Conference Photos

Hi Everyone,
My official statement on the PST conference may be found here:
http://anom1k.googlepages.com

Special thanks go to Candace Stevens and her media expertise. Because of Candace, we will continue to be funded by student life. I was having trouble posting the photos for the conference on googlepages, so here are some photos from the conference:



Here, Dr. Rockhill is grilling me about my bourgeois psychoanalytical appropriation of Marx


Meera Broome Seth delivered a great paper thoroughly examining the debate surrounding Lacan's conception of the phallus, giving the axe to Judith Butler and poststructuralism, favoring aspects of Zizek's conception of the phallus as truer to Lacan's. She knows more about Lacan than I do.




Dr. Lowell Gustafson gave a down to earth lecture on the origins of language and politics, bringing in lots of empirical examples to support his claims. His presentation was a unique addition to our conference.


Ben gave a great presentation on the use of shock and hyperbole in the mainstream media to gloss over important political issues. Nice work Ben.





Eric delivered a paper examining the definition of terrorism, more specifically, how terrorism works, and what agents can be defined as terrorists if one actually uses a strict definition. A helpful essay. Eric intently observes as Paul asks a question.


Joe Pecora delivered an excellent paper that criticized the philosophical assumptions underpinning an economic study on terrorism that depoliticized its content, out of Deleuze and Guattari's model of the war machine. Interdisciplinary and smart.


Rory and Paul listen intently.


Ronni Sadovsky's paper took a look at important arguments in linguistics, criticizing the deflationist arguments against grammar as simply the use of language according to the speaker. I agree with her point, and I think generally I prefer my philosophy filled with hot air.


Jim Malazita, gave a very interesting presentation on the internet as a model open for democratic thinking, referencing the net neutrality movement. Jim, a media studies major, invited criticism from the philosophers in the room who were in the room. They were more than happy to oblige.


Dr. Rockhill and Ben in a heated discussion. I can't comment because I wasn't there, but do make note of the Perrier.


Classic.


Dr. Rockhill delivered a tremendous presentation on the politics of language, presenting ideas that he hopes to use later for an article or possibly even a book. It was a treat to hear a newly articulated philosophical framework. As you can see, we are all doing our best to cope with the onslaught of content before us.


Again, classic.


Meera Broome Seth won and took Paul's money. Seriously, student life needs to reimburse you Paul. The end.