Monthly Archives: August 2015

‘Popular Culture and World Politics’, an open access edited collection from E-IR

‘Popular Culture and World Politics‘, an open access edited collection from E-IR. This edited collection brings together cutting edge insights from a range of key thinkers working in the area of popular culture and world politics (PCWP). Offering a holistic … Continue reading

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Figure/Ground interview with Günter Figal on his work and his recent resignation as president of the Heidegger society in the wake of the ‘Black Notebooks’

Figure/Ground interview with Günter Figal – discusses his work and his recent resignation as president of the Heidegger society in the wake of the ‘Black Notebooks’.

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“Through A Window” application of Rhythmanalysis at SFU

Originally posted on Society for Radical Geography, Spatial Theory, and Everyday Life:
An exhibit at Simon Fraser University is exploring the application of Lefebvre’s rhythmanalysis in art! “Curated by Melanie O’Brian and Amy Kazymerchyk, Through A Window traces the history…

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New Society and Space editors – Alex Vasudevan and Darshan Vigneswaran

Society and Space announces its two new editors – Alex Vasudevan and Darshan Vigneswaran. They are both in for interesting, exciting, and demanding work, joining a terrific existing team.

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Jeffrey Jerome Cohen’s next projects – “Earth” and “Veer Ecology”

Jeffrey Jerome Cohen’s next projects – “Earth” and “Veer Ecology” – details at In the Middle. When we return from Oregon I have a semester of leave to enjoy, so I will not be in the classroom for a while … Continue reading

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The Funambulist Magazine Launch at e-flux – audio recordings of the presentations and a few photographs

The Funambulist Magazine Launch at e-flux – audio recordings of the presentations and a few photographs. We happily launched The Funambulist Magazine on August 13 at e-flux (New York) in the presence of several dozens of friends and intrigued readers. Following are a few photographs, as … Continue reading

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New Series – Cultural Geographies: Rewriting the Earth

Originally posted on Ashgate Publishing Blog:
Posted by Katy Crossan, Senior Commissioning Editor Ashgate is delighted to announce the launch of a new series, Cultural Geographies: Rewriting the Earth, with series editors Paul Kingsbury (Simon Fraser University, Canada) and Arun…

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Discards, Diverse Economies, and Degrowth Forum By Josh Lepawsky and Max Liboiron

A new forum of short open access pieces at the Society and Space open site.

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Michel Foucault à Münsterlingen: À l’origine de l’Histoire de la folie – forthcoming in November 2015

Michel Foucault à Münsterlingen: À l’origine de l’Histoire de la folie – an intriguing collection of texts, photographs, correspondence and commentaries on Foucault in 1954 is forthcoming in November 2015. It revolves around a visit Foucault made to a Swiss clinic … Continue reading

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Foucault’s posthumous publications – review in Inside Higher Education, and some corrections

Two volumes of Foucault’s posthumous publications are reviewed in Inside Higher Education by Scott McLemee. The review looks at Speech Begins After Death and  Language, Madness and Desire, both published by University of Minnesota Press. The review doesn’t say very much at all about … Continue reading

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