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Hello everyone, The third meeting of the Ecological Thought reading group will be Tuesday 26th February in Room 112, 42 Gordon Square, 6-7.30pm. We're going to be discussing some short essays from a fine little book by Colin Ward called Talking Green. Ward was an 'alternative historian' and anarchist writing from the 70s about a range of topics like bioregionalism, housing and generally informal or unoffical uses of land and human engagements with both rural and urban environments.I've chosen…See More

A student-led research seminar focussing on the relationship between literature and the visual, with a focus from 19th century to contemporary.  Run jointly by postgraduates from Royal Holloway and Birkbeck, but open to all.We aim to bring together a lively community of researchers from across institutions, and hope to address: methodologies; different media such as painting, film and photography; wider cultural practices, such as fashion and applied arts; and scientific, philosophical or…See More

A postgraduate reading group exploring the culture of things and objectsSee More

New reading group starting next term Oct 2011 of The Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord...See More

Hosted by Birkbeck College, an open-to-all MA/MPhil/PhD reading group. We meet monthly to discuss key texts, listen to invited speakers, and learn from each others' work.

This is a group for anyone studying an element, a piece, a bit, a portion, something not quite intact, or part of a larger whole. Anyone with an interest in disengaged or broken-up fragments of bodies, things, concepts, or historical ideas is welcome.See More

We have now (finally) finished reading Merleau-Ponty’s Phenomenology of Perception, and will not be meeting again. Many thanks to all those who joined in!See More

For anyone interested in reading and discussing the works of Michel Foucault. We plan to start with The Archaeology of Knowledge in autumn 2011.See More

A monthly reading group open to all with an interest in spatial theory and literature.

As part of the Poetics Centre, Birkbeck, the ON seminars are a series of round table discussions on the practice of research in poetry and poetics. ON focuses on collaborative thinking and shared connectivity in theory and practice.

AU HASARDAu Hasard is a new cine-club in London. Our first season of screenings are thematic double-bills with a political resonance. All screenings are free and open to all. Bring friends. We will bring cake and wine.Screenings are held on alternate Saturdays from 1pm at Birkbeck (Main Building, Room B18)Full details of our first series of films can be found here:…See More