User:Lieven Van Speybroeck
A Belgian...
... from the flemish part, if you'd wonder. No, I'm not a separatist (although it's trendy). So far for politics.
After having spent hours memorizing Latin words and dissecting historiography by Tacitus i felt the urge to explore a more practical field of study. I found it in the Master Studies of Graphic Design at St-Lucas, Ghent. Followed by an extra (depressing) 9 months-long PhP course, i eventually ended up being a graphic designer at the studio of a big flemish publisher.
Two years later the time for a new perspective had come. PZI was a relevant choice.
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Past/Current Reading
I'll try to make a list of things i found/find interesting to read. Everything really: novels, theoretic writings, instruction guides, ... . This should work as an overview, reminder, teaser, etc.
- Lieven De Cauter > The Capsular Civilisation. On the City in the Age of Fear
- Maurice Merleau-Ponty > Phenomenology of Perception
- Pierre Bourdieu > The field of cultural production
- Don Ihde > Postphenomenology. Essays in the postmodern context
- Aldous Huxley > A Brave New World
- David Mitchell > Cloud Atlas
- Hans Achterhuis a.o. > Van Stoommachine tot Cyborg. Denken over techniek in de nieuwe wereld - (Eng. American philosophy of technology: the empirical turn)
- Max Frisch > Homo Faber