Category: Mind Reading

On Friday the 13th — appropriately enough — my paper, ‘The End of Mind Reading’ was published under my former stage name Edward James Dean, in the University of Huddersfield’s Journal of Performance Magic. Regarding this paper, the editor of this edition, Franc Chamberlain, writes:

‘Of the nine papers presented at the symposium only three are included in this issue of Performance Magic, those by Todd Landman, Nik Taylor, and Edward James Dean. Each of these… questions in one way or another, magic in an age when the magician is openly playing with questions of truth and fiction, reality and illusion, instruction and diversion, and enchantment and disenchantment. Edward James Dean draws on some ideas from Richard Schechner’s work on play and the concept of ‘dark play’ to explore some of the ambiguities in performance magic and makes links to the world of wrestling and the openness of contemporary kayfabe.’

To read ‘The End of Mind Reading’ click here

My first paper published in the JPM, ‘(Re)Discovering the Body in Mentalism’ can be found here: click here

Check out the current international issue of Rogue Illustrated:  An excellent interview with Turner Dixon and my alter ego Eddie Dean.  A DIY home-testing telepathy kit.  A smoothie recipe.  It pretty much has it all…  Thanks Rogue Illustrated, you’re so cool!