''Collapse'' is an independent, non-affiliated
journal
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of
philosophical
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research and development published in the
United Kingdom
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by Urbanomic.
History and profile
''Collapse'' was founded in 2006
by Robin Mackay. It serves as a successor to the ''***collapse'' journal that operated between 1995 and 1996 and was similarly edited by Robin Mackay. The magazine is based in
Oxford
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.
It features speculative work in progress by contemporary
philosophers, along with contributions from
artists,
scientist
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s and other writers outside of philosophy.
In December 2008, as a part of BBC Today guest editor
Zadie Smith
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's programme, the author
Hari Kunzru
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listed Urbanomic's ''Collapse'' as an
avant-garde
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philosophy journal in his ''A guide to the artistic underground''.
References
External links
Philosophy: Collapse Vol IV - Autopsy of a Genre (M/C Reviews)Robin Mackay, ed. Collapse: Philosophical research and development. Vol. 1 (Oxford: Philosophia Mathematica, vol. 15-2, 2007)
Magazines established in 2006
Philosophy magazines
Independent magazines
Visual arts magazines published in the United Kingdom
Mass media in Oxford
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