After almost 9 years at the helm of the PRI, Christine Daigle will be stepping down from the role but continuing to be active at the institute, serving on the Executive Committee. Dr. Trevor Norris, from the Faculty of Education, will be the new Director, effective July 1st. Dr. Elizabeth Neswald, from the History Department, will serve as Associate Director. Welcome to this new leadership!
News and events
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PRI Annual General Meeting – June 6, 2024
The PRI will host its annual general meeting on June 6, 2024, 10:00-11:30 (EST). To join the meeting, please use Chrome and join the meeting room at:
https://call.lifesizecloud.com/12627650
password : 3316#The materials for the meeting are accessible by clicking on the links below. A reminder that any member can volunteer to serve on the Executive Committee. Elections will take place during the AGM. You can either send your self-nomination by email to cdaigle@brocku.ca or self-nominate at the meeting.
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Live stream talk by Missy Molloy – March 7, 2024
“The Indigenous Feminist and Posthuman Genre Experiments of Danis Goulet, Lisa Jackson and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers”
Date: March 7, 2024 – 14:00-16:00 (ET)
Join us in person: WH 147, Brock University
or attend virtually: LIVESTREAM LINK
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“Archived Rivers and Political Forests: Literary Interventions in the Anthropocene.” The 2024 Marilyn Rose Lectures on February 15, 2024
“Archived Rivers and Political Forests: Literary Interventions in the Anthropocene.” The 2024 Marilyn Rose Lectures.
Thursday, February 15, 2024, 17:30-19:30
Studio C (MWS251), Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University.
This year’s event will feature Julia Fiedorczuk and Lisa Robertson, two distinguished writers at the forefront of contemporary literary practice. Their work offers provocative interventions into ongoing conversations about the nature of stories and storytelling in the Anthropocene / Capitalocene by interrogating and reframing the politics of aesthetic forms, the practice of literary production, and the complex entanglements of social and ecological temporalities.
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Livestream Talk by Émile P. Torres – February 13, 2024
We’re All Gonna Die! Understanding the Origins and Evolution of the Idea of Human Extinction
Date: February 13, 2024 – 13:00-14:30 ET
Link to the livestream: click here
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EPTC/PRI 2024 panel – Posthumanism and the Human-technology Nexus | Call for proposals/participation
Conference Date: June 16-18, 2024 – McGill University (Montreal)
Deadline for proposals: January 31, 2024.
This call for proposals/participation in an EPTC/PRI panel presents a unique opportunity to address emerging questions in the human-technology relationship. It seeks to identify dominant narratives, worldviews, and social structures that facilitate humanist tendencies. Posthumanist philosophy delves into our understanding of the human-technology nexus, fostering the creation of novel narratives about our future on this planet. This philosophy recognizes the continual influence of technology in our evolution and its crucial role in shaping our identity. In this context, the PRI is looking for proposals that utilize Posthumanism as a practical framework for an in-depth exploration of the human-technology relationship.
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Book Launch Event: Symbiotic Posthumanist Ecologies in Western Literature, Philosophy, and Art
Join us for a thought-provoking online book launch on Saturday, December 2nd 2023, at 10:00 a.m. EST, as we unveil Symbiotic Posthumanist Ecologies, in Western Literature, Philosophy, and Art. Towards Theory and Practice, edited by Peggy Karpouzou and Nikoleta Zampaki (Berlin: Peter Lang, 2023).
The book launch event will be conducted virtually on Zoom. To attend this enlightening session, please register in advance using the following link: Registration Link. Secure your virtual seat now!
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Livestream Talk by Evelien Geerts – September 22, 2023
Dr. Evelien Geerts (Birmingham/Linköping) will speak on “Haunting Spectro(micro)politics: The Powers of Alt-right Memes and Critical Posthumanisms”, September 22, 2023, 15:00-16:30 (ET)
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CFP – Special Issue of Interconnections on the “Fungal Turn” // Appel à contributions – Numéro hors série de Interconnexions sur le “Tournant Fongique”
CFP for a Special Issue Interconnections: journal of posthumanism
Appel à contributions pour le numéro hors-série de Interconnexions : revue de posthumanisme
Guest Editors: Dr. Allison Mackey and Dr. Elif Sendur
CFP: Fungal Turn- French version to follow (le français suit) (PDF version here)
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