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Onlookers, Always, Everywhere: Thinking Through Sound in the Anthropocene

Hello everybody!

Stephen here. I hope break has been good to you all. I’m certainly enjoying it myself.

I’m posting the link to my piece again on this site, as I think it’ll make for easier access. I’m also posting my reflection paper up here in case anyone wants to take a look. I’ve downloaded Tamar’s and plan to check it out soon, but I also want to read everyone else’s!

That’s all for now. Once again, I hope everyone’s having a great time on break, and I’d love to talk with any of you if y’all have the time.

Best regards to you brilliant individuals,

Stephen

Onlookers, Always, Everywhere–Thinking Through Sound in the Anthropocene

Feeble Flutterings and Creaturely Collaborations

Feeble Flutterings and Creaturely Collaborations

Hi all,

Here is my final reflection piece. It is rather… er.. quite long. I got a bit too excited. I am going to work on concision and developing certain parts during break. Any feedback or comments are greatly appreciated!

Thank you all for listening to me in class, for challenging my ideas, and for pushing me to develop my writing. In it you may find bits that you recognize from class. It was such a rewarding experience learning with you all! I hope that even if we don’t all have class together again (in fact, that is probably impossible) we can still bounce ideas off one another.

Love,

Tamar

Planet politics and the Last Two

Tamar has shared this article: “Planet Politics: A Manifesto for the End of IR”

This manifesto is not about politics as usual. We seek political imagination that is not trapped in the thinking, knowledge, and institutions of the past. It is about meditating on the failures that have come before and making the urgent changes needed for future survival. …

[Planet Politics Manifest .pdf]

Also check out this video shared by Rabin:

The Last Two [link to video]

It really speaks to the temporary nature of our existence. Makes me think about end-of-time scenarios when I see the lonely, crumbling streets and buildings of this village. However, it simultaneously pays respect to the resilience of the old couple through dramatic changes in their lives and surroundings.

Lecture: “Books, Beasts, and the History of the World”

Bruce Holsinger
Professor of English, University of Virginia

4:30pm, Thursday, October 1st
English Lounge, 258 Goldwin Smith Hall

This lecture is taken from Holsinger’s book in progress, “Archive of the Animal: Science, Sacrifice, and the Parchment Inheritance.” He will discuss his work on the parchment heritage from a number of critical angles: theological, poetic, zooarchaeological, and ethical.

Thanks to Tamar for bringing this event to my attention.