Professor John Ó Maoilearca
Faculties, departments and locations
- Kingston School of Art
- Department of Critical and Historical Studies
- School of Creative and Cultural Industries
Professor of Film and Philosophy
- Email:
- [email protected]
About
I joined Kingston University in 2010 as Professor of Film. My areas of research and teaching are Philosophy and Film; Continental Philosophy; Film Theory; Animal Studies and Film; Philosophy and Non-Standard Philosophy; Theory and Practice (Practice as Research). I had previously taught philosophy and film theory at the University of Sunderland, England and the University of Dundee, Scotland.
I welcome applications from PhD students wishing to work in the areas of Film and Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Film Theory, Film Practice as Research, Art Practice as Research, Animals and Philosophy, François Laruelle and Non-Standard Philosophy, Gilles Deleuze, Henri Bergson, Alain Badiou, Michel Henry, Contemporary French Philosophy, and Philosophy Of Diagrams.
Qualifications
- 2002-2004: Masters in Film and Media Studies, at University of Sunderland.
- 1994-1996: Certificate of Education in Higher Education at University of Sunderland
- 1990-1993: PhD in Philosophy at University of Warwick
- 1987-1989: Masters by Research in Philosophy at University College, Dublin
- 1984-1987: BA Hons. in English and Philosophy at University College, Dublin
Domains
Courses taught
Publications
Animal spirits: philosomorphism and the background revolts of cinema
Mullarkey, John, 2013, Angelaki (18), 1pp 11-29, Published
The Tragedy of the Object: Democracy of Vision and the Terrorism of Things in Bazin's Cinematic Realism
Mullarkey, John, 2012, Angelaki: Journal of Theoretical Humanities (17), 4pp 39-59, Published
Life, movement and the fabulation of the event
Mullarkey, John, 2007, Theory, Culture & Society (24), 6pp 53-70, Published
Forget the virtual: Bergson, actualism, and the refraction of reality
Mullarkey, John, 2004, Continental Philosophy Review (37), 4pp 469-493, Published
Time, creativity and culture: introducing Bergson
Mullarkey, John and Linstead, Stephen, 2003, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (9), 1pp 3-13, Published
Bergson and the art of immanence: painting, photography, film
(2013). Edinburgh, U.K.: [Published]
The Bloomsbury Companion to Continental Philosophy
(2013). London, U.K.: (Bloomsbury) [Published]
Laruelle and non-philosophy
(2012). Edinburgh, U.K.: (Edinburgh University Press) [Published]
Refractions of reality: philosophy and the moving image
Mullarkey, John (2009). Basingstoke, U.K.: [Published]
Post-Continental Philosophy: An Outline
Mullarkey, John (2006). London, U.K.: (Continuum) [Published]
Henri Bergson: key writings
(2002). London, U.K.: (Continuum) [Published]
Bergson and Philosophy
Mullarkey, John (2000). Notre Dame, U.S.A.: [Published]
Art's philosophy: Bergson and immanence
de Mille, Charlotte and Mullarkey, John (2013). In: Mullarkey, John, De Mille, Charlotte, (eds.), Edinburgh, U.K.:pp 1-13 [Published]
Contingent Violence: Bergson and the Comedy of Horrors in Schindler's List
Mullarkey, John (2013). In: Matthews, Graham, Goodman, Sam, (eds.), London, U.K.:pp 129-144 [Published]
'For we will have shown it nothing': Bergson as non-philosopher (of) art
Mullarkey, John (2013). In: Mullarkey, John, De Mille, Charlotte, (eds.), Edinburgh, U.K.:pp 206-231 [Published]
Laruelle Contra Derrida: Performative Realism and The Logics of Consistency
Mullarkey, John (2013). In: Senatore, Mauro, (eds.), London, U.K.: Bloomsbury Academic [Published]
Equally Circular: Bergson and the Vague Inventions of Politics
Mullarkey, John (2012). In: Lefebvre, Alexandre, White, Melanie, (eds.), Durham, U.S.A.:pp 61-74 [Published]
I + I = I: The non-consistency of non-philosophical practice
Mullarkey, John (2012). In: Mullarkey, John, Smith, Anthony Paul, (eds.), Edinburgh, U.K.: Edinburgh University Presspp 143-168 [Published]
Introduction: The Non-Philosophical Inversion: Laruelle‘s Knowledge Without Domination
Mullarkey, John (2012). In: Mullarkey, John, Smith, Anthony Paul, (eds.), Edinburgh, U.K.: Edinburgh University Presspp 1-18 [Published]
Films Can't Philosophise (And Neither Can Philosophy): Introduction to a Non-Philosophy of Cinema
Mullarkey, John (2011). In: Carel, Havi, Tuck, Greg, (eds.), Basingstoke, U.K.:pp 86-102 [Published]
Temple Grandin's animal thoughts: on non-human thinking in pictures, films, and diagrams
Mullarkey, John (2011). In: Benedek, Andras, Nyiri, Kristof, (eds.), Frankfurt am main, Germany: Peter Langpp 155-168 [Published]
Stop making (philosophical) sense: notes towards a process organizational-thinking beyond 'Philosophy'
Mullarkey, John (2010). In: Hernes, Tor, Maitlis, Sally, (eds.), Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Presspp 38-54 [Published]
The psycho-physics of phenomenology: Bergson and Henry
Mullarkey, John (2010). In: Kelly, Michael R., (eds.), Basingstoke, U.K.:pp 201-220 [Published]
Film As Philosophy: A Mission Impossible?
Mullarkey, John (2008). In: Trifonova, Temenuga, (eds.), Abingdon, U.K.: Routledgepp 65-79 [Published]
The Very Life of Things: Thinking Objects and Reversing Thought in Bergsonian Metaphysics
Mullarkey, John (2007). Basingstoke, U.K.: Palgrave-Macmillan [Published]
Keynote
Mullarkey, John(2013). [Published]
Almost nothing happening: an essay on action and event
Mullarkey, John(2011). [Published]