Monthly Archives: February 2012

More doubts about the Jeremy Bamber conviction

Posted on February 5, 2012 by stuartelden

Ballistics experts raise doubts as to whether the much-disputed silencer was ever used – report in The Guardian, and a video reviewing the case a year ago. I said something about this case in my piece on the Troy Davis execution … Continue reading →

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‘How to get a fellowship’

Posted on February 3, 2012 by stuartelden

Some good advice here.

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Rancière, Macherey, Balibar in review

Posted on February 3, 2012 by stuartelden

The Notes Taken rounds up three reviews.

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Macherey on philosophy and literature

Posted on February 2, 2012 by stuartelden

Some nice quotes from Pierre Macherey’s The Object of Literature “literature and philosophy are inextricable entwined. Or at least they were until history established a sort of official division between the two” (p. 3). “let us listen, then, to literature … Continue reading →

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KCL talk, Boris and a mechanical elephant

Posted on February 1, 2012 by stuartelden

The talk at King’s College London seemed to go down quite well. Lunchtime talks can be a bit rushed but there was a really good turnout and some good questions. Nice lunch with some very good MA students afterwards. Thanks … Continue reading →

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