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Research title Nigeria Factor: A Novel Exploring Neoliberalism, Violence, and the Student Movement in Contemporary Nigeria. Summary of research PhD research:
Through the site of Nigerian student politics, I explore how forms of violence (discursive and material), embedded in a neoliberalising society, may complicate reconciliation and democratisation efforts. My research methodology and dissertation will blend elements of human geography and creative writing.
Other research interests:
-radical geographies reading group (rg2) co-founded with Jo Norcup
-Marxism, deconstructionism and its critics, interdisciplinary / postdisciplinary critiques of neoliberalism
-History of the social sciences, with current projects on Kropotkin and Kant's anthropology
-Feminist history of medicine, with current projects on Victorian herbalism and antipsychiatry
-Creative writing and performance collaborations with academics, intellectuals, and artists. Recent projects include work as Political Dramaturge for 'Petrified Paradise,' a piece of verbatim theatre about the detention system produced by A Moment's Peace Theatre Company and performed at the Arches in Glasgow in September 2006; and 'Edge of Eden,' a dialogue between a photographic collection and creative writing exploring the geographies of a Vermont asbestos town (photographer Conohar Scott), performed at Glasgow University's Material Worlds Conference, 2005.
Supervisors Dr Paul Routledge
Prof Willy Maley, English Lit, Glasgow Uni Recent publications | View all publications >> Scott, C. and Weaver, K. in press. Edge of Eden. Material Worlds Conference Proceedings. Cambridge Scholars Press. Weaver, K. 2003. Promoting Reciprocity Between US and African Universities. New Haven: Wendy Blanning Foundation. Weaver, K. 2006. 'Locker Fantasies.' Snacks After Swimming: A Pool of the Best New Creative Writing Talent in Scotland. Glasgow: Freight Publishing.
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