Monthly Archives: October 2017

Peter Brown reviews Sarah Ruden’s new translation of Augustine’s Confessions

Peter Brown reviews Sarah Ruden’s new translation of Augustine’s Confessions in the NYRB.

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David Beer, Three types of reading: ideas, targets & explorations

David Beer, ‘Three types of reading: ideas, targets & explorations’ I’ve been asked to give a short talk on the topic of ‘active reading’ to our students. The request got me thinking about my reading practices . I realised that, very … Continue reading

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‘Legal terrain—the political materiality of territory’ – LRIL lecture now published

‘Legal terrain—the political materiality of territory’ – my London Review of International Law lecture is now published. The journal requires subscription, but if you’d like a copy and can’t access through an institution, please email me. This lecture sketches the … Continue reading

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Martin Dodge and Rob Kitchin, Mapping Cyberspace (free book download)

Martin Dodge and Rob Kitchin’s 2001 book Mapping Cyberspace is now available as a free download. There is also a website about the book here. Mapping Cyberspace is a ground-breaking geographic exploration and critical reading of cyberspace, and information and communication … Continue reading

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Reflections on the Posthuman in International Relations – E-IR edited collection (free download)

Reflections on the Posthuman in International Relations. An E-IR Edited Collection Available now on Amazon (UK, USA, Ca, Ger, Fra), in all good book stores, and via a free PDF download. Find out more about E-IR’s range of open access … Continue reading

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Derrida’s Margins

Originally posted on PHILOSOPHY IN A TIME OF ERROR:
A project of The Center for Digital Humanities at Princeton, it aims to present Derrida’s own notes, etc., in references found in his works, starting from Of Grammatology. Here is the description…

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The Priority of Injustice: at last….

Originally posted on Pop Theory:
So, finally, the book that I have been writing, on and off, for the last four years, The Priority of Injustice, has been published – or at least, it’s real, I think the formal publication…

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Kedar, Amara and Yiftachel, Emptied Lands A Legal Geography of Bedouin Rights in the Negev

Alexandre Kedar, Ahmad Amara and Oren Yiftachel, Emptied Lands: A Legal Geography of Bedouin Rights in the Negev, forthcoming in February 2018 with Stanford University Press. Since its establishment, the Jewish State has devoted major efforts to secure control over the land … Continue reading

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Preparing for your Viva: Collected Resources

Originally posted on Turbulent Isles:
The printed copies of my thesis before I submitted them (Photo:? Hannah Awcock) A few weeks ago, I passed my PhD viva! As my viva got closer, I spoke to lots of people about theirs,…

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Jeremy Bentham’s preserved head goes back on public display

It’s fairly well known that Jeremy Bentham’s body is preserved in a glass case at University College London. But it’s less well known that his head was also preserved, and was brought out of storage every so often to be … Continue reading

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