Monthly Archives: June 2012

Posted on June 16, 2012 by stuartelden
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Work for hire

Posted on June 15, 2012 by stuartelden

I’ve just turned down an invitation to write for another one of those massive, multi-volume encyclopedias – this time a multi-disciplinary one. I’ve done a few pieces for such things, and I don’t really regret having done so. But I’ve … Continue reading →

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Thom Brooks on editing a journal

Posted on June 15, 2012 by stuartelden

Forthcoming editorial of the Journal of Moral Philosophy (via The Brooks blog). As he says, much of this is relevant for other disciplines than his own. The beginning is largely about launching a journal, but the second half is about running … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 15, 2012 by stuartelden

Klaus Dodds on ‘very short introductions’. There is also one on ‘Borders’ forthcoming by Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199731503.do

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Slavoj Žižek’s response to the campaign against Syriza

Posted on June 14, 2012 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Greek Left Review:
The campaign against SYRIZA in the days before elections is getting nastier and nastier – since our enemies control the big media, they can permit themselves direct lies, knowing that our answer cannot reach…

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Posted on June 14, 2012 by stuartelden
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Hardt and Negri declaration

Posted on June 14, 2012 by stuartelden

This is not a mani­festo. Mani­fes­tos provide a glimpse of a world to come and also call into being the sub­ject, who although now only a specter must mater­i­al­ize to become the agent of change. Mani­fes­tos work like the ancient … Continue reading →

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Les fabriques des “géographies” – Making academic geographies in Europe

Posted on June 13, 2012 by stuartelden

Geographica Helvetica Symposium Les fabriques des “géographies” – Making academic geographies in Europe 19 October 2012 ; Fribourg, Switzerland The conference marks the re-launching of Geographica Helvetica (the Swiss Journal of Geography) Conference Organisers: Benedikt Korf (Zürich), Ola Söderström & Francisco … Continue reading →

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William Walters, Governmentality

Posted on June 13, 2012 by stuartelden

Just out with Routledge, a short book entitled Governmentality: Critical Encounters. Impressive back cover endorsements from Thomas Lemke, Barry Hindess, Wendy Brown, Marieke de Goede and Grahame Thompson. It’s not quite a textbook, but I think it would work well … Continue reading →

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Critical Climate Change

Posted on June 13, 2012 by stuartelden

Intriguing new series of books from Open Humanities Press. Details here. Open Humanities Press is pleased to launch a new series in literary and cultural theory published in conjunction with the University of Michigan Library’s Scholarly Publishing Office. Each Critical … Continue reading →

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