{"id":1263,"date":"2010-05-15T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-15T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/aivakhiv\/2010\/05\/15\/vibrant-matter-reading-group\/"},"modified":"2010-05-15T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-15T19:00:00","slug":"vibrant-matter-reading-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/aivakhiv\/2010\/05\/15\/vibrant-matter-reading-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Vibrant Matter <\/em>reading group"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The previously announced ‘Vibrant Matter’ reading group will take place across five blogs over five weeks, beginning May 23 and ending June 26. Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of Things<\/a> is the latest book by Johns Hopkins University political theorist Jane Bennett. Philosophy in a Time of Error<\/a> has posted a very useful overview of the book, along with an interview with its author. Anyone interested in participating is invited to read these, and to order your copy of the book in time for the first session. (I’ve asked Duke University Press about a possible discount for participants, but not heard back from them. Here in the States, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Overstock.com offer the best deals at the moment.)<\/p>\n

The reading schedule will be as follows:<\/p>\n

May 23-29 <\/b><\/p>\n

Host blog: Philosophy in a Time of Error<\/a> (Peter Gratton)<\/p>\n

Under discussion: Preface & Chapter 1, “The Force of Things” (and overview\/interview).<\/p>\n

May 30-June 5<\/b><\/p>\n

Host blog: Critical Animal<\/a> (James Stanescu)<\/p>\n

Under discussion: Chapters 2 and 3, “The Agency of Assemblages” and “Edible Matter.”<\/p>\n

June 6-12 <\/b><\/p>\n

Host blog: Naught Thought<\/a> (Ben Woodard)<\/p>\n

Under discussion: Chapters 4 and 5, “A Life of Matter” and “Neither Vitalism nor Mechanism.”<\/p>\n

June 13-19 <\/b><\/p>\n

Host blog: An und f\u00fcr sich<\/a> (Anthony Paul Smith)<\/p>\n

Under discussion: Chapters 6 and 7, “Stem Cells and the Culture of Life” and “Political Ecologies”<\/p>\n

June 20-26<\/b><\/p>\n

Host blog: Immanence<\/a> (Adrian Ivakhiv)<\/p>\n

Under discussion: Chapter 8, “Vitality and Self-interest,” and the book as a whole (final overview).<\/p>\n

All welcome!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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