About

Devouring Bolaño’s 2666

nicomachus.net is the virtual representation of Phillip Barron, who is responsible for all of the writing and photography, unless otherwise credited.

Trained in analytic philosophy, Phillip Barron is a scholar and award-winning digital media artist living in Quito, Ecuador Durham, NC. His works have appeared in the Radical Philosophy Review among other progressive publications and concern issues of justice.

Barron works worked as a Digital Media Specialist at the National Humanities Center, where among other things he is was managing editor of the On the Human project and coordinated the institutional collaboration that made The Soundings Project possible. He is the sole proprietor of the digital media design company, nicomedia, LLC.

From 2004 to 2008, his newspaper columns “The Outspokin’ Cyclist” appeared monthly in The Herald Sun. A sample of his op-ed contributions to local newspapers can be found here. He has taught courses in philosophy at the Chapel Hill and Greensboro campuses of the University of North Carolina as well as Duke University.

Barron is a available to speak on academic and political uses of digital media, critical thinking in public discourse, and ethics in sports. To get in touch, feel free to email at pbarron AT gmail DOT com, or you can also find more contact information here.

Upcoming speaking engagements:

  • none at the moment

    • Previous speaking engagements include:

  • “Crossing the Line: Biomedical Technology in Sports,”Raleigh Science Café, October 20th, 6:30 — 8:30pm. Tir Na Nog, 218 South Blount St, Raleigh, NC
  • “WordPress 101, a beginners guide to using WordPress,”  WordCampRDU 2009, North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC)
  • “Collaboration for Digital Preservation,” Special Libraries Association annual conference, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, (Washington, DC) Note: our session was featured in the SLA blog.
  • “Durham’s History through Transportation and Film,” History Department, Duke University, (Durham, NC)
  • “Human Enhancement: Beyond our Natural Abilities,” Periodic Tables, Museum of Life and Science (Durham, NC)
  • “The state of the Death Penalty in Massachusetts,” Hampshire Citizens Against the Death Penalty (Northampton, MA)

    • If you have something to share with the Durham bicycling community, please submit your news, photos, videos, or links for review. Items of interest may be posted here (nicomachus.net) or may be developed into a column for The Herald Sun.