Monthly Archives: November 2013

Agamben and Indifference – new book by William Watkin coming soon

Posted on November 30, 2013 by stuartelden

Agamben and Indifference, by William Watkin, coming soon with Rowman & Littlefield International: Since the publication of Homo Sacer in 1995, Giorgio Agamben has become one of the world’s most revered and controversial thinkers. His ideas on our current political … Continue reading →

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Matt Damon reads Howard Zinn on the problem with civil obedience

Posted on November 30, 2013 by stuartelden

The problem in this world is not civil disobedience… the problem in this world is  civil obedience.” – Howard  Zinn, being read by Matt  Damon. Video available here.

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Angela Davis on freedom as a constant struggle – audio and transcript available

Posted on November 30, 2013 by stuartelden

Angela Davis delivered the Annual Birk­beck Law Lec­ture on 25 Octo­ber 2013 – transcript here; audio recording here.

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Books received – Stoler and Derrida

Posted on November 27, 2013 by stuartelden

Two books I’ve mentioned before – Ann Laura Stoler’s collection Imperial Debris, and Jacques Derrida’s The Death Penalty, Volume I.

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Warwick Graduate Conference in Political and Legal Theory

Posted on November 27, 2013 by stuartelden
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Mark Blyth lecture on austerity – audio recording

Posted on November 27, 2013 by stuartelden

Mark Blyth’s Copenhagen lecture on ‘Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea’, audio recording available here. The current on-going global financial crisis invited a reading of its inception that was based upon ‘runaway government spending’ that had to be tempered … Continue reading →

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As Above, So Below: A Colloquium on Drone Culture – call for papers

Posted on November 26, 2013 by stuartelden

As Above, So Below: A Colloquium on Drone Culture, University of Lincoln, 24 May 2014 – keynotes from Derek Gregory and Benjamin Noys. Full details here.

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A world map of submarine cables

Posted on November 26, 2013 by stuartelden

Interesting world map of submarine cables – can’t remember who alerted me to this, but thank you.

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Mitchell, Harcourt and Taussig on Occupy

Posted on November 26, 2013 by stuartelden

I previously mentioned that W.J.T. Mitchell, Bernard Harcourt and Michael Taussig discussed Occupy in Critical Inquiry. These essays have also been published in book form as Occupy: Three Essays in Disobedience. Mic check! Mic check! Lacking amplification in Zuccotti Park, Occupy … Continue reading →

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Books received – Macey, Roberts, Amoore, Barry, Dosse, Tel Quel Reader, TCS, JUCS

Posted on November 26, 2013 by stuartelden

Some older books ordered for the Foucault project – the Dosse has some important information on CERFI, there is a Foucault piece in The Tel Quel Reader; Andrew Barry’s Material Politics and Louise Amoore’s The Politics of Possibility sent by … Continue reading →

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