This is the text of a talk given to a conference in Belgrade on 'Dialoguing between the Posts 2.0' in June 2019. I am grateful to Spela Zorko and Sanja Petovska for inviting me and for being such convivial hosts. Introduction I am delighted to have been invited to this conference and to have participated in so many interesting discussions, if only because it has taken … [Read more...] about Last Posts : on the after affects of the archive
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IN SEARCH OF THE ANTIPODEAN
This piece was written for Livingmaps Review and appeared in section of the journal entitled News From Point Nemo. This is a geographical term denoting the most isolated and inaccessible points in the globe. As the journal’s editor at large, I have used this occasion to explore cartographic and other issues which arise from my travels, in this case to Australia and … [Read more...] about IN SEARCH OF THE ANTIPODEAN
WAITING GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
SOME UNSEASONAL THOUGHTS ON TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY This year I am giving a Brexit Advent Calendar to those of my friends who voted to Leave because they thought it would de-stabilise the political class, liberate us from the bureaucratic toils of Brussels and open up the road to socialism in our small island state. The online calendar depicts the Houses of Parliament as a … [Read more...] about WAITING GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
Pictures from a not quite gone city: A field trippers rambling guide to San Francisco
Near Views from Afar Schoolboys of my generation learnt one thing that stuck in our minds about San Francisco : earthquakes. The frequent earthquakes which devastated large parts of the city had something to do with the San Andreas fault and meant inhabitants went about in daily dread of the world collapsing about their ears. Later, watching the eponymous Hollywood … [Read more...] about Pictures from a not quite gone city: A field trippers rambling guide to San Francisco
FOR THOSE ORPHANED LATE IN LIFE – AN UNSEASONABLE XMAS BLOG
In the age of Instagram and Facebook, when people are constantly ‘updating their status’, and keeping family and friends ‘in the loop’ about the smallest detail of their everyday lives, a Xmas blog looking back and reflecting on the year’s events, both personal and political, must seem either redundant or an act of self indulgence, along with too many mince pies. Yet … [Read more...] about FOR THOSE ORPHANED LATE IN LIFE – AN UNSEASONABLE XMAS BLOG