theoretically apraxicAlex recently pointed out that Joseph Mai has reviewed Mullarkey’s book on film for the Notre Dame Philosophical Review. The review, which you can read here, seems fairly solid. I can’t speak to the nature of Mullarkey’s reading of Bergson, but the problem of relativism is one that I hope to address in my paper next month. Anyway, [...]
This morning I watched Eisenstein’s Strike!. I found some of the initial montage to be absolutely brilliant and I loved the shot of the factory in the puddle. Russian films from this era are great because you never have to guess who the evil capitalists are (though nothing quite tops the classic Soviet propaganda cartoons). [...]
Yesterday I attended a debate between Slavoj Žižek and John Milbank, held at the Institute for Contemporary Arts in London. Though brief (no mean feat… neither Žižek nor Milbank are known for their brevity), the exchange was energetic and provocative without straying into the kind of pre-established roles, i.e. Marxist, materialist, atheist (granted this is [...]
I haven’t posted for quite some time, so a brief update: – I’ve been working on my film paper and have found the comments shared on this blog very helpful. So thanks for all the suggestions. – Two things people should check out: Michael Burns’ blog has recently featured an enlightening discussion of Logics of [...]
