Tag Archives: Talks

Politics of Vibration talk at McMaster, January 15!

Posted on January 4, 2013 by marcus3001

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Talk on Odd Future and the Politics of Vibration, SVA, NYC, Sept. 27

Posted on September 12, 2012 by marcus3001

I’ll be giving a talk at the School for Visual Arts in Manhattan on Sept. 27th at 7 p.m. The talk will go into some of my recent work on vibrational ontology and what I call the politics of vibration, … Continue reading →

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Buddhism and Copying talk at Center of Gravity, Toronto

Posted on March 16, 2011 by marcus3001

I’ll be giving a talk about Buddhism and copying this coming Thursday, March 17th at the downtown Toronto yoga/meditation space Center of Gravity, run by author and teacher Michael Stone. The talk starts with a half hour of no-talk at … Continue reading →

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Buddhism After Badiou Talk at Middlesex Philosophy Dept. March 1

Posted on February 23, 2011 by marcus3001

I’ll be giving a talk in London at the Middlesex U. Philosophy Department on Tuesday, March 1. Details here. This is one of the most progressive philosophy departments around and it’s a real honor to speak there, even more so … Continue reading →

Posted in Talks | Tagged Alain Badiou, Bertolt Brecht, Buddhism, Chairman Mao, Gedun Choephel, Marxism, Middlesex University, Philosophy, Talks, Walter Benjamin | 1 Comment

Buddhism and Critical Theory: New Approaches!

Posted on January 12, 2011 by marcus3001

I participated in a very interesting panel at the Modern Language Association meeting in Los Angeles last weekend. Three of us, Tim Morton, author of Ecology Without Nature, Eric Cazdyn, author of the soon to be published The Already Dead, … Continue reading →

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Toronto Launch of In Praise of Copying w. John Giorno, October 12

Posted on October 5, 2010 by marcus3001

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010, 8 p.m. This Is Not A Reading Series presents: Marcus Boon and John Giorno in a creative performance and dialogue at The Annex Live, 296 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto. $5 cover charge. For the Toronto launch of … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Copying: A Borgesian Book Launch, Brooklyn, NY, Oct. 1

Posted on September 14, 2010 by marcus3001

“Every man should be capable of all ideas, and I believe that in the future he will be.” — Jorge Luis Borges, “Pierre Menard”. In Praise of Copying, Marcus Boon’s new book from Harvard U.P. makes the bold claim that … Continue reading →

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“Genealogies of Global House” Talk at Double Double Land

Posted on September 11, 2010 by marcus3001

I’m participating in the Talking Songs series at the excellent semi outlaw social space Double Double Land, here in downtown Toronto, next Wednesday, along with Adam Litovitz and Alia O’Brien. Being asked to choose three to five songs and talk … Continue reading →

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