Monthly Archives: March 2015

Books received – journals, Foucault-related books, and New Geographies 06

Posted on March 31, 2015 by stuartelden

The last of the books and journals received while I was away in Melbourne. Liberté, Libertés is a collection by Robert Badinter with a preface by François Mitterand. Foucault discusses this in a 1977 interview which was published shortly after his death (and … Continue reading →

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What are the humanities good for?

Posted on March 30, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Pop Theory:
There is, apparently, a ‘war against the humanities‘ going on in British higher education, according to a piece in The Observer this weekend. The piece cites as its primary evidence for this ‘war’ the perspectives of scholars from…

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Michel Foucault, Qu’est-ce que la critique? Suivie de La culture de soi (2015)

Posted on March 30, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Michel Foucault, Qu’est-ce que la critique? Suivie de La culture de soi Édition établie par H.-P. Fruchaud et D. Lorenzini Introduction et apparat critique par D. Lorenzini et A.I. Davidson Vrin – Philosophie du présent…

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Latour (in French) at the Quai Branly Museum on March 14

Posted on March 29, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Object-Oriented Philosophy:
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The war against humanities at Britain’s universities

Posted on March 29, 2015 by stuartelden

The war against humanities at Britain’s universities – article in The Guardian.

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Top posts on Progressive Geographies this week

Posted on March 29, 2015 by stuartelden

“Foucault insults the police”, photo from 1972 Seven upgrade strategies for a problematic article or chapter Umberto Eco, How to Write a Thesis – reviewed in Times Higher Education University of Surrey’s Politics department under threat Open Letter to Meric … Continue reading →

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From toxic wreck to crunchy chic: A photo essay – Leslie Kern

Posted on March 28, 2015 by stuartelden

Also from Society and Space, a photo essay to accompany a recently published article. Both the essay and article are open access – the article for one month and the essay permanently.

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Society and Space open access highlight papers updated

Posted on March 28, 2015 by stuartelden

The ‘highlights’ section of the Environment and Planning D: Society and Space website has been updated. Several recent papers are now available open access – including pieces by Giorgio Agamben, Henri Lefebvre, Bruce Braun, Melissa Wright, Katharyne Mitchell, Sarah Elwood, Matthew Gandy…

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The Uncollected Foucault – further updates to texts available and requests

Posted on March 27, 2015 by stuartelden

This site’s list of Foucault’s uncollected notes, lectures and interviews has been updated again. One which took a bit of locating was a text supposedly under the title ‘Pour la défense libre’, prepared in late 1979 for a 1980 meeting of lawyers.  The … Continue reading →

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Neil Brenner in Melbourne – video of lecture and audio of interview

Posted on March 27, 2015 by stuartelden

Video of Neil Brenner’s recent lecture at the Melbourne School of Design And an interview conducted on that visit: Man about town: Neil Brenner on reframing our cities and their global impact; with a transcript here. Thanks to Alvaro Sevilla … Continue reading →

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