A painted wall sign in an alley – Melbourne, Australia. The ‘No’ repainted at some point.
Media production sites and urban public space: or, stumbling into The Apprentice
Earlier today, as I approached Euston Station in search of a bite to eat, I was approached by a woman politely offering a very small container of mixed fruit. She didn’t state a price, though I later learned it was on sale for a seemingly steep £2.50. I walked on … and in my fast-paced-negotiating-London-myopia, … Continue Reading
The heat of approaching term time
I am on the precipice of my first full and proper new teaching year since joining Birkbeck College in January 2010, and I must say, I can feel the heat. But I have good reason for my senses to be a little on the edge – I am starting two (more or less) completely new … Continue Reading
B.S. Construction
Construction hoarding – Manchester, I think.
Advertising board palimpsest
Finsbury Park Tube Station, North London
Give pix a chance
Looking back over eight months of writing this blog I can see that, well, there just aren’t as many posts as I imagined there would be when I got started. And although I’ll give it my all, honest, from this day forward, really I don’t expect the frequency to skyrocket anytime soon. So, to augment, … Continue Reading
Thinking, if not yet doing, normativity
I’ve recently indulged – too often – in ending conference or seminar papers with earnest-yet-brief gestures towards the normative side of what I’m getting at. I think this is because the overall leaning of most of my work so far is fairly ontological, but I don’t really want it to be limited in that sort … Continue Reading
Intensive media-cultural-urban Amsterdam summer course
For all you undergraduate and master’s students with interests in the intersections of media, cultural and urban studies, note that The University of Amsterdam is sending out a last call for applications for an intensive summer programme running from June 27 – July 10, 2010. The programme on Popular Culture and the City explores media, … Continue Reading
Save Middlesex Philosophy on video
Save Middlesex Philosophy from Norman Hastings on Vimeo. As many will know, though for reasons I still cannot fully grasp, Middelsex University is closing its philosophy programmes, and with them, the Centre for Modern European Philosophy. This short video takes you to the scene of the crime as it were, and includes interviews with Christian … Continue Reading
The political geography of web censorship desire
An interesting move by Google. No doubt still singed from its adventure in mainland China, the search engine has created a new tool that maps countries whose government has requested or taken legal action to remove content from either YouTube or Google search results, or otherwise have asked for details about its users. For removal … Continue Reading