Posthuman security: a virtual workshop

Posted by Anthony Burke on July 13, 2014 in Uncategorized |No Comments

I skyped into this Workshop on Day 2, and listened until late. It was fascinating.

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At the end of June, I organised a workshop at the University of York to explore the intersections of posthumanist thought (broadly construed!), international security and ethics. I was lucky to be joined by a stellar list of scholars from several disciplines, including IR, philosophy, geography, sociology, robotics and political science (see a full list below) and from across the UK, US and Australia. The result was a fascinating set of papers and discussions. I’ve put together a ‘Virtual Workshop’ where you can read posts from the authors and listen to the talks – just as if you were at the workshop itself. 

You can access the Virtual Workshop here. 

This workshop is the beginning of an ongoing interdisciplinary conversation around these themes, so please get in touch if you’d like to get involved in future events. 

About the posthuman security workshop 

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