The Problem With Critique

June 11 (M)- Seminar: “Has Critique Run out of Steam”

Read: Latour, B. 2002. Why Has Critique Run out of Steam? From Matters of Fact to Matters of Concern. Critical Inquiry 30(2): 225-248.
Oelbaum, J. (2018, May 15). “The Blood Ritual That Lives on YouTube.” Gizmodo.
Watch: Curtis, A. (2009). “Oh Dearism.” BBC.

You may visit the supplementary material on “Has Critique Run Out of Steam” covered in the lecture. It is not required.

Supplement: Has Critique Run Out of Steam?

June 13 (W)- Seminar: UFOs

Read: Selections from Lepselter, S. (2016). The Resonance of Unseen Things: Poetics, Power, Captivity, and UFOs in the American Uncanny. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

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Discussion: UFOs

June 15 (F)- Seminar: Lizard People

Read: Selections from Lepselter, S. (2016). The Resonance of Unseen Things: Poetics, Power, Captivity, and UFOs in the American Uncanny. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Watch: Vice. (2012, Aug. 24). David Icke: Conspiracy of the Lizard Illuminati (Part 1/2). Vice.

Watch: Vice. (2012, Aug. 24). David Icke: Conspiracy of the Lizard Illuminati (Part 2/2). Vice.

You may visit the supplementary material on “UFOs and Lizard People” covered in the lecture. It is not required.

Supplement: UFOs and Lizard People

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