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Critical Theory Reading Group
We meet on Wednesdays from 14.30-16.00 and the texts and rooms are as follows:
15th Jan - A1.05 - Introduction and Chapter One of Fredric Jameson’s ‘Postmodernism: The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism’
22nd Jan - S0.08 - Extracts from Jean-François Lyotard’s ‘The Postmodern Condition’
29th Jan - S0.28 - Extracts from Jean Baudrillard’s ‘Simulacra and Simulation’
5th Feb - S1.50 - Byung-Chul Han’s ‘The Burnout Society’
Each text has been chosen and will be introduced by a different member of the group, and we welcome future suggestions for themes and specific readings.
Please email oscar.jenkinson@warwick.ac.uk if you'd like PDFs of the specific extracts we will be reading, or if you'd like to stay up-to-date with what we're reading in future weeks through our WhatsApp group.
Many thanks,
Oscar Jenkinson
See also:
Centre for Research in Philosophy, Literature & The Arts Events
Warwick Mind and Action Research Centre (WMA)
Arts Faculty Events