I will be presenting In Defense of the Simple Image on the panel, Investigating Images and TV.
Uncertain Futures: Exploring Ambiguities, Hopes and Anxieties Conference, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. February 10th – February 12th, 2021

Rosi Braidotti asks:

“How should we describe that sinking feeling at the thought of the unsustainability of our future: Post-anthropocentric nausea? Extinction-attraction syndrome? Terrestrial delirium? Global obscenities overload? No country for any human?”
– Posthuman Knowledge (2019)

During this unusual and unprecedented present moment, we invite you to investigate the uncertainties of our futures together in the online 31st Annual English Graduate Student Association’s Mardi Gras Conference at Louisiana State University. The annual Mardi Gras Conference takes place every year around the time of Mardi Gras; however, this year, carnival celebrations might look a little different. The current ambiguity of the present invites us now to speculate about the possible perils and hopes of our contemporary moment as well as our futures. By connecting our pasts to our futures, we ask: Is there a chance of restoration and social unity? Or are our futures really as dark as they seem?

Conference History

The LSU English Graduate Student Association’s annual Mardi Gras Conference takes place every year on the week prior to Mardi Gras. This conference has a long and prestigious history and is currently in its 31st year. Presenters have come not only from the United States but also from across the world, including Canada, Israel, England, Germany, and a host of other countries. Furthermore, the conference has attracted many top scholars as keynote speakers, such as Terry Eagleton, Brian McHale, Cathy Davidson, Timothy Brennan, and Meredith McGill.