Monday, May 21, 2012

Jason Dittmer

Jason Dittmer is Lecturer in Human Geography at University College London. He is the author of Popular Culture, Geopolitics, and Identity.
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Contributions

Jason Dittmer: Where is the End?

The other day I was emailed by a friend: “Did you know that Gabrielle Giffords may be the Antichrist?” My eyes widened in surprise.
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The Middle of Marján’s Map

Attila Marján’s The Middle of the Map is a book that defies easy characterization. From its cover photo by Deep Purple’s Roger Glover to…well, really the cover photo by Roger Glover should be enough to differentiate this book from others in the field of geopolitics.
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Jason Dittmer: Freezing Bosnia

Bosnia Remade is a book a long time in coming and yet absolutely timely. The book takes as its scope not only the 1990s war in Bosnia but also the decade-long effort to undo the war’s effects.
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Jason Dittmer: The Philosophy of Comics

The Art of Comics bills itself as the “first-ever collection of essays published in English devoted to the philosophical questions raised by the art of comics”. This much-qualified claim is certainly true, and I have waited anxiously for its publication since I first learned it was in production. Aaron Meskin and Roy T. Cook, the editors of the volume, have assembled an impressive array of philosophers to comment on comics.
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