Williamwatkin
William Watkin is Professor of Contemporary Poetry and Philosophy at Brunel University, London. He is the author of three books: "In the Process of Poetry: The New York School and the Avant-Garde" (2001), "On Mourning: Theories of Loss in Modern Literature" (2004) and "The Literary Agamben: Adventures in Logopoiesis" (2010). He has just completed two new books: "Agamben and Indifference: A Critical Overview" and "Deleuze and the Consistency of Indifference". He is currently working on a book on Alain Badiou and indifference as part of a four volume study of the concept of indifference as development, completion and critique of the modern philosophy of difference.
His blog, http://williamwatkin.blogspot.co.uk/ is now ten years old. Specialising in contemporay poetry and philosophy it has had over 75k hits in the past decade.
MY BLOGS
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William Watkin's Blog
http://williamwatkin.blogspot.co.uk/
An experimental poetry and philosophy page since 2003. Here I post material related to my ongoing research into contemporary poetry and philosophy including readings of poets and philosophers resulting from my seminars at Brunel University, London.
The blog is ten years old this year and has had more than 75k hits in the past decade.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 56 )
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The DCMS Report Shows Them to Be Well-meaning, but Digita...
The DCMS report shows them to be well-meaning, but digitally illiterateThe long awaited DCMS report on Fake News and social media was published today, and... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2019 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
What We Learnt from Cambridge Analytica, Really!
Just over half a year after the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke, the ongoing investigations into the criminal and nondemocratic role that illegal... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2019 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
Privacy Through the Ages
John Ashbery, Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror(Manchester: Carcanet, 1977)First Published (New York: Viking, 1975)Close Readings and annotations of every poem i... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2019 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
Even Santa Needs to Be GDPR Approved These Days!
John Ashbery, Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror(Manchester: Carcanet, 1977)First Published (New York: Viking, 1975)Close Readings and annotations of every poem i... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2018 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
Cambridge Analytica, Facebook and the Rise of Neoprivacy
Check out my latest piece at The Conversation: Cambridge Analytica used our secrets for profit – the same data could be used for public good Read more
Posted on 04 July 2018 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
GRENFELL Tower Fire Explainer
John Ashbery, Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror(Manchester: Carcanet, 1977)First Published (New York: Viking, 1975)Close Readings and annotations of every poem i... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2018 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
Cambridge Analytica / Kogan Explainer
HiHere is my latest video explaining the whole Cambridge Analytica / Alexsandr Kogan data privacy and fakes news moral panic.Cambridge Analytica / Kogan... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2018 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
The Grenfell Murders? The Violence of Exclusion and Neglect
I am writing a piece on the Grenfell Tower tragedy, one year later. Here is the pitch so far. Looking to place this first as a piece of journalism. But after... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2018 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
The Grenfell Murders
The 72 victims of Grenfell Tower Fire were murdered, victims of the violence of neglect. Here is the proof.A year ago, a fire started on the fourth floor of... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2018 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
Cambridge Analytica Aren't to Blame for Data Theft, You Are!
It has been a busy time for Cambridge Analytica (CA) and the DCMS Fake News committee, what with whistle-blowers in the morning, and disgraced ex-CEO Nixes in... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2018 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
The Truth About Post-truth...
...IT'S A BIT POST-TRUTHYFEATURESJAN 11, 2017Here's my piece for The Big IssueWordsmith and philosopher William Watkin lets the facts get in the way of a good... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2017 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
Open Day Brunel Links
[email protected]: @EnglishatBrunel@WWatkinBrunelBlogs: http://williamwatkin.blogspot.co.uk/YouTube:... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2016 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
Creepy Clowns and Trolls: Technology of Masking
The recent scary clown mask craze has a retro-whiff about it. Rather than people being hounded by trolls on the information super-highway, they are being menace... Read more
Posted on 17 October 2016 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
Lethal Injections and the Tragedy of America's Execution Addiction
William David Watkin, Brunel University LondonIt began in Utah back in 1977. On January 17 of that year, Gary Gilmore became the first man to be executed in... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2016 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
Brussels Terror Images Are Fake: Welcome to the World of Snuff
Some of the Brussels terror images are fake. But then what does authenticity matter when it comes to snuff? Because make no mistake that what these images... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2016 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
The Crisis in Capital Cruelty: How Europe is Slowly Banning the American Death...
When I was a child we used to play a gruesome game. Of a weekend you would often find me, my siblings and the occasional honoured guest, lined up on the wall... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2016 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
Graphic Images of Brussels Terror Attacks: Twittersphere Says No Thanks!
As Twitter resists the sharing of graphic images of the Brussels Attack, is the Twittersphere finally developing a real social conscience? Read more
Posted on 23 March 2016 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
Banksy Tagged, Banksy Mugged: The Abuse of Geo-Profiling in Trying to Unmask...
Recent geoprofiling has confirmed the identity of Banksy. But more importantly it has opened up a new method of criminalising protests under the guise of the wa... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2016 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
Perpetual Parole: Cameron's Prison Reforms Are Less Liberal Than They Seem
Cameron Giving his Speeh at the Policy Exchange, 8th of FebruaryDavid Cameron's Prison Reform Speech appears to show his liberal side. But look closer and he... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2016 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY -
A Study in Scarlet
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1850 masterpiece “The Scarlet Letter” tells the story of one Hester Prynne, adulteress. As punishment for her crime Hester is forced to... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2016 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY