Monthly Archives: July 2013

Willing the impossible: an interview with Judith Butler

At Open Democracy (via Maoquai)

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Ash Amin and Nigel Thrift 2013 Arts of the Political: New Openings For the Left, reviewed by Dave Featherstone

Featherstone on Amin and Thrift.

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When did Foucault lecture on Nietzsche?

Until recently, there were only two texts by Foucault explicitly on Nietzsche. 1. ‘Nietzsche, Freud, Marx’, Cahiers de Royaumont, VI, 1967, pp. 183-200. (The note in Dits et écrits says this was from a symposium at Royaumont in July 1964.) 2. ‘Nietzsche, … Continue reading

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Academic writing

Some advice in the Times Higher Education.

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‘Global Urbanisation: Challenges and Prospects’ – call for papers

A panel at the Regional Studies Association conference at UCLA: ‘Global Urbanisation: Challenges and Prospects ‘ Monday 16th -Wednesday 18th December 2013 University of California, Los Angeles, USA Submit your abstract to: Elizabeth.mitchell@regionalstudies.org Call for papers open until 19th August … Continue reading

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Deleuze & Guattari: Democrats

Originally posted on Path to the Possible:
Sorry for the delay in posting new things.  I have just returned from the Lisbon and the Deleuze Studies Conference, and Dublin and the AESOP/ACSP planning conference.  Here is the text of my…

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New Film on Paolo Virno

Originally posted on Path to the Possible:
The producers of a new documentary on Paolo Virno, Marco Ugolini and Mário Gomes, have contacted me and asked that I reblog information on their project, which I am happy to do.  Information on…

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Critical Theory on five forthcoming books

critical-theory.com lists five forthcoming books to get excited about from William V Spanos, Etienne Balibar, Jasbir Puar, Dirk Johnston… and me. The last is flattering, if somewhat premature – the book isn’t due out until 2016. Thanks to Verso Books … Continue reading

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Foucault and heredity

In 1969 Foucault gave two lecture courses at Vincennes, one on ‘Sexuality and Individuality’ and one on ‘Nietzsche and Genealogy’. Some time back there was talk that the second would be published, but this has not come to pass. Daniel … Continue reading

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Modes of Existence Now Available

Latour’s new book out in English – via ANTHEM.

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