Nigel Thrift is a Visiting Professor in Oxford and Tsinghua Universities. He was previously Executive Director of Schwarzman Scholars, Vice-Chancellor at the University of Warwick and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at Oxford University.

1. 'The Insubstantial Pageant'
2. 'Lifeworld Inc.'
3. 'Understanding the Material Practices of Glamour'
4. 'Different atmospheres'
5. 'Halos'
6. 'Nothing Dead Anywhere'