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Matthew Watson

    The Market
    Afterlives of Affect
    False Prophets of Economics Imperialism
    Climate Engineering
    The Desert of the Real
    • The Desert of the Real

      • 200 páginas
      • 7 horas de lectura

      What if Déjà vu was just a fleeting window into a reality with different choices made?Where dreams and hallucinations are enduring connections to a world long diverged.Could the passage to those realms be found again? So that we may learn to navigate away from the nightmares that lie ahead.The Desert Provides.The Desert of the Real is an anthology of short stories from worlds both similar and stark to our own. Worlds where angels and demons dance in veiled wars, where ambition and science collide to control the human experience, and where we discover others amongst the dark forest that is our starry night.This collection of eleven tales weaves its journey across a blend of narratives and mediums, each exploring the possibilities of literature through the lens of alternative history, fantasy, and science fiction.Some may be closer to home than we think.

      The Desert of the Real
    • Focusing on climate engineering, this textbook offers an unbiased exploration of various technologies aimed at mitigating or reversing climate change effects. Authored by a prominent researcher in the field, it serves as an educational resource for those interested in understanding the complexities and potential applications of climate engineering solutions.

      Climate Engineering
    • False Prophets of Economics Imperialism

      The Limits of Mathematical Market Models

      • 312 páginas
      • 11 horas de lectura

      The book presents a thorough intellectual history that critiques the limitations of economic imperialism. It argues that the mathematical models used by economists fail to capture social truths and realities of lived experiences, instead reflecting only their internal logic. Through extensive research, the author highlights the disconnect between economic theories and the complexities of human life, inviting readers to reconsider the validity and applicability of these economic claims in understanding society.

      False Prophets of Economics Imperialism
    • Afterlives of Affect

      • 280 páginas
      • 10 horas de lectura

      Matthew C. Watson considers the life and work of artist and Mayanist scholar Linda Schele (1942-1998) as an entry point to discuss the nature of cultural inquiry, decipherment in anthropology, and the social conditions of knowledge production.

      Afterlives of Affect
    • A major contribution to our understanding of the dominant economic language of our time, which unpacks the concept of the market to reveal exactly what it means to defer to the logic of the market and to submit to market forces.

      The Market