CCT Visiting Speaker Series: Peter Hallward, ‘The Dictatorship of the People’, Wednesday 24 April 17:00 in Trent B40

“The will of the people involves collective action and direct participation. A democratic political will depends on the power and practice of inclusive assembly, the power to sustain a common commitment.” – Peter Hallward, The Will of the People¹

The Study Sessions: From Animism to the Internet

A new reading group exploring debates within the philosophy of technology is starting at the Nottingham Contemporary, from 08 May to 26 June. Find out more and sign up here.

Falling outside of the biopolitical frame: horse-meat and austerity

From global panics over outbreaks of bird and swine ‘flu, to the recent European horse-meat scandal; or from on-going controversies about the role of animals in scientific research, to pressing debates about biodiversity and environmental conservation: we are within a cultural context where questions surrounding human-animal relations are politically vital. Despite this, discourses that should …