Monthly Archives: December 2013

Henryk Grossman – The Change in the Original Plan for Marx’s Capital and Its Causes

Posted on December 12, 2013 by stuartelden

Very interesting article translated in the latest Historical Materialism – Henryk Grossman, “The Change in the Original Plan for Marx’s Capital and Its Causes” (requires subscription).

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Morgan Freeman is dead and other big data stories – Matthew Wilson

Posted on December 12, 2013 by stuartelden

Matthew Wilson discusses his forthcoming piece “Morgan Freeman is dead and other big data stories“, forthcoming in Cultural Geographies. The pre-print is available here. “On 5 September 2012 a new Facebook page was created titled “R.I.P. Morgan Freeman” causing a … Continue reading →

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Journée d’étude autour de Michel Foucault, La Société punitive (2013)

Posted on December 12, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
PDF flyer Premières lectures, premières réactions, et pistes de recherches Journée d’étude autour de Michel Foucault, La Société punitive (1972-1973) Mardi 17 décembre 2013 de 10h à 13h, salles du conseil A & B de…

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Derrida, The Death Penalty, Volume I

Posted on December 12, 2013 by stuartelden

I’ve read some great books by Derrida, but the latest of his seminars, The Death Penalty, Volume I, is right up there with them. He is such a wonderful reader of texts. There is so much care, attention to detail, … Continue reading →

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Where to start with reading Henri Lefebvre?

Posted on December 11, 2013 by stuartelden

[The most recent version of this guide can be found here.] This comes in response to a question to me on Twitter. Where should you start with Henri Lefebvre? I think many people, especially in Geography, go to The Production … Continue reading →

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Adam David Morton on spaces of uneven development and class struggle in Bolivia

Posted on December 11, 2013 by stuartelden

Interesting piece by Adam David Morton at his For the Desk Drawer blog discussing a paper that is forthcoming in Antipode. Here’s one key paragraph: A further concern pursued in our article is the issue of uneven and combined development … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Our Selves: Power, Autonomy, and Gender in Contemporary Critical Theory (2013)

Posted on December 11, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Amy Allen, The Politics of Our Selves: Power, Autonomy, and Gender in Contemporary Critical Theory, Columbia University Press, 2007. This has just been newly published in paperback. Publisher’s page Draws on the work of Michel…

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Hiding behind transparency: the UK government online information strategy?

Posted on December 11, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Ruminative Rumblings:
In the last ten years, one of the great things about being an academic has been the explosion of public information available online. While I miss aspects of browsing through dusty archives and stacks, it’s…

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Editing the Theory, Culture & Society open site

Posted on December 11, 2013 by stuartelden

David Beer on plans for the TCS open site.

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David Simon and Aditya Chakrabortty on division, deprivation and development in the US and UK

Posted on December 11, 2013 by stuartelden

Two pieces in The Guardian that make for an interesting juxtaposition – David Simon (of The Wire) on the divisions in the US, and Aditya Chakrabortty on how Britain has become a developing country.

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