London Graduate School

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The London Graduate School is a doctoral programme, postgraduate seminar and series of events in contemporary critical theory offered in central London and Kingston University. The London Graduate School offers accredited PhD, MPhil and MA by Research degrees, in a richly stimulating and closely supportive environment that brings together world-leading scholars in literature, culture, media, theory, and philosophy, major figures in contemporary art practice, film-making and writing, and ambitious and creative students working at the forefront of their disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields. Students of the London Graduate School enjoy unprecedented access in London to a programme of cutting-edge academic and cultural events.

PhD Studentship in Critical Theory / Continental Philosophy

Wednesday 22 Feb 2012
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Apply for a full-time PhD studentship starting in October 2012, for 3 years (subject to annual monitoring). Proposals are invited for research in any...

  • I melt the glass with my forehead
  • Unruly Creatures 2: Creative Revolutions
  • Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy
  • Film-Philosophy Conference
  • Laruelle in London
  • LGS welcomes applications
  • Paul de Man

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Contra Harman’s faith in the transparent singularity and worthiness of notions such as ‘clarity’ and ‘proof’, a non-philosophical approach would contest whether their meaning is singular at all. Do we have a clear and universal concept of ‘clarity’, for example (that would avoid the obvious circularity of the question in its answer)? Harman remains insensitive to the force of such questions, seeing ‘method’ and ‘form’ as issues only concerning effectiveness (in capturing reality) and communicative facility (in convincing others of one’s mastery).

John Mullarkey

Apply for a full-time PhD studentship starting in October 2012, for 3 years (subject to annual monitoring). Proposals are invited for research in any area of critical theory, continental thought or modern European philosophy, relating to the interests and expertise of  staff in LGS or CRMEP (Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy). The studentships [...]

Listen to Catherine Malabou's Inaugural Lecture

Posted: Tuesday 07 Feb 2012
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Professor Catherine Malabou (Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy) gave her inaugural lecture at Kingston University on February 2nd 2012. Entitled “Continental Philosophy and the Brain: Towards a Critical Neuroscience”, it can be downloaded free here

LARUELLE in LONDON: May 2012 Events Announcement

Posted: Tuesday 07 Feb 2012
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LARUELLE in LONDON May 8 and 9, 2012 Professor François Laruelle will give his second set of talks on Non-Standard Philosophy at the London Graduate School on May 8th and 9th 2012. The May events comprise an afternoon workshop on May 8th, 2-5pm in The Conservatory, Bloomsbury Publishing, 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP – this [...]

Theory and the Disappearing Future

Posted: Sunday 22 Jan 2012
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Tom Cohen (Professor in Literary, Cultural and Media Studies, SUNY at Albany) will give a lecture on Tuesday 21st February, 6-8pm, at the Swedenborg Hall, Bloomsbury Way, London, on ‘Theory and the Disappearing Future 1: Oil and the End of Philosophy’. There will also be a seminar the following day, Wednesday 22nd February, 4pm, in EM330, [...]

Film-Philosophy Conference - September 12-14, 2012

Posted: Tuesday 17 Jan 2012
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Film-Philosophy Conference 2012 Kingston, KCL and QMUL September 12-14, 2012 http://www.film-philosophy.com/conference/index.php/conf/2012 Film-philosophy continues to grow as an important discipline within the fields of both Film Studies and Philosophy. The Film-Philosophy Conference brings together scholars from all over the world to present their research on a broad range of topics within the subject area. The 2012 [...]

Faculty

  • Allan Stoekl
  • Andrew Benjamin
  • Andrew Hussey
  • Andrzej Warminski
  • Angela McRobbie
  • Barbara Hernstein Smith
  • Catherine Malabou
  • Celine Surprenant
  • Christopher Fynsk
  • David Theo Goldberg
  • David Wills
  • David Wood
  • Derek Attridge
  • Diane Rubenstein
  • Drucilla Cornell
  • Eleni Ikoniadou
  • Elisabeth Bronfen
  • Elissa Marder
  • Ellen Burt
  • Eric Alliez
  • Forbes Morlock
  • Fred Botting
  • Fred Orton
  • Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
  • Geoffrey Bennington
  • George Lipsitz
  • Graham Allen
  • Gregory Ulmer
  • Hager Weslati
  • Hélène Cixous
  • Henry Staten
  • Herman Rapaport
  • Homi K. Bhabha
  • Howard Caygill
  • J. Hillis Miller
  • Jean-Jacques Lecercle
  • Jeremy Gilbert
  • Jo Morra
  • Joanna Callaghan
  • Joanna Hodge
  • Joanna Zylinska
  • John Hutynk
  • John Lechte
  • John Mullarkey
  • John Phillips
  • John Protevi
  • Jonathan Dronsfield
  • Kevin Newmark
  • Lauren Berlant
  • Leslie-Anne Boldt-Irons
  • Mairéad Hanrahan
  • Marc Redfield
  • Marian Hobson
  • Mark Currie
  • Marq Smith
  • Martin Hagglund
  • Martin McQuillan
  • Matthew Pateman
  • Michael J. Shapiro
  • Michael Syrotinski
  • Mick Dillon
  • Nicholas Royle
  • Nick Mansfield
  • Nicole Anderson
  • Obrad Savic
  • Paul Davies
  • Peggy Kamuf
  • Peter Fenves
  • Peter Hallward
  • Peter Nicholls
  • Peter Osborne
  • Quentin Meillassoux
  • Rachel Bowlby
  • Rei Terada
  • Richard Doyle
  • Robert Eaglestone
  • Robert J.C. Young
  • Robert Smith
  • Ronald Bogue
  • Ryan Bishop
  • Samuel Weber
  • Sarah Wood
  • Scott Wilson
  • Sean Gaston
  • Simon Critchley
  • Simon Glendinning
  • Simon Morgan Wortham
  • Sir Peter Scott
  • Stella Sandford
  • Stephen Barker
  • Steve Mailloux
  • Thomas Docherty
  • Tom Cohen
  • Tricia Rose
  • Veronique Voruz
  • Werner Hamacher