New Materialisms, Diana Coole and Samantha Frost

‘For there is an apparent paradox in thinking about matter: as soon as we do, we seem to distance ourselves … More

Vibrant Matter, Jane Bennett

Preface: How would political responses to public problems change were we to take seriously the vitality of (nonhuman) bodies? By … More

Chapter 5: (playing off ‘the whole word’s a stage idea?) Revolutions and political change happen in people’s minds and imaginations … More

‘a sense of limpidness in the suddenly tangible gravity of a small body on this middle-sized planet’ ‘how will you … More

Page 1 para 2 – where the water in our bodies etc has been We began to branch off from … More

8 – Wayside Carvings – ‘strike a resonance with the surrounding landscape while in no way trying to compete’ “One … More

‘Different paths have different characteristics, depending on geology and purpose. The prehistoric trackways of the English Downs can still be … More

A collection of notes and quotes

“…it bears remembering that Bible stories are still part of what has been remembered and their contents should not be … More

strong links between landscape and memory/historical research Simon Schama Landscape and Memory – ‘archive of the feet’ ‘thinking of history … More