On Wed 27 May we’ll discuss the podcast episode ‘Dolly Parton’s America’. Southern shame and identity and hillbillies and football and…well, Dolly. Is Dolly helping or hurting us?
CTRG – K-Punk Quarantined (26/05/2020-23/06/2020)
Contemporary Theory Reading Group Presents: K-Punk Quarantined: A series of seminars hosted at the University of Birmingham via Zoom on the legacy of Mark Fisher’s work. Proceedings will begin at 3pm on Tuesday the 26th of May, and run weekly until Tuesday the 23rd of June. A guest lecture featuring Matt Colquhoun will also take … Continue reading “CTRG – K-Punk Quarantined (26/05/2020-23/06/2020)”
You’re Dead to Me, Josephine Baker
On Wed 20 May we’ll discuss the Josephine Baker episode of You’re Dead To Me, which features UoB’s own Michell Chresfield.
Page Breaks: Agatha Christie’s Poirot – Death on the Nile
This week we’re watching ‘Death on the Nile’, from Agatha Christie’s Poirot. Wednesday 13 May, 1pm.
Page Breaks: Not the End Yet
This week we’re reading ‘Not the End Yet’, by Nicole Flattery (as suggested by Liam!) At a different day AND time this week: Thursday 07 May, 12pm.
Page Breaks: Inside No.9
This week we’re watching ‘Sardines’, the first episode of Inside No. 9. Wed 29 April, 1pm.
Page Breaks: ‘What Happens When You Wake Up in the Night’
Text Michael Marshall Smith, ‘What Happens When You Wake Up in the Night’ (8 pages, PDF). Wed 22 April, 1pm.
Page Breaks: Tiger King
Text Netflix, Tiger King, episode 1: ‘Not Your Average Joe’.
Page Breaks: Lockdown Edition
Right, let’s give this a go! Dorothy and I are thinking it’s time to check in, regroup, say hi and share some stories.
CTRG Teach Out Sessions (March 3rd, and March 10th)
In support of the UCU Industrial Action, we have rearranged two of our forthcoming sessions as Teach-Outs. This means that these sessions will now be held in different locations to what was previously advertised. Non-Places, Simulacra and Simulation (March 3rd, The Bristol Pear) The first of our sessions will follow a break-out format, and will … Continue reading “CTRG Teach Out Sessions (March 3rd, and March 10th)”