(Media and Communication, Kingston University)

25 May 2012 Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, 2 Hope Park Square, Edinburgh EH8 9NW

Bodies in Movement, supported by the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH), is excited to present Scott Wilson as the first academic speaker in our Spring-Summer 2012 Seminar Series. A member of both the London Graduate School and the School of Humanities at Kingston University, London, Wilson will join us for a half-day, in-depth discussion of his work. Wilson's current research in psychoanalysis amd cultural theory particularly within the areas of cinema and music both tests the limits of psychoanalysis as a discipline and seeks to revise its contemporary social bases.
Order of Events

2:00-2:15pm 2:15-3:15pm 3:15-3:45pm 3:45-4:45pm 4:45-6:00pm

Introduction Scott Wilson presents his work, Making Numbers Speak: John F. Nash Jr. and the Madness of Neoliberalism Tea and coffee break Responses by Michael O'Rourke, Douglas Clark, and Christos Hadjiyiannis Open discussion

Wilson's texts discussed in this seminar:

"Making Numbers Speak: John F Nash Jr. And the Madness of Neoliberalism." Culture/Clinic 1.1 (forthcoming): 1-17. "The Braindance of the Hikikomori: Towards a Return to Speculative Psychoanalysis." Paragraph 33.3 (2010): 392-409. "Neuracinema." David Lynch in Theory. Ed. Franois-Xavier Gleyzon. Prague: Literaria Pragensia Press, 2010. 70-86. Extract from Chapter 6, "Surprised by Joy" in The Order of Joy: Beyond the Cultural Politics of Enjoyment. New York: SUNY, 2008. 117-129.

For any questions concerning the BiM seminar series, please contact the organisers: Karin Sellberg (k.j.k.sellberg@gmail.com) Lena Wnggren (l.e.wanggren@sms.ed.ac.uk) Kamillea Aghtan (kamillea@hotmail.com)
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