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New #book in the house.

https://www.dukeupress.edu/trespasses

#bookstodon #culturalStudies

Imagining Scotland: Walter Scott vs Hugh MacDiarmid

Walter Scott & Hugh MacDiarmid could scarcely have had more opposing visions of Scotland’s past, present & future – or could they? James Robertson & Alex Linklater discuss these two giants of our culture & their respective projects for inventing or reinventing the nation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMXtSraI7rY

#Scottish #literature #culture #culturalstudies #WalterScott #SirWalterScott #MacDiarmid #HughMacDiarmid #nationalidentity #ScottishIdentity

University of Birmingham: ‘Treasure trove’ of writings by Professor Stuart Hall made accessible for first time. “A treasure trove of writings and recordings from the unpublished archive of celebrated academic and researcher Professor Stuart Hall is now publicly available online for the first time, thanks to a University of Birmingham project. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Professor Stuart Hall […]

RE: https://sciences.social/@NODE801/117282021402650129

Check out this great series of lectures by Ivan Zatz, my friend since CUNY Sociology, now retired office mate at Pratt. the book I always thought he should write. I remember many conversations between him and Stanley Aronowitz about Lefebvre. #CriticalTheory #Sociology #Marx #CulturalStudies

🚨 #LastCall #CfP: One week left to submit your abstract for the workshop “Confessions of Bad Taste. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Guilty Pleasures” at KWI in June 2027. Organization: Paul Buckermann, Morten Paul & @ancaleth
📆 Deadline: October 15
ℹ️ shorturl.at/6xX0y

#GuiltyPleasures #HistoryOfTaste #CulturalStudies #Humanities #Interdisciplinary #Workshop

📚 A sétima sessão do #RESONANCE Reading Group vai decorrer amanhã, 8 de Outubro, e será dedicada ao artigo "Make Believe: Parafiction and Plausibility", de Carrie Lambert-Beatty of Class. A sessão será online, com inscrições via [email protected]

ℹ️ https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/events/resonance-reading-group-07/

#Histodons #CulturalStudies

Excellent news, but it is a wee bit ironic that this archive is hosted by the University of Birmingham who notoriously shut down the Department of Cultural Studies and Sociology in 2002.
#StuartHall
#CulturalStudies

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Thatcherism via the Walkman: S...

This text feels like a very big rant about how technology is evil and disgraceful, while totally omitting the fact that the original Silicon Valley tech culture that brought us the personal computer had its roots in the counter-cultural hippie revolution from the late 60s/early 70s. Plus, it's mostly centered on the ideological/culturalistic side of enshittification which is total bullshit.

And here is where the enshittification thesis reveals its limitations as in being too centered in the information technology world. Bottom-line: Every Venture Capitalist who puts their money on the faith of a start-up, is doing it with the expectation of doubling or triple the original amount of money they invested in the company. The predictable output of this reliance on other's money is that all start-ups must grow excruciatingly fast... or else they risk diying. That's it. The main problem is with Capitalism and enshittification is here just a symptom of something deeper: The degrading consumer experience provided by all for-profit companies as they need to grown at all costs.

And because people can't really accept the idea that, for all purposes, we live in an increasingly automated, alienated, and fetishistic society, they will always need to find an evil agent, something like a scarecrow that they can conveniently use to atone for all the sins of every human being who participates in this market society. In this case, it's becoming more and more evident that the scarecrow of late-stage capitalism is the Information Technology Sector.

"The crux of the issue is that for a lot of the more cynically-minded elements of the tech world, the code entities being written have no purpose. There's not anything that they actually do and they aren't perceived as having any real utility internally: they're as much art pieces..."

https://deadsimpletech.com/blog/poor-enshittified-souls

#Enshittification #Capitalism #LateStageCapitalism #Ideology #CulturalStudies #BigTech

"Fictions of Consent" by Urvashi Chakravarty looks how #slavery and fictions of race were crafted in the rhetorics & ideologies of servitude in Early Modern England

#History #BritishHistory #EarlyModernHistory #BritishStudies #LiteraryStudies #CulturalStudies

Em Outubro, vamos inaugurar um novo grupo de discussão dedicado à ficção científica.

"Nas Margens do Possível" tem organização de Hélia Maçal e Rui Lopes, será aberto a toda a comunidade NOVA, e tem como foco obras que interroguem o futuro e o próprio processo de ficcionar.

👉 Mais informações e programa: https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/events/margens-possivel-01/

#Histodons #CulturalStudies #ScienceFiction #Literature #Cinema #FicçãoCientífica

"Irish Digital Cultures" is an interdisciplinary collection of essays ed. by @deirdre_flynn & Mary McGill on the question: how are #Irishness & Ireland represented online?

#CulturalStudies #IrishStudies #MediaStudies

[Archive]
'Continuity and Discontinuity in Aronowitz’s Critiques of Sociology, Science, and Marxism"
for the meeting “Stanley Aronowitz and the Labors of Theory”
CUNY Graduate Center, April 13 and 14, 2017
#HistSTM #CriticalTheory #Sociology #Marxism #CulturalStudies
https://node801.blogspot.com/2017/04/continuity-and-discontinuity-in_17.html

In "The Black Pack" Artel Great tells the story of 5 Black comedians - Eddie Murphy, Paul Mooney, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Robert Townsend & Arsenio Hall - and their work of using satire & Black humour to transform American comedy

#BlackStudies #AmericanStudies #MediaStudies #CulturalStudies #BlackPack

✏️ One month to go! Submit your abstract by Oct 15!

Guilty Pleasures did not first appear in the modern era. For its June 2027 workshop "Confessions of Bad Taste", the project "Towards a Genealogy of Guilty Pleasures“ is seeking contributions to a yet-to-be-written history of ‘guilty pleasures’.

ℹ️ https://www.kulturwissenschaften.de/veranstaltung/workshop-confessions-of-bad-taste/

@volkswagenstiftung @ancaleth

#Reminder #CfP #GuiltyPleasures #HistoryOfTaste #CulturalStudies #Humanities #Interdisciplinary #Workshop

25 years later....
Who are the "Enemies of Civilization"? (October 2001)
Remarks prepared for "09.11.01: Responses and Responsibilities" -Pratt Institute, October, 2001.
#911 #NYC #CriticalTheory #CulturalStudies
https://www.academia.edu/attachments/1163880/download_file

🚨 job alert! 🚨

2 #postdoctoralresearchers / #PostDocPosition s (65% TV-L 13) at Uni Potsdam - with the International Research Training Group (IRTG) Cultures of Repair

deadline: 30 September 2026

details: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/irtg-cultures-of-repair

#literarystudies #culturalstudies #genderstudies #queerstudies

On 9 September, there’s a double bill from the #RESONANCE project:

1️⃣2️⃣ At noon, the sixth session of the RESONANCE Reading Group begins: https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/events/resonance-reading-group-06/

1️⃣8️⃣ At 6 pm, Jacopo Galimberti will present the seminar ‘Hopeful Monsters’: https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/events/hopeful-monsters/

#Histodons #VisualArts #CulturalStudies #JacopoGalimberti #Italy

Mature music games in YOUR area?

...or maybe further away, and you've just heard of them? Anyway, please tell! :)

We are rebuilding a section for traditional music games:
http://musicgames.wikidot.com/wiki:traditional

It is being (somewhat arbitrarily) separated from "historical" ones. But a great moment to extend both!

#musicology #ethnomusicology #music #folkMusic #gameStudies #analogGameStudies #ethnography #culturalStudies

40 Years On: Aberdeen, Enlightenment, & Global Legacies
15 Oct, in-person & online – free

A landmark 1986 gathering placed Aberdeen at the centre of Scottish Enlightenment studies. This event revisits that scholarship & explores new perspectives on Aberdeen’s intellectual, cultural, & global impact

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/40-years-on-aberdeen-enlightenment-and-global-legacies-online-tickets-1992760674822

#Scottish #literature #culture #culturalstudies #Enlightenment #ScottishEnlightenment #18thcentury #Aberdeen

[Archive] Cultural Studies - Introductory Lectures.
To be added.... eventually, or as they say, "after all due consideration and in the fullness of time...."
#sociology #CulturalStudies #CriticalTheory
https://culturalstudieslectures.blogspot.com/

[Archive] Cultural Studies - Introductory Lectures.
Lecture Eight – The Origins of Cultural Studies in the U.K.
#sociology #CulturalStudies #CriticalTheory
https://culturalstudieslectures.blogspot.com/2012/03/lecture-eight-origins-of-cultural.html

[Archive] Cultural Studies - Introductory Lectures.
Lecture 7: The Frankfurt School and Cultural Studies
(Notes and Slides).
#sociology #CulturalStudies #CriticalTheory
https://culturalstudieslectures.blogspot.com/2012/03/lecture-7-notes-frankfurt-school-and.html

#AcademicJob

Tenure-track Professor in Cultural Studies

📍KU Leuven, Belgium

Tenure-track professorship in Cultural Studies, focusing on cultural policy and institutionally embedded cultural practices, preferably in the performing arts or popular culture. The role combines research, teaching, PhD supervision and academic leadership.

Deadline: 19/10/2026

https://academicpositions.com/ad/ku-leuven/2026/tenure-track-professor-in-cultural-studies/252125

#CulturalStudies #CulturalPolicy #PerformingArts #HigherEducation

Hell has been a subject of fascination and fear throughout history. From ancient myths to modern interpretations, it serves as a powerful reminder of moral consequences. Many cultures depict it as a place of torment, while others view it as a state of being. Understanding these perspectives can deepen our insight into human nature and the choices we make. The concept of hell challenges us to reflect on our actions and beliefs. #Philosophy #Morality #Afterlife #CulturalStudies #HumanNature

[Archive] Cultural Studies - Introductory Lectures.
Lecture Six: Fetishism and Popular Culture: Umberto Eco's Casablanca
#sociology #CulturalStudies #CriticalTheory
https://culturalstudieslectures.blogspot.com/2012/03/fetishism-and-popular-culture-umberto.html

[Archive] Cultural Studies - Introductory Lectures.
Lecture Five: Degeneracy, Culture, and Critique - Part I: Science, Reason, and Knowledge
and Part II (notes)
#sociology #CulturalStudies #CriticalTheory
https://culturalstudieslectures.blogspot.com/2012_02_01_archive.html
https://culturalstudieslectures.blogspot.com/2012/02/lecture-5-notes-degeneracy-culture-and.html

[Archive] Cultural Studies - Introductory Lectures.
Lecture Four: Kafka and the Crisis of the Society of Discipline
#sociology #CulturalStudies #CriticalTheory
https://culturalstudieslectures.blogspot.com/2012/02/lecture-four-kafka-and-crisis-of.html

[Archive] Cultural Studies - Introductory Lectures.
Lecture Three - Borges: Fragments, Dreams, and the Meaning of Tradition - Part I
#sociology #CulturalStudies #CriticalTheory
https://culturalstudieslectures.blogspot.com/2012/02/lecture-two-borges-fragments-dreams-and.html

NEW BOOK | 'The Doctrine of One: Personal Encounters with Film, Art and Music' by Michael Beckerman

Our latest #OpenAccess book is a bold and original meditation on how we interpret art, music, and culture—and what it means to listen, see, and feel differently from others.

Read freely online or buy a copy: https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0510

#musicology #film #CulturalStudies

[Archive] Cultural Studies - Introductory Lectures.
Lecture Two: The Dialectic of Enlightenment I – Bach, Kant, Theresiana, Frederick, Sade, Horkheimer/Adorno
#sociology #CulturalStudies #CriticalTheory
https://culturalstudieslectures.blogspot.com/2012/01/lecture-two-dialectic-of-enlightenment.html

[Archive] Cultural Studies - Introductory Lectures.
Lecture I: On the Question “What is Cultural Studies?” (2012)
#socology #CulturalStudies #CriticalTheory
https://culturalstudieslectures.blogspot.com/2012/01/lecture-one-on-question-what-is.html

Hell has been a topic of fascination and fear throughout history, often depicted as a place of eternal torment. But what do different cultures and religions say about it? From Dante's Inferno to modern interpretations, the concept of hell varies widely. How do you view hell in your own beliefs? Let's discuss the implications of this eternal destination and what it means for our lives today. #Philosophy #Afterlife #CulturalStudies #Spirituality #Debate

#CFP

5th International Scientific Session: “Gheorghianism and the Foundations of the Roma Nation”

Research on Roma history, identity and culture, with contributions from social sciences, humanities, anthropology, sociology and Romani studies.

📍 Bucharest, Romania
📅 05–06/11/2026

Deadline: 30/10/2026

https://roma.education/call-for-papers-5th-international-scientific-session-on-gheorghianism-and-the-foundations-of-the-roma-nation/

#Roma #RomaniStudies #Anthropology #History #CulturalStudies