IV. Thiel & Palantir: Hypermimetic Surveillance
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IV. Thiel & The Antichrist : The Straussian Moment
I. Thiel avec Girard: From Mimetic Theory to Facebook
The Case of Thiel: Diagnosed by Mimetic Studies
Tropos Special Issue CfP: New Steps for the Mimetic Turn
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In order to further mimetic studies the journal Tropos issued a call for papers that aim to further the mimetic turn. Interdisciplinary essays on any manifestations of homo mimeticus welcome. Deadline for submission August 31, 2026. More details here
CfP Special Issue of Trópos on Mimetic Studies
In the wake of the ACLA panel on Mimetic Studies we open a CfP for contributions to Trópos: Journal of Hermeneutics and Philosophical Critique, for a special issue titled, “Mimetic Studies: New Theoretical Steps for the Mimetic Turn.” More information is available here.
We look forward to your submissions!
Mimetic Trouble with Judith Butler II
The Urgency of Mimetic Studies: From Imitation to (New) Fascism–Girard Lecture
In this 5th biannual Girard lecture, organized by the Dutch Girard Society, Nidesh Lawtoo steps back to the insights that, as of 2016, lead him to use the term “(new) fascism” as a warning against Donald Trump’s anti-democratic tendencies, which culminated in an insurrection on January 6. Despite many critical warnings and fascist actions, the efficacy of the affective and infective powers of mimesis never ceases to surprise. Hence, the urgency of new mimetic studies. More information HERE.
Mimetic Posthumanism: Homo Mimeticus 2.0 in Art, Philosophy and Technics
It is indeed tempting to affirm that on and about November 2022 (post)human character changed. The revolution in A.I. simulations calls for an update of the ancient realization that humans are imitative animals, or homo mimeticus. But mimetic posthumanism is not limited to A.I.: from simulation to identification, affective contagion to viral mimesis, robotics to hypermimesis, a plurality of posthuman theorists–from Katherine Hayles to Francesca Ferrando, Ivan Callus to Patricia Pisters, among others—argue that it is because of our all-too-human tendency to imitate that we are caught in a mimetic process of becoming posthuman in the first place. Free download HERE
Homo Mimeticus II: Re-Turns to Mimesis
In this second installment of the Homo Mimeticus series (co-edited with Marina Garcia-Granero), international scholars working in philosophy, literary theory, classics, cultural studies, sociology, political theory, and the neurosciences engage creatively with the theory of homo mimeticus to further the transdisciplinary field of mimetic studies. See FREE download & BLOG.
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