Thom Hamer

PhD candidate at @cardiffuni and @unisouthampton, funded by the @SWWDTP/@ahrcpress, investigating post-ironic and metamodern responses to existential absurdity.

[Thom Hamer @ThomHamer]

What, if anything, makes life absurd? I'm curious to see what springs to mind beyond experts in the field of existential philosophy. Feel free to share your thoughts.

#existentialism #nihilism #literature #psychology

[CUEnglishCommPhilos @CUEngCommPhilos]

Inside 'Gen Z humor,' the layered and absurdist internet jokes millennials are struggling to keep up with.
Philosophy doctoral student @ThomHamer shares for @thisisinsider 📲 https://t.co/5Tko7nfBx7
#genz #millenials #joke #philosophy 🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

[Thom Hamer @ThomHamer]

Taking a few days to immerse myself in the 'The Sacred Return of Lost Things' at the Liverpool @Biennial. Big shout-out to @SWWDTP for funding this trip. 🤲

— artwork by Isa do Rosário

[Metamodern Festival @MetamodernF]

Get ready for another edition of The Metamodern Festival! What can circus offer to deepen our understanding of the times we’re living in? Join us on Friday 26th May 2023 at NoFit State Circus. ✨

Get your free tickets here: https://t.co/OvIOSnL393

[Haya Sheffer @HayaSheffer]

A new art video, today at #encounteringrome
Thank's @ThomHamer for the brilliant soundtrack! and the @SWWDTP for the support 🧿

[Memory Studies SW Research Cluster @MemoryStudiesSW]

Be sure to join us on Friday the 17th of February at the University of Southampton for our #NostalgiaRuminations workshop where we will be investigating how nostalgia cultivates a sense of identity and togetherness! Supported by the @SWWDTP
Link here: https://t.co/45cjCLxXie

[Thom Hamer @ThomHamer]

Contemplating symbolic moments of change (e.g. New Year). How can they engender actual change—and how may they hamper it?

[Thom Hamer @ThomHamer]

Contemplating the idea of inner consent. What does it mean to say yes to one's own actions or to fail to do so (and letting them unfold anyway)?

[Thom Hamer @ThomHamer]

Contemplating the role of innovation in modern and contemporary art. Why do we value novelty?

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Contemplating productivity as a central source of meaning in life. Is it something praiseworthy or problematic?

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@_MaryEds @BloomsburyPhilo @BloomsburyAcad @cardiffphilos Absolutely stoked to read this. 🤌

[CUEnglishCommPhilos @CUEngCommPhilos]

🎇Time to talk books! 📚
⌚ Join us 19:00 tomorrow for our first @CardiffBookTalk of the 22/23 season
🗨️ Experts Dr Christina Wilkins (aka @stinaface), Dr Megen de Bruin-Molé (aka @MegenJM) & Rosie Crouch discuss Her Body and Other Parties
💻 Register 👉 https://t.co/7MrIHklTJ3

[Thom Hamer @ThomHamer]

Contemplating clichés and platitudes. Why are we so repulsed by them?

[Cardiff Philosophy @cardiffphilos]

We're hiring!

Two open-ended Teaching & Research posts, one in moral philosophy and one in political philosophy.

Both appointments can be made at any level from Lecturer to Reader.

Details:
https://t.co/BbeK8adDFE

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Contemplating self-sabotage. Why do we do it?

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@LucyOsler Awesome!! 🤌🤌

[Thom Hamer @ThomHamer]

I'm compiling a reading list of transgressive fiction. However, I would like to counterbalance all the misogyny with some transgressive works written from a more feminist perspective. What should I read?

[Thom Hamer @ThomHamer]

Contemplating the ambiguity of surprise. Why do we experience the unexpected sometimes as comical and at other times as disconcerting?

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@SarahWieten Five boxes of Socrates' works would change everything. ☄️

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What is the most common motif in your dreams?

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Contemplating irony in music, especially jazz and classical compositions. What are your favourite pieces/composers with an ironic touch?