Thom Hamer

What, if anything, makes life absurd? I'm curious to see what springs to mind beyond experts in the field of existential philosophy. Feel free to share your thoughts. #existentialism #nihilism #literature #psychology

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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

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…

A new art video, today at #encounteringrome Thank's @ThomHamer for the brilliant soundtrack! and the @SWWDTP for the support 🧿

Be sure to join us on Friday the 17th of February at the University of Southampton for our #NostalgiaRuminations workshop where we will be investigating how nostalgia cultivates a sense of identity and togetherness! Supported by the @SWWDTP Link here: bit.ly/3J8ahqY

Contemplating symbolic moments of change (e.g. New Year). How can they engender actual change—and how may they hamper it?

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)?

Contemplating the role of innovation in modern and contemporary art. Why do we value novelty?

Contemplating productivity as a central source of meaning in life. Is it something praiseworthy or problematic?

@_MaryEds @BloomsburyPhilo @BloomsburyAcad @cardiffphilos Absolutely stoked to read this. 🤌

At long last my book, Sartre's Existential Psychoanalysis, will be published TOMORROW!!! See: bloomsbury.com/uk/sartres-exi… @BloomsburyPhilo @BloomsburyAcad @cardiffphilos

🎇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

Contemplating clichés and platitudes. Why are we so repulsed by them?

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…

Contemplating self-sabotage. Why do we do it?

@LucyOsler Awesome!! 🤌🤌

@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

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?

Contemplating the ambiguity of surprise. Why do we experience the unexpected sometimes as comical and at other times as disconcerting?

@SarahWieten Five boxes of Socrates' works would change everything. ☄️

Ok so which philosopher do you WISH we could find 5 more boxes of their work?

What is the most common motif in your dreams?

Contemplating irony in music, especially jazz and classical compositions. What are your favourite pieces/composers with an ironic touch?