Monthly Archives: May 2012

David Harvey talks

Posted on May 17, 2012 by stuartelden

with David Graeber   And at the LSE talking about Rebel Cities.

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Being and Time Management

Posted on May 17, 2012 by stuartelden

How philosophers might have coped with the modern university – The Department of Omnishambles. Hit and miss, but some of this is very funny. Thanks to Clare for pointing me to this.

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Posted on May 16, 2012 by stuartelden

Peter Adey to write the ‘Air’ volume of the Reaktion Earth series I mentioned last week.Should be good.

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Borderscapes in Trieste

Posted on May 15, 2012 by stuartelden

very interesting looking conference coming up in June. details here.

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Nakba – Manual of Return and Reading List

Posted on May 15, 2012 by stuartelden

May 15th is the anniversary of the 1948 Nakba, ‘the catastrophe’, for Palestinians. The Funambulist site has linked to the fascinating ‘manual of return’, with English translations, that is distributed to those who make their way to the borders of Israel … Continue reading →

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Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Ethics and Objects

Posted on May 14, 2012 by stuartelden

Interesting edited collection now available in print or free download. Details here. Animal, Mineral, Vegetable examines what happens when we cease to assume that only humans exert agency. Through a careful examination of medieval, early modern and contemporary lifeworlds, these … Continue reading →

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Durham Institute of Advanced Studies 2013-14 fellowships

Posted on May 14, 2012 by stuartelden

Further details here – the fellowships are for three months, and provide an office, half-board accommodation, travel expenses, etc. The 2013-14 theme is ‘Light’, interpreted very broadly across all disciplines.

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Beyond Walls and Cages

Posted on May 13, 2012 by stuartelden

Important collection forthcoming later this year, edited by Jenna M. Loyd, Matt Mitchelson, and my Durham IBRU colleague Andrew Burridge. The crisis of borders and prisons can be seen starkly in statistics. In 2011 some 1,500 migrants died trying to … Continue reading →

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(In)determinate Subjects: Indeterminacy & Justice

Posted on May 12, 2012 by stuartelden

Conference the day after the Political Geology one, also at Lancaster. Flyer here. (In)determinate Subjects: Indeterminacy & Justice Thursday 22st June 2012 Lancaster University, FASS MR 2 & 3 Supported by Faculty of Science & Technology Increasing attention has been … Continue reading →

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