Yanal on Heidegger and Nazism – 11/23

Seminar participants intrigued by our series of sessions on Heidegger’s legacy might be interested in an upcoming lecture by Robert Yanal (Professor and Chair of WSU’s Philosophy Department) that addresses attempts to link Heidegger’s view of metaphysics and ethics with his political involvement with the Nazi Party. Full flyer for the event beneath the cut.

Biotechnica

• When the farthest corner of the globe has been conquered technologically and can be exploited economically; when any incident you like, in any place you like, at any time you like, becomes accessible as fast as you like…then, yes then, there still looms like a specter over all this uproar the question: what for?–where to?–and what then? –Heidegger, Introduction to Metaphysics (40)

In lieu of the usual material, stay tuned to this post for an audio recording and/or transcript of our Q & A with Premediation author Richard Grusin.

Pre-Premediation: Hansen on Media Theory

Toward the end of Premediation, Grusin takes issue with Mark B. N. Hansen’s portrayal of the intersection of power/politics with media/technics. Download the entire essay (“Media Theory“) for the full story (WSU library log-in required).