I will be on leave in the academic year 2013-14, and hope to spend most of my time writing. To achieve that goal, I have  to cut down on the number of talks I give. (There will still be some, but fewer than usual.) I will post forthcoming talks here as usual, in due time.
Pdf of my essay on Breivik and the postmodern culture finally posted
I have finally posted a pdf of my article in the issue of the Norwegian journal Samtiden devoted to the trial of the mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik. The essay is called “Markedslogikk og kulturkritikk: Om Breivik og ubehaget i den postmoderne kulturen†(“Market logic and cultural critique: About Breivik and the Discontents of Postmodern Cultureâ€), Samtiden, nr. 3, 2012, ss. 20-30. Click here to find the pdf!
Writing Is Thinking II at Duke
PAL organized its second Writing Is Thinking workshop on Friday 1 March. Invited speakers were Nancy Bauer (Tufts), Bernie Rhie (Williams), and Aaron Sachs (Cornell). Kristen Neuschel (History, Director of Duke’s Thompson Writing Program) and Toril Moi also spoke. Duke Today features a little article about the event today.