Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Can the Subaltern Shave? : A Primer of Philo-Follicular Thought
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'In this amusing, absurdist essay about the 'deeply-rooted' connections between post-structuralist theorists and their hairstyles, Roberts explores the quirky side to well-known philosophers, whose physical appearance sometimes challenges our ability to take their ideas seriously' (Philament contents page).

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  • In an accompanying biography, Roberts writes that his article 'was inspired by photographs of philosophers whose hairstyles he considered to be stupendous'.

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    y separately published work icon Philament Habits & Habitat no. 12 June 2008 Z1562232 2008 periodical issue 2008 pg. 142-149
    Note: Includes portraits of John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Friedrich Engels, Martin Heidegger, Jacques Derrida, Jacques Lacan, Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes and Judith Butler
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