Thom Hamer

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Thom Hamer

Thom Hamer

@ThomHamer

PhD candidate at @cardiffuni and @unisouthampton, funded by the @SWWDTP/@ahrcpress, investigating post-ironic and metamodern responses to existential absurdity.

United Kingdom Katılım Ekim 2010
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Taking a few days to immerse myself in the 'The Sacred Return of Lost Things' at the Liverpool @Biennial. Big shout-out to @SWWDTP for funding this trip. 🤲 — artwork by Isa do Rosário
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Metamodern Festival
Metamodern Festival@MetamodernF·
Get ready for another edition of The Metamodern Festival! What can circus offer to deepen our understanding of the times we’re living in? Join us on Friday 26th May 2023 at NoFit State Circus. ✨ Get your free tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-metamode…
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Contemplating symbolic moments of change (e.g. New Year). How can they engender actual change—and how may they hamper it?
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Contemplating the idea of inner consent. What does it mean to say yes to one's own actions or to fail to do so (and letting them unfold anyway)?
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Contemplating the role of innovation in modern and contemporary art. Why do we value novelty?
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Contemplating productivity as a central source of meaning in life. Is it something praiseworthy or problematic?
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CUEnglishCommPhilos@CUEngCommPhilos·
🎇Time to talk books! 📚 ⌚ Join us 19:00 tomorrow for our first @CardiffBookTalk of the 22/23 season 🗨️ Experts Dr Christina Wilkins (aka @stinaface), Dr Megen de Bruin-Molé (aka @MegenJM) & Rosie Crouch discuss Her Body and Other Parties 💻 Register 👉 ow.ly/EIh050LC7Jk
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Contemplating clichés and platitudes. Why are we so repulsed by them?
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Cardiff Philosophy
Cardiff Philosophy@cardiffphilos·
We're hiring! Two open-ended Teaching & Research posts, one in moral philosophy and one in political philosophy. Both appointments can be made at any level from Lecturer to Reader. Details: bit.ly/CdfPhilJobsNov…
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Contemplating self-sabotage. Why do we do it?
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Lucy Osler@LucyOsler·
@ThomHamer a few suggestions - Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Marchado, The Vegetarian by Han Kang, Luster by Raven Leilani, Boy Parts by Eliza Clark
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I'm compiling a reading list of transgressive fiction. However, I would like to counterbalance all the misogyny with some transgressive works written from a more feminist perspective. What should I read?
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Contemplating the ambiguity of surprise. Why do we experience the unexpected sometimes as comical and at other times as disconcerting?
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@SarahWieten Five boxes of Socrates' works would change everything. ☄️
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What is the most common motif in your dreams?
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Contemplating irony in music, especially jazz and classical compositions. What are your favourite pieces/composers with an ironic touch?
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