Book Launch – Performing Deception
October 12th 2022 – 17:00-18:30 (GMT+1)
Prof Brian Rappert
Chair: Dr Elspeth Van Veeren
Discussants:
- Dr. Clare Birchall (KCL), author of Radical Secrecy: The Ends of Transparency in Datafied America, Shareveillance: The Dangers of Openly Sharing and Covertly Collecting Data, and Knowledge Goes Pop: From Conspiracy Theory to Gossip.
- Dr. Susan Maret (SJSU), co-editor of Government Secrecy: Classic and Contemporary Readings, and Managing Editor of the journal Secrecy & Society.
- Professor Todd Landman (Nottingham), Professor of Political Science and Pro Vice Chancellor of the Social Sciences at the University of Nottingham, Executive Director of the Rights Lab, as well as THE Academic Magician
About the Event
SPIN is delighted to co-host the book launch for SPIN-ster Brian Rappert’s new book, Performing Deception, as part of our events series with the South West Doctoral Training Partnership.
Join us and our fascinating panellists for an evening to discuss the book and its themes, including a Q & A session. The event will be held online, through Zoom. All welcome. Sign up available through Eventbrite page.
About the Book
In Performing Deception, Brian Rappert reconstructs the practice of entertainment magic by analysing it through the lens of perception, deception and learning, as he goes about studying conjuring himself. Through this novel meditation on reasoning and skill, Rappert elevates magic from the undertaking of mere trickery to an art that offers the basis for rethinking our possibilities for acting in the modern world. Performing Deception covers a wide range of theories in sociology, philosophy, psychology and elsewhere in order to offer a striking assessment of the way secrecy and deception are woven into social interactions, as well as the illusionary and paradoxical status of expertise.
Buy the book or read the PDF for free.