Monthly Archives: January 2014

In Melbourne, visiting Monash University

Posted on January 16, 2014 by stuartelden

I’m spending the next several weeks in Melbourne, visiting Monash University as part of the Monash-Warwick alliance. As anyone following the tennis will know, it’s extremely hot here at the moment. But I’m finding libraries and offices to work in, … Continue reading →

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Bologna-Duke summer school on Global studies and Critical Theory

Posted on January 16, 2014 by stuartelden

An interesting looking summer school in Bologna with some excellent lecturers – Carlo Galli, Sandro Mezzadra, Fredric Jameson, etc. Details here. Thanks to Adam Sitze for the link.

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Interview with Dean Spade

Posted on January 15, 2014 by stuartelden

Natalie Oswin interviews Dean Spade on the Society and Space open site.

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700 Free ebooks from the University of California press

Posted on January 15, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on synthetic zerØ:
700 Free ebooks from the University of California press many of our favorite philosophers and much more, please spread the word!

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Foucault’s Lectures on the Punitive Society IV.ii

Posted on January 15, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Stockerblog:
According to Foucault, the language of the enemy-criminal comes into conflict with the language of the prison, which is more scientific in aim and which leads towards criminology. The problem appears in a text from the…

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Ian Douglas’ Cities reviewed

Posted on January 15, 2014 by stuartelden

A new review at the Society and Space open site.

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“You really should read this”

Posted on January 14, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Politics Reconsidered:
This week, we’ve asked our academic staff to shed some light on what they do, and what they are interested in, by giving us their reading recommendations. Below, teachers from some of our most popular…

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Foucault’s Last Decade – seventh update

Posted on January 10, 2014 by stuartelden

Recent work has been across a number of chapters. First, further work on Chapter Three entitled ‘Pervert, Hysteric, Child’. As well as the pieces I wrote on Psychiatric Power and The Abnormals, in my files I also had a draft … Continue reading →

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Johnston & Pratt – Fieldnote: Performing ‘Nanay’ in Manila, Philippines

Posted on January 10, 2014 by stuartelden

Former Society and Space editor Gerry Pratt and colleague Caleb Johnston provide a fieldnote on a performance of their play Nanay in Manila, along with a brief video.

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Verso’s Radical Thinkers series 8 out – first excerpt at critical-theory.com

Posted on January 10, 2014 by stuartelden

Series 8 of Verso’s Radical Thinkers is now out. I’ve just received my copy of Althusser’s The Spectre of Hegel. To celebrate, Critical-Theory will be releasing 8 free excerpts from Verso over the next few weeks from recently released series. … Continue reading →

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