I just received Lacan and the Political. I am very excited, and it better be worth it b/c $35 is alot to spend on such a small book. Arrrgh that Routledge! But I can’t get to it yet. Must practise self-control and actual finish digesting Transcritique before gorging myself on another book.
So it’s just after Christmas time and we have all spent too much money on things we probably didn’t need. I of course bought some books (which are a necessity) and a book stand. My prized purchase is something I want to share with you. Perhaps you have hear of Blackspot sneakers adbusters (an information […]
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Today I’m going to see Kojin Karatani at the university of chicago. he’s an anarchist, or an ‘associationist’ these days, talking about “Toward World Republic: Beyond Capital-Nation-State”. I’ve been meaning to buy his Transcritique: On Kant and Marx for quite awhile, so maybe now I will. Zizek, in Parallax View, draws heavily from Karatani, and […]
This is a very interesting and hopeful article from the NYTimes: Meat Labels Hope to Lure the Sensitive Carnivore . It talks about the trend toward labelling products “organic,” “free-range,” “animal compassionate,” and “certified humane” in order to attract the more conscientious consumer. The article notes two different consumers toward whom these labels might be […]
I just posted an engagement with Pete Rollin’s How (Not) to Speak of God. After an appreciative summary of Pete’s argument in Part One of How (Not) to Speak of God, I offer an immanent critique (a critique internal to his presuppositions) of his project. After this I outline what I see as a continuation […]