“Through fiction we saw the birth Of futures yet to come Yet in fiction lay the bones, ugly in their nakedness Yet under this mortal sun, we cannot hide ourselves” — Isis, “In Fiction” There’s an episode of The Twilight Zone I watched as a kid that stuck with me. I don’t remember all of… Continue reading Recurring Themes, Part Five: The End of Humanity
Over two decades ago, Terry Eagleton helped define the field of cultural theory with his book Literary Theory. In his latest work, After Theory, he takes a look back, a look around, and a look ahead in the field he helped found. Roy ChristopherI marshal the middle between Mathers and McLuhan. Editor of Boogie Down… Continue reading After Theory by Terry Eagleton
If you believe that your thoughts originate inside your brain — do you also believe that television shows are made inside your television set? — Warren Ellis We’re all connected. Our saturated selves are each a part of a collective, socially constructed mix of language games and habits without names. “All minds quote,” once quoth… Continue reading Rhythm Science by Paul D. Miller a.k.a. DJ Spooky
In short, that contradictions must be accepted. — David Jones To unify the thing that is postmodernism might sound futile at the outset, but Lawrence Cahoone’s anthology From Modernism to Postmodernism (Blackwell) sets out to do just that. The very term “postmodernism” is fraught with misconception, misuse, and implies an adherence to fragmentation over unity.… Continue reading From Modernism to Postmodernism and Philosophy of Technology
Armed with only a notebook and a GPS device, McKenzie Wark set out against the world in words. Each entry of Dispositions (Salt Publishing) is marked by Wark’s global position, and the date and time of entry. The style is part journal, part epic poem and in turns reminds me of the oblique observations of… Continue reading Dispositions by McKenzie Wark
