John Marks

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  Nottingham
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  UK
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Biography

Dr John Marks obtained his B.A. in French from the University of Nottingham in 1987. He completed an M.A. in Critical Theory at Nottingham in 1988, and he subsequently completed a PhD on the work of the French philosopher Michel Foucault at Nottingham Trent University in 1993. He worked as a Lecturer in French Studies at Loughborough University from 1992 to 1998, and subsequently as a Reader in French Studies and then Critical Theory at Nottingham Trent University. He was appointed Associate Professor (Reader) in French Studies at the University of Nottingham in 2007.

Teaching Summary

Dr Marks' teaching interests are principally focused on cultural and sociological aspects of contemporary French society. This teaching is informed by research interests in areas such as the culture… read more

Research Summary

I am currently interested in the ethical, philosophical and cultural implications of molecular biology, biotechnology and genetics. I am a member of the Science Technology Culture Research Group

Recent Publications

• MARKS, J., 2010. Clone Stories: 'Shallow are the souls that have forgotten how to shudder' Paragraph: Psychoanalysis and the Posthuman: Special Issue. 33(3), 331-353 (In Press.)
• MARKS, J., 2008. Michel Foucault: Biopolitics and Biology. In: MORTON, S. and BYGRAVE, S., eds., Foucault in an Age of Terror: essays on biopolitics and the defence of society Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 88-105 (In Press.)
• MARKS, J., 2007. The New Eugenics: Jacques Testart and French bioethics New Formations [Special issue: <i>Eugenics Old and New</i>]. 60(Winter 2006-7), 124-138
• MARKS, J., ed., 2006. Deleuze and science [Special issue of <i>Paragraph</i>, 29(2)] Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

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Dr Marks' teaching interests are principally focused on cultural and sociological aspects of contemporary French society. This teaching is informed by research interests in areas such as the culture and politics of food and sport in France, the sociology of work, and the general issue of French culture in the context of an increasingly globalised culture and economy.

Past Research

My previous work has focused primarily on the significance of contemporary French thought, particularly the work of MIchel Foucualt and Gilles Deleuze.

Future Research

In the future, I want to develop research in the area of the theorisation of the 'human' and the 'posthuman'.

• MARKS, J., 2010. Clone Stories: 'Shallow are the souls that have forgotten how to shudder' Paragraph: Psychoanalysis and the Posthuman: Special Issue. 33(3), 331-353 (In Press.)
• MARKS, J., 2008. Michel Foucault: Biopolitics and Biology. In: MORTON, S. and BYGRAVE, S., eds., Foucault in an Age of Terror: essays on biopolitics and the defence of society Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 88-105 (In Press.)
• MARKS, J., 2007. The New Eugenics: Jacques Testart and French bioethics New Formations [Special issue: <i>Eugenics Old and New</i>]. 60(Winter 2006-7), 124-138
• MARKS, J., ed., 2006. Deleuze and science [Special issue of <i>Paragraph</i>, 29(2)] Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
• MARKS, J., 2006. Molecular Biology in the Work of Deleuze and Guattari. In: MARKS, J., ed., Deleuze and Science: (Special issue of Paragraph, vol. 29, no.2) Edinburgh University Press. 81-97
• MARKS, J., 2006. Information and Resistance: Deleuze, the virtual and cyberneics. In: BUCHANAN, I. and PARR, A., eds., Deleuze and the Contemporary World Edinburgh University Press. 194-213 (In Press.)
• MARKS, J., 2005. W.G. Sebald: invisible and intangible Forces New Formations. 55(Spring), 89-103
• MARKS, J., 2003. Gilles Deleuze: Writing in Terror Parallax. 9(1), 114-124
• MARKS, J., 2003. Food. In: DAUNCEY, H., ed., French Popular Culture: an introduction London: Arnold. (In Press.)
• MARKS, J., 2001. 'Everything is Connected': Deleuze et DeLillo Théorie, Littérature, Enseignement. 66-83 (In Press.)
• MARKS, J and MCCAFFREY, E., eds., 2001. French Cultural Debates Monash University/University of Delaware Press. (In Press.)
• BUCHANAN, I and MARKS, J., eds., 2000. Deleuze and Literature Edinburgh University Press. (In Press.)