Monthly Archives: April 2011

China Miéville on Fiction and Politics

Posted on April 3, 2011 by stuartelden

The Weird: a discussion of fiction and politics with China Miéville here. Discussion based, rather than a formal talk, but his answers are detailed and there is a lot of interesting stuff here about genres in literature, political symbolism of … Continue reading →

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William Connolly conference poster

Posted on April 3, 2011 by stuartelden

Poster of William Connolly conference in London on 26 May 2011, here. More details here.

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UW-M response on Bill Cronon

Posted on April 2, 2011 by stuartelden

Over at his Scholar as Citizen blog, Bill Cronon posts the University of Wisconsin-Madison responses to the Republican request for access to his emails here. I know that some of the initial reactions suggested that unless he had something to hide, there … Continue reading →

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Punctum books launches

Posted on April 1, 2011 by stuartelden

I’ve mentioned this book publishing project as in process before, but Punctum books now has a press release launching the series and announcing forthcoming books here (or as a pdf here). One to watch. Ben Woodard’s book on geophilosophy looks especially … Continue reading →

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Susan Ruddick on translating Pierre Macherey

Posted on April 1, 2011 by stuartelden

There is an interview with Susan Ruddick about her translation of Pierre Macherey over at the new Society and Space blog.

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