RoboCop (1987) is the Good Soldier Švejk – or, better yet, as a colleague suggested to me, he’s Amelia Bedelia. Both Amelia and Švejk misunderstand the instructions they receive from authorities in such a way that they’ve understood too much – ostensibly without understanding anything at all. In other words, both Amelia and Švejk hear… Continue Reading RoboCop is Amelia Bedelia
On Mark Fisher (1968-2017)
“The more enlightened our houses are, the more their walls ooze ghosts.” – Italo Calvino Mark Fisher remains one of my intellectual heroes. Originally, I had typed “academic heroes,” but I quickly realized that one of the reasons why his work speaks to me so strongly is its steadfast refusal to entomb itself in the… Continue Reading On Mark Fisher (1968-2017)