Jackie,
This sounds great.  I'll definitely pencil you in for March.  Pick either a Wednesday at noon or a Thurs at 12:30pm that works for you and let me know the date.  Many thanks.

best,
ben


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From: Center for Theory on behalf of Stodnick, Jacqueline
Sent: Wed 4/30/2008 5:00 PM
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Dear Ben
I am an Assistant Professor in the English Department and would be interested in presenting next academic year, preferably in the spring semester, perhaps March?  At least, that is if my topic seems suitable.  My title would be "Before and After Theory: Seeing Through the Body in Early Medieval England" and it would take as its topic the value of what we might loosely call contemporary "body theory" to advance our understanding of the body in early medieval culture and, at the same time, what this culture can contribute to our thinking about the body now, especially given the recent adoption of scientific and technological models (presentist or futurist) for theorizing the relations of body and environment, as well as the material turn that this field has taken.  A significant note here would be the role that the study of historical periods does/should/could play in the development of theoretical models, especially in light of their odd position "outside" of theory (a position that serves structurally to underpin many theoretical models based on a notion of historical change)--and how this position is changed or inflected by recent proclamations of the "end" of theory. 

Please let me know if this sounds like something of interest.  I have always enjoyed the Center for Theory presentations in the past, although I have been on leave for this semester and haven't thus been in town much and able to attend,
All best wishes
Jackie (Stodnick)


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From: Center for Theory on behalf of Agger, Ben
Sent: Mon 4/28/2008 3:50 PM
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Subject: this coming Wednesday:  last colloquium in 'semester on the sixties'--plus future plans of Center for Theory/Fast Capitalism
 
Joyce Goldberg will lead a Center for Theory colloquium on the war in Vietnam this Wednesday at noon in UH432.

Please let me know if you want to lead a colloquium next academic year.  Let me know your topic/title and your preferred month.  Graduate students are very welcome to present their stuff.

By summer, we will have a new issue of Fast Capitalism (FC4.1) up and running at www.fastcapitalism.com.