black Surrealism, Sonic Revolution

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 →

Aesthetics, Philosophy, Theory, Gender and Sexuality, Medical Humanities

FOUCAULT 40 YEARS AFTER: WORKSHOP ON THE CULTURE OF THE SELF (CALL FOR PARTICIPATION)

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.

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Insights

Opportunity for an hourly-paid teaching role on the Online MA in Global Cultures

7ABLGC07 Creative Leadership for Global Challenges (Online) 

Putting your developing understanding of global cultures into practice, in this module you will learn how the study of leadership through arts and humanities can make a real, beneficial and transformative impact on some of the world’s most pressing problems. Continue reading Opportunity for an hourly-paid teaching role on the Online MA in Global Cultures →

Creative Practice, Performance and Theatrical Culture, Early Modern and Shakespeare, Gender and Sexuality

Review: The Masks of Aphra Behn by Claire Amias

By Amalia Costa

The year is 1677, and Aphra Behn has gatecrashed her own play. Instead of a pre-scheduled performance of The Rover, Behn takes to the stage to tell the story of her life up until this point, in a one-woman show by Claire Amias, whose charismatic portrayal of Behn reveals a character study rich in humour and pathos.

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