Monthly Archives: May 2014

Crisis-Scapes: Athens and Beyond – open access publication

Posted on May 5, 2014 by stuartelden

Crisis-Scapes: Athens and Beyond – a conference publication, which includes interventions by critical geographers, anthropologists and others interested in Athens’ crisis condition. This is available online under a CC license.  Four years and four days. The exact amount of time, that … Continue reading →

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Łukasz Stanek interviews Mario Gaviria about Henri Lefebvre’s Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment

Posted on May 5, 2014 by stuartelden

With Henri Lefebvre’s Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment about to be published, editor Łukasz Stanek interviews Mario Gaviria – who originally commissioned the book from Lefebvre. He also edited Lefebvre’s collection Du rural à l’urbain. You can watch the interview about Gaviria’s own “research, … Continue reading →

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Gary Becker (1930-2014)

Posted on May 5, 2014 by stuartelden

Gary Becker, the neoliberal economist discussed in Foucault’s The Birth of Biopolitics, has died. New APPS recognises the importance of his work here. The University of Chicago has an obituary here. I’ve previously linked to the discussion between François Ewald, Becker and … Continue reading →

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The art of Homo Sacer

Posted on May 5, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on geographical imaginations:
 James Bridle‘s new installation, Homo Sacer, has opened at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) in Liverpool, as part of its Science Fiction: New Death exhibition: Explore how our relationship with technology has blurred the lines…

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Benjamin Fraser (ed.), Marxism and Urban Culture

Posted on May 5, 2014 by stuartelden

Interesting collection of essays on Marxism and Urban Culture, edited by Benjamin Fraser (author of Henri Lefebvre and the Spanish Urban Experience, and editor of the Journal of Urban Cultural Studies, with a preface by Andy Merrifield. Thanks to Adam David Morton for the … Continue reading →

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Gary Shapiro in conversation with Babette Babich

Posted on May 5, 2014 by stuartelden

Gary Shapiro in conversation with Babette Babich – watch it here. The discussion ranges from Nietzsche to Hobbes, the nature of analytic philosophy, publishing, boundary 2, St. Paul, etc.

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Governing Emergencies – 1st Workshop

Posted on May 4, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Governing Emergencies:
We’re exicted about the first Governing Emergencies workshop which is now taking shape – 23/24 September at the RGS in London. We’re going to trace some of the ways in which emergencies are governed today,…

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Roger Berkowitz, Heidegger and Antisemitism – reflections following the discussion with Trawny and Babich

Posted on May 4, 2014 by stuartelden

I’ve linked before to the discussion that recently took place in New York between the editor of the ‘Black Notebooks‘, Peter Trawny, Roger Berkowitz and Babette Babich. Berkowitz reflects further on the implications in a thoughtful piece in The American … Continue reading →

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In Marx’s Laboratory: Critical Readings of the Grundrisse – now in paperback

Posted on May 4, 2014 by stuartelden

Now available in paperback – a collection of essays on the Grundrisse. There is a good review at Marx & Philosophy. In Marx’s Laboratory provides a critical analysis of the Grundrisse as a crucial stage in the development of Marx’s critique … Continue reading →

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Michael Dillon, IR and Political theorist, has a blog

Posted on May 4, 2014 by stuartelden

Michael Dillon, IR and Political theorist, has a blog – early posts have descriptions of some forthcoming lectures. One to watch. People may know him for his books, including Politics of Security; The Liberal Way of War (with Julian Reid); Deconstructing International Politics; and the … Continue reading →

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