[csaa-forum] Expressions of Interest due July 6: Masterclass with Marcus Boon (York) at Macquarie in August

[Margie Borschke]

*Call for Expressions of Interest *


*Masterclass with Visiting Research Fellow Professor Marcus Boon (York
University)*

*Walter Benjamin’s “On the Mimetic Faculty”*
*August 11, 2015 *

At the origin of much of contemporary theorizations of imitation, copying,
mimesis and the like is a short text, written in 1933 by Walter Benjamin
entitled “On the Mimetic Faculty”.  In under four pages, Benjamin offers a
concise but expansive account of imitation that is anthropological,
philosophical and poetic all at once. In this masterclass, we will explore
this remarkable text in detail, and Professor Marcus Boon will show the way
that Benjamin’s ideas open up in the direction of contemporary debates
concerning intellectual property, the commons and “luxury communism”, ideas
of gift economy and the society of the spectacle. We will also examine
Benjamin’s writing practice, and the challenges of producing a popular
and/or populist theoretical analysis.

·       *Date for Masterclass:* August 11, 2015, 10am-2pm

·       *Venue:* Macquarie University C8A 310 Senate Room

·       *Closing Date for EOI:  *July 6, 2015.

·       *Inquiries:* Dr. Margie Borschke, Senior Lecturer Journalism and
Media
margie.borschke at mq.edu.au (02) 9850 2159



*Marcus Boon* is Professor of English at York University and a Faculty of
Arts Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Media Music
Communication and Cultural Studies at Macquarie University in August 2015.
He is the author of *In Praise of Copying* (Harvard University Press, 2010)
and *The Road of Excess* (Harvard University Press, 2002) and is currently
working on a new book, *The Politics of Vibration*.  For more on his
writing and research interests see http://marcusboon.com/

*Expressions of interest:* We invite prospective participants for this free
half-day Masterclass to send a brief (300-500 word) expression of interest
to margie.borschke at mq.edu.au that includes:

·       Full contact details

·       A short biography

·       A statement outlining the relevance of the masterclass or Boon’s
work to your current research

·       Please include “EOI Boon Masterclass” in your subject heading

We welcome and encourage the participation of postgraduate research
students and early career researchers as well as members of faculty.
Participants from outside Macquarie are welcome.
*Dr. Margie Borschke*
Senior Lecturer, Journalism and Media

*Media, Music, Communication and Cultural Studies*
Room 159, Y3A Building
Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia

*T:* +61 2 9850 2159  |  *M:* + 61 425 226 705  |  mq.edu.au

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