Some PhD Links provided by Ester

Dear all,

These are some links you might find helpful in your search for PhD-positions, funding and conferences:

1. Dutch PhD positions (and other academic jobs) are posted on: http://www.academictransfer.nl

2. Some U.K. and Ireland PhD positions and funding opportunities are posted on: http://www.jobs.ac.uk

3. A good site for calls-for-papers (CFPs) in the humanities is: http://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/

4. Another good site for CFPs and information about the (interdisciplinary) humanities and social sciences is: http://www.h-net.org

Best wishes,
Esther

Gigapedia.com (is now library.nu – is now gigapedia.info)

please note: library.nu is now accessible through gigapedia.info (Feb 2012)

please note: gigapedia.com moved to library.nu (Aug 2011)

Tim posted this website on our blog some time ago, I think it deserves more attention. For all of you who have not yet. Get a gigapedia.com account so you get access to one of the biggest databases of pdf books online.

For example:

Lacan: 389 hits (almost all full books in pdf, lectures included)

De Certeau: 39 hits including the practice of everyday life

Borges: 246 hits, collected stories biographies and monographies

Also, as a nice bonus for all us greek/roman/indian culture loving geeks, almost the whole classical Loeb library is on there.

For me, it means that I can look for literature much faster and that I do not have to travel with ridiculous amounts of books in my backpack anymore. Also, it is always easy when you are looking for a certain quote in a book to search by word in pdf reader instead of spending 10 minutes flipping pages. The dictionaries, key concept books are also very nice to have on your computer.

When I realized the potential of this website I almost cried… it will also push the day that I get a hernia from carrying books around back about 10 years. Thank you Tim.

Tron, a Classic about to be Remade

Only recently I first saw Lisberger’s nerdy cult classic Tron. The film is a sort of prequel to the Matrix and already interesting as such. But when my eyes got used to the 8-bit madness of the film, I really started to take a liking to the overal feel of the film, including the story. (link to film website)

I learned about the existence of the film because of a remake that is probably going to arrive in theaters at the end of this year or at the start of the next. It’s called Tron Legacy and it is going to be in full 3d. Moreover, Daft Punk will provide the soundtrack for the film. That is certainly enough to get me to the cinema but not without a certain feel of dread. I wonder wether the film will looze its original optimism and enthousiasm about the possibilities of the computer age to a sort of revival of the 8-bit, including the soundtrack. Daft Punk is known for its retro-sound. However, Daft Punk is also in many ways very modern (up to date). Their mix of the sounds of the past with the possibilities of computerized instruments certainly meant that electronic music was brought to a larger than ever audience. Will the new movie be a stale remake or a new celebration of future possibilities clothed in a dystopia? I will certainly be there to see. (Link to the new film website)

Simulacrum, Beyond the Horizon

Any day now, the new Simulacrum: Beyond the Horizon, will hit the magazine stands. The new issue is loaded with essays by faculty members and students. Some of the essay’s are in Dutch, others in English, all of them are worthy of a glance. Check the website for more information.

Work by: Ghislain Amar, Murat Aydemir, Tanja Baudoin, Sophie Berrebi, Cas Bool, Jan van Campen, Daan van Dartel, Galerie EIGEN + ART Leipzig/Berlin, Menno Fitski, Bernhard Garnicnig, Thijs Gerbrandy, Geertje Hiensch, David Horvitz, Henk van Houtum, Erwin Jans, Jitske Jasperse, Éléonore Joulin, Anouk van Kampen, Joram Kraaijeveld, Fouad Laroui, Sjoerd van Leeuwen, Imara Limon, Emiel Martens, Maix Mayer, Ditteke Mensink, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Milenne Onrust, Sanne Oorthuizen, Ben Rebel, Sietske Roorda, Anne Siffels, Rik Spanjers, Mikki Stelder, Lise Steyn, Joshua Thies, Jan Truijens Martinez, Tessa Verheul, Roy Villevoye, Esther de Vries, Wendelien van Welie, Kerstin Winking en Robbert Woltering.

Music Update

Tom Springveld recommends three great cd’s to get spring underway:

Finally Dylan’s true son has arrived. Not Jakob – who is just his biological son – but ‘native of the North Pole’ Kristian Matsson A.K.A. The Tallest Man On Earth sets out to successfully defend the early 60’s folk heritage of His Bobness. Armed with an acoustic guitar and a voice like a chainsaw, that is.

The Tallest Man On Earth – The Wild Hunt. Released on April 13^th through Dead Oceans.

 It if were another day – cheesy, I know – Jamie Lidell could’ve never made Compass, a brilliant, 14-track recording, to be released in May. Not only does Lidell show he isn’t the typical a-rhythmic blue-eyed soul singer many (dumb) people thought he was, he also had the guts to reach out to weird but fabulous fellow musicians like Beck, Feist, Wilco and Grizzly Bear.

Jamie Lidell – Compass. Released on May 17^th through Warp Records.

The times they are a-changin’. Psychedelic to-hip-to-be-square pop duo MGMT have catapulted themselves into space (again), and already are lightyears away from the Time To Pretend-era. Instead, they fool around with 60’s surf pop, echo-drenched vocals, and a tribute to Brian Eno. Oh, and could you please stab your Facebook? (singer Andrew VanWyngarden would like you to.)

MGMT – Congratulations. Released on April 13^th through Columbia/Sony BMG.