Material Religion-Tomorrow
Hi all, I just wanted to let those of you who are interested in religion, commodification and the material world (week 3 OiM) know that tomorrow morning at 10 ...
Safety and Speed in App-Based Remittance Transfers
Week 2: Labour, Money and Markets Jenny Silver Laura Bear’s (2014) concept of “timespaces” in the context of river pilots is useful in analyzing how notions of ...
The Materiality of Money
John's post about Zimbabwe made me think other recent examples such as Venezuela that, similarly, demonstrate what Marx' calls 'the problem of adequation' when ...
24/7
Hello everyone. Going through the reading list for next week I was reminded of an exhibition that I visited in Somerset House in London in December which I thought ...
The “Buy and Donate” Model that Complicates the “Perfect Gift”
Thinx is a company who sells underwear that can be worn during menstruation as a substitute or a supplement to traditional feminine hygiene products. The company not ...
Altruism or Absolution?
https://www.macleans.ca/society/why-a-group-of-rich-millennials-are-giving-their-money-away/ Above is a link to an article that a friend recently shared on Facebook. ...
Museum of Innocence
I have visited this museum and it is a materialization on how objects can tell the stories of the characters of the novel under the same name. You walk around the museum ...
The Copenhagen Opera House: A Gift, Not A Gift Coupon
"This is a gift and not a gift coupon," claims Mr. Mc-Kinney Moller’s spokesman regarding the controversy surrounding the construction of the Copenhagen Opera ...
A Short History of the Highrise
Charlotte's post reminded me of the fascinating interactive documentary 'A Short History of the Highrise' which explores the history of vertical living while ...
TEST
Dear OiM-ers 2020, This is just a test to make sure that you all have access to the site and can use the blog. More
Book Launch Invite
Dear Oim-ers, I hope that you had a good break! I wanted to invite you to the launch of my new book about exhibitions on May 9 in London from 6 - 9 pm (I was ...
Uploading film clips
Dear all, As I said on Tuesday you are allowed to upload film clips (max 15 minutes) to accompany your 4000 word essay. I have now checked the possibility of ...
feedback forms_BIG favour!
Dear all, I have a BIG favour to ask you. I am afraid that I forgot to hand-out feedback forms during our last class on Tuesday and therefore wanted to ask you if you ...
It is ASH Wednesday.
Finally, I had to share this Thought for the Day episode on Radio 4 which I heard by chance earlier this morning; ...
OiM films
Dear all, On Friday I will leave a box with the OiM films currently in my possession in the ISCA office so that you can access them over the break. The films ...
Witchcraft TODAY!
Dear All, Below is the extra reading related to witchraft that I mentioned today in class. - Graeber, D. 2015.Radical alterity is just another way of saying ...
The Technoscience of Kimchi
Reading the article by Heath and Meneley, in which it is explained that technoscientific elements are often invoked in the marketing of 'traditional' foods, I ...
J. Crew and Fair Trade Denim
In an attempt to participate in ethical consumption, J. Crew is now selling Fair Trade certified denim that, “uses less water, chemicals, and energy to produce”. ...