Monthly Archives: May 2013

Where drones matter: Notes on Israeli sikul memukad

Posted on May 14, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on War Law Space:
On the heels of my last post, I now turn to a second geography of drones: how much do drones matter in Israel? Last Tuesday  (April 30) the Israeli Defense Force targeted and killed Hitham Masshal, a twenty-four…

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Foucault-Chomsky debate – in full, with subtitles

Posted on May 14, 2013 by stuartelden

You may need to turn the captions on to see the subtitles. Thanks to Philippe Theophanidis and Agostino Mantegna for sending me the link.

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Books received

Posted on May 14, 2013 by stuartelden

A lot of books arrived while I was away. Many of these are background reading on Israel/Palestine, a couple of which I’d read before, but Maha Samman’s Trans-Colonial Urban Space in Palestine is to review; the new issues of Society … Continue reading →

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Abu Jihad Museum for the Prisoners Movement Affairs

Posted on May 14, 2013 by stuartelden

On the Al Quds University campus in Abu Dis is a small museum about Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. I had an all-too-brief tour of it in between meetings. Many of the exhibits are powerful enough without explanation, but much … Continue reading →

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A week at Al Quds Bard Honors College

Posted on May 14, 2013 by stuartelden

I’ve just got back from spending a week working with Al Quds Bard Honors College in the occupied Palestinian territories, as part of the Open Society Institute’s Academic Fellowship Program. Al Quds Bard is a partnership between Al Quds University and … Continue reading →

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Shlomo Sand – The Invention of the Land of Israel reviewed

Posted on May 14, 2013 by stuartelden

Donald Sassoon reviews Shlomo Sand, The Invention of the Land of Israel in The Guardian.

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EU military spending and austerity

Posted on May 14, 2013 by stuartelden

Report and infographic on EU military spending in relation to austerity measures.

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Radical Philosophy 179 now out

Posted on May 13, 2013 by stuartelden

Walter Benjamin, `On Theoretical Foundations: Theses on Brecht (1930)’ Howard Caygill, `Philosophy and the Black Panthers’ Stella Sandford, `The Fantasy of the Birth of Concepts in Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason’ Andy Merrifield, `Citizens’ Agora: The New Urban Question’ Emma … Continue reading →

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Transnationalism and Contemporary Global History free online

Posted on May 13, 2013 by stuartelden

For a limited time, the new Past and Present Supplement, Transnationalism and Contemporary Global History, is available for free online. This collection shifts attention away from the west to the non-western world, providing a forum for new voices from China, … Continue reading →

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Proust as Philosopher reviewed

Posted on May 13, 2013 by stuartelden

Miguel de Beistegui’s Proust as Philosopher is reviewed at NDPR.

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