Text Michael Marshall Smith, ‘What Happens When You Wake Up in the Night’ (8 pages, PDF). Wed 22 April, 1pm.
8 April 2020 by Toria Johnson
Page Breaks: Tiger King
Text Netflix, Tiger King, episode 1: ‘Not Your Average Joe’.
2 April 2020 by Toria Johnson
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.
26 March 2020 by Toria Johnson
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)”
29 February 2020 by criticaltheory
CTRG – Speculative Philosophy – February 18th
On Tuesday the 18th of February we will be looking at Graham Harman’s ‘The Third Table’. In this essay, Harman aims to clarify the nature of real objects, which is to say what an object is on its own terms. He does this by considering the everyday object of the table. For Harman, there are … Continue reading “CTRG – Speculative Philosophy – February 18th”
14 February 2020 by criticaltheory
Works Loved Teach Out: Solidarity and Resistance
To mark the UCU industrial action, we’re planning to run an off-campus teach out session using our regular ‘Works Loved’ format. We invite you to share any favourite text that relates to themes of solidarity and resistance. Are there books that you return to in challenging times? Texts that capture instances of activism and protest, … Continue reading “Works Loved Teach Out: Solidarity and Resistance”
11 February 2020 by Dorothy Butchard
Works Loved (Wed 12 Feb, 1pm)
This week’s Page Breaks session will return to our ‘Works Loved’ format. We often have a cohering theme, but this week we invite you to bring any favourite text. Are there books that you return to in difficult times? Passages you read for pleasure or relaxation? A text you’ve read recently but anticipate will stay … Continue reading “Works Loved (Wed 12 Feb, 1pm)”
10 February 2020 by Dorothy Butchard
Romance Reading Group Launch: Valentines Special
Launching on Thursday 13th February 2020, the Romance Reading Group will be running bi-monthly, postgraduate-led sessions on Thursdays 4:00-6:00 in Arts 439. These sessions will all focus on the undervalued yet meaningful popular genre: romance.
4 February 2020 by Dorothy Butchard
Imagining Catastrophe – February 4th
Join us at 4pm in Arts 141 on the 4th of February for a discussion of Michael Richardson’s ‘Climate Trauma, or the Affects of the Catastrophe to Come’. In this article Richardson argues that ‘climate catastrophe are traumatically affecting without necessarily being traumatizing: they are jarring, rupturing, disjunctive experiences of future crisis in the now.’ … Continue reading “Imagining Catastrophe – February 4th”
29 January 2020 by criticaltheory
Page Breaks Teaching Special (Wed 5 Feb 2:30pm)
This week’s Page Breaks will be an informal special session to reflect on tips and techniques for teaching undergraduate seminars, including suggestions for preparation and ways to prompt discussion. We’ll share examples of good (and bad!) teaching experiences, and exchange ideas on what has worked well in different seminar contexts.
29 January 2020 by Dorothy Butchard