This seminar engages with how atmospheres coalesce to generate meaning. This is achieved by exploring how air in two remote places may allow for collaborative connections within and across these places - such that air emerges as pollution in... more
This seminar engages with how atmospheres coalesce to generate meaning. This is achieved by exploring how air in two remote places may allow for collaborative connections within and across these places - such that air emerges as pollution in... more
International Symposium of the SPARC project "Modes and Media in Narrative Studies" on 5, 6 & 7 March 2025 from 5 pm onwards in the HSS Committee Room.
The Symposium will investigate how different... more
Abstract: A common trope in science fiction is that of the being who lives forever. They are imagined as someone who remains unchanged over the millennia as people, culture, and technology keep evolving around them. This eternity becomes... more
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In the seminar, I will introduce, develop, and gloss the argument that one of the most striking aspects of the contemporary Anglophone novel is its "postsecular" tendency that attempts to negotiate between irreligious... more