Saturday, November 11, 2006
(7:09 PM) | Adam Kotsko:
The Weblog at the AAR
Who among the great throng of Webloggians is attending the AAR/SBL this year? Feel free to say so in comments, and also to advertise any papers you are giving, etc.One potential nodal point for us could be the unofficial "The Weblog panel," officially a panel on Theology and the Political, which is taking place on Monday from 4-6:30. Panelists are Dan Barber, Josh Davis, and Adam Kotsko, with Graham Ward and Conor Cunningham responding and Nate Kerr presiding.
The "Weblog" aspect of this stems from the fact that the panelists and presider have at one time or another left comments and/or written posts on this blog and that the initial impetus was a post I wrote asking if people wanted to do a panel -- by my conservative estimate, 93% of the work of planning this, including the crucial matter of actually coming up with the topic, was done by Nate Kerr.
I also am giving a paper entitled "Politics and Perversion: Situating Žižek’s Paul" in a session on Tuesday from 9-12 in which Brad Johnson will also be a participant. Additionally, a panel discussion of Reading Derrida / Thinking Paul by Theodore W. Jennings, Jr. (my advisor) will take place on Monday from 1-3:30; Brad Johnson will be among the panelists.
Also, keep in mind Brad's advice that you should foster certain indulgences on my part. If followed, it will go a long way toward helping me to meet my budget projections, which are predicated on spending absolutely no money aside from airfare. In short: don't be afraid to spend money on me! I assure you that I'll be very funny and will reveal embarrassing personal information (beyond what you already get on the blog -- so you can imagine it's pretty good).
