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<FONT SIZE="7"><FONT FACE="Optima ExtraBlack"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:34.5pt'>New Materialisms</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Optima ExtraBlack"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:18pt'>April 13 & April 14, 2010</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Optima ExtraBlack"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:15pt'>April 13th, Tuesday</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11.5pt'><B>Great Hall, Levering</B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'><B>10:30am</B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Futura Condensed"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:15pt'>Why Materiality?</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'>Roundtable I</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.5pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11.5pt'><B>Ben Anderson, </B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8.5pt'>Durham University</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11.5pt'><B>Gay Hawkins, </B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8.5pt'>University of New South Wales</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11.5pt'><B>Timothy Morton, </B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8.5pt'>UC Davis</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'>Discussant:</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"> <B>Jake Greear, </B></FONT></SPAN><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8.5pt'>JHU</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'><B>2:30pm</B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Futura Condensed"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:15pt'>The Efficacy of Things</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'>Roundtable II</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.5pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11.5pt'><B>Lisa Disch, </B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8.5pt'>University of Michigan</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11.5pt'><B>Manuel DeLanda, </B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8.5pt'>Columbia University</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11.5pt'><B>Nigel Thrift, </B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8.5pt'>University of Warwick</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'>Discussant: </SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><B>Jarius Grove, </B></FONT></SPAN><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8.5pt'>JHU</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Optima ExtraBlack"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:15pt'>April 14th, Wednesday</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11.5pt'><B>Charles Commons, Salon B</B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'><B>9:30am</B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Futura Condensed"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:15pt'>What is Bennett’s Materiality?</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'>Panel I <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11.5pt'><B>Daniel Deudney, </B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8.5pt'>Johns Hopkins University</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11.5pt'><B>Chris Nealon, </B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8.5pt'>Johns Hopkins University</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11.5pt'><B>Anand Pandian, </B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8.5pt'>Johns Hopkins University</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'>Discussant: </SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><B>Bill Dixon, </B></FONT></SPAN><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8.5pt'>JHU</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'><B>1:00pm</B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Futura Condensed"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:15pt'>Vital Materialism and <BR>
Belief in this World <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'>Panel II</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.5pt'> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11.5pt'><B>J.D. Dewsbury, </B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8.5pt'>University of Bristol</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11.5pt'><B>Paola Marrati, </B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8.5pt'>Johns Hopkins University</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11.5pt'><B>Davide Panagia, </B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8.5pt'>Trent University</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'>Discussant:</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"> <B>Stefanie Fishel, </B></FONT></SPAN><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8.5pt'>JHU</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'><B>4:00pm</B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Futura Condensed"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.5pt'>Afterword:</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Futura Condensed"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'> </SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.5pt'><B> Jane Bennett</B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Optima, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.5pt'><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.5pt'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><FONT SIZE="1"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8.5pt'>Johns Hopkins University</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">This conference is organized and sponsored by the <BR>
Department of Political Science, JHU. For more information,</FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"> <BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">please visit <a href="http://newmaterialismconference.blogspot.com/">http://newmaterialismconference.blogspot.com/</a><BR>
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