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Hi Your thesis sounds very interesting. I teach film and video at the University of East London and am currently doing a PhD on place, memory and identity in documentary cinema. We also have a staff theory group and discussed Alain Badiou in a session. Very interesting. I am making two films as part of the thesis so yes we do such a thing at our place. If you look on the UEL website you could apply to arts and creative industries from August but before then contact the graduate school and/or email Haim Bresheeth in the school of Humanities Social Sciences. (restructuring will take place in August!) There are many others of course in the UK, some are AVPhDs such as Goldsmiths but ours is a PhD with practice. best wishes Jill www.jilldanielsfilms.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Haukur Már Helgason To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 3:59 PM Subject: [FILM-PHILOSOPHY] Godard thesis: The image interrogates the word Hi everyone, I just wanted to let know about my MA-thesis, which I recently concluded at the University of Iceland. It centers on Godard's oeuvre, from his first short films up until Weekend (1967). It is in Icelandic, but an English excerpt can be found here: http://skemman.is/is/item/view/1946/8362. The title would translate as 'The Image interrogates the Word: Godard and Film as philosophical research equipment'. It is, among other things, perhaps first and foremost an attempt to establish a non-historical concept of modernism, modernism as something akin to virtue, the virtue of aggressive thought. That part of the approach is founded on Alain Badiou's concepts of Truth and Subject. I keep my eyes open for PhD programs where I could continue the research. I am currently my first feature-length documentary film, and haven't found a faculty yet which would support rather than hinder my practical endeavours alongside theory – any tips would certainly be appreciated. All the best, Haukur Már Helgason, Reykjavík. -- Film-Philosophy After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] Or visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/film-philosophy.html For technical help email: [log in to unmask], not the list -- Film-Philosophy journal: http://www.film-philosophy.com/ Film-Philosophy Conference (6-8 July 2011): http://www.film-philosophy.com/conference/ Contact: [log in to unmask] -- -- Film-Philosophy After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] Or visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/film-philosophy.html For technical help email: [log in to unmask], not the list -- Film-Philosophy journal: http://www.film-philosophy.com/ Film-Philosophy Conference (6-8 July 2011): http://www.film-philosophy.com/conference/ Contact: [log in to unmask] --