I've heard that the Toronto one is pretty fun—at the first one, China Miéville was one of the speakers. Certainly, the local academics I know who are submitting papers are interesting folks. I suspect that it will be more earnest than I'd like and quite a bit over my head, but a dose of earnestness is perhaps what I need.
Oh. That reply surprised me. I thought it would be something mind-blowingly exciting about his books! But maybe it was, only with reference to international law? hey ho - I'll look it up. I started to read things by him as you recommend him so much, but I haven't got round to buying a whole novel by him yet. It is on my mental list of things to remember to do soon.
His only non-fiction book was about international law. It's, alas, the only one I haven't read (it's near-impossible to get ahold of).
I find much of his non-fiction horribly dry, given the sheer brilliance of his fiction. I blame the Socialist Worker for making everything boring; when he writes for Leninology he's great.
It's a weekend-long conference on critical Marxist theory. I missed the last two because I'm a flake (I'd have gone to the 2008 one if someone had told me that @#$% Miéville was speaking!) and also because it does always seem to coincide with birthday-type things. I need some hardcore theory in my life right now.
Yes. You are a geek and that seems like an awesome birthday plan. I would come with you if you wanted company. Also I may have some confusion about this but are you moving and I don't know it?
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Date: 2012-01-21 03:10 pm (UTC)I find much of his non-fiction horribly dry, given the sheer brilliance of his fiction. I blame the Socialist Worker for making everything boring; when he writes for Leninology he's great.
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Date: 2012-01-20 05:50 am (UTC)Also I may have some confusion about this but are you moving and I don't know it?
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Date: 2012-01-20 10:59 am (UTC)...I think I made a quasi-public post about moving? You may have been indisposed. I bought a house; I'm moving at the end of next month.
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Date: 2012-01-20 06:24 am (UTC)MISTORICAL HATERIALISM
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Date: 2012-01-21 12:14 am (UTC)Happy b-day!
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