Monthly Archives: February 2014

Braverman, Irus 2013 “Zooland: The Institution of Captivity” reviewed by Franklin Ginn

Posted on February 21, 2014 by stuartelden

Zooland reviewed at the Society and Space open site.

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RSC trailer for Henry IV parts I and II

Posted on February 21, 2014 by stuartelden

More details here; and the RSC’s poll on Shakespeare’s greatest play here.

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An interesting development in open access publishing – UCL Press

Posted on February 21, 2014 by stuartelden

An interesting development in open access publishing – UCL Press from University College London: UCL is delighted to announce the establishment of UCL Press. UCL is committed to celebrating the achievements and innovation of its world-class researchers. The mission of … Continue reading →

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Johanna Oksala, Foucault, Politics, and Violence reviewed at NDPR

Posted on February 21, 2014 by stuartelden

Johanna Oksala, Foucault, Politics, and Violence is reviewed at NDPR by Chloë Taylor.

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Martin McQuillan – Friends with Benefits: Shakespeare, Marx and Derrida – audio recording

Posted on February 19, 2014 by stuartelden

Martin McQuillan – Friends with Benefits: Shakespeare, Marx and Derrida – audio recording. The Kingston Shakespeare Seminar (KiSS) brings leading Shakespeare scholars to the Rose, which the director Peter Hall created to be a “teaching theatre”. Here Sir Peter directed … Continue reading →

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Benjamin Reiss on Sleep’s Hidden Histories

Posted on February 19, 2014 by stuartelden

Interesting review essay of three books on sleep by Benjamin Reiss at the LA review of Books. The books reviewed are Alan Derickson’s Dangerously Sleepy; Matthew Wolf-Meyer’s The Slumbering Masses;  and Jonathan Crary’s 24/7…

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A question for German and Italian Foucault scholars

Posted on February 19, 2014 by stuartelden

A question that I hope someone can help with. For the German and Italian translations of Foucault’s History of Sexuality Volume I, Foucault wrote a new preface. This appears in Dits et écrits as text number 190, but as a retranslation into French … Continue reading →

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Measurement, Circulation & Possibility (some notes for a forthcoming talk)

Posted on February 19, 2014 by stuartelden

David Beer shares some notes for a forthcoming talks – which draws on Foucault, Amoore, Brennner/Peck/Theodore, Ajana and Elden, among others. Sounds interesting, and hopefully a written version will follow.

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What does a surveillance state look like?

Posted on February 18, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Understanding Empire: Technology, Power, Politics:
Traver Paglen has released these birds-eye photos of the NSA (National Security Agency, the “signals” intelligence organization, $10.8 billion dollar budget), the NRO (National Reconnaissance Office – in control of U.S. satellites,…

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Nick Beech, Mónica Moreno Figueroa & Les Back on Stuart Hall

Posted on February 18, 2014 by stuartelden

New TCS board member David Beer links to three more TCS tributes to Stuart Hall. I’ve added these – and a few more – to this list https://progressivegeographies.com/2014/02/10/stuart-hall-obituaries-and-tributes/

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