Monthly Archives: September 2020

The collapse of the Covid-secure campus

Posted on September 9, 2020 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Academic Irregularities:
We are now into September 2020 and plans to allow students to come back to university campuses are proceeding. Universities have been required by the Office for Students to inform new and returning students what…

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SAGE guidance on the risks of covid-19 and teaching at UK universities in 2020/21 – updated

Posted on September 9, 2020 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
The SAGE (Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies) guidance Principles for Managing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Associated with Higher Education was published on Friday evening [4 Sept 2020] (though dated to the previous day). It can be downloaded…

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Edgar de Picciotto International Prize awarded to Saskia Sassen

Posted on September 7, 2020 by stuartelden

The Edgar de Picciotto International Prize for 2020 has been awarded to Saskia Sassen. She joins a very impressive set of previous winners – Amartya Sen, Saul Friedländer, Paul Krugman and Joan Wallach Scott. The Edgar de Picciotto International Prize was created … Continue reading →

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SAGE guidance on the risks of covid-19 and teaching at UK universities in 2020/21 – updated

Posted on September 5, 2020 by stuartelden

The SAGE (Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies) guidance Principles for Managing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Associated with Higher Education was published on Friday evening [4 Sept 2020] (though dated to the previous day). It can be downloaded here. It is important, though … Continue reading →

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William Davies, This is Not Normal: The Collapse of Liberal Britain – Verso, August 2020

Posted on September 4, 2020 by stuartelden

William Davies, This is Not Normal: The Collapse of Liberal Britain – Verso, August 2020 What just happened and how did we get into this mess? Since 2016, the UK has been in a crisis of its own making; this … Continue reading →

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Rob Kitchin and Alistair Fraser, Slow Computing: Why We Need Balanced Digital Lives – Bristol University Press, September 2020

Posted on September 4, 2020 by stuartelden

Rob Kitchin and Alistair Fraser, Slow Computing: Why We Need Balanced Digital Lives – Bristol University Press, September 2020 The book has a companion website where the first chapter and coda are available to download. Digital technologies should be making … Continue reading →

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Keith Dowding, It’s the Government, Stupid: How Governments Blame Citizens for their own Policies – Bristol University Press, September 2021

Posted on September 3, 2020 by stuartelden

Keith Dowding, It’s the Government, Stupid: How Governments Blame Citizens for their own Policies – Bristol University Press, September 2021 Governments have developed a convenient habit of blaming social problems on their citizens, including homelessness, gun crime, obesity, drug addiction … Continue reading →

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The Post-Pandemic University, September 18th

Posted on September 3, 2020 by stuartelden

Originally posted on The post-pandemic university:
September 18th, Faculty of Education, University of Education Organising committee: Mark Carrigan, Michele Martini, Hannah Moscovitz, Susan Robertson, Milan Stürmer Social distancing could, perhaps, better be described as ‘physical distancing’, given that we are…

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Books received – Kristeva, Lévi-Strauss, Huffer, Palti, Löwith, Barthes, Stanek

Posted on September 1, 2020 by stuartelden

Some books in recompense for review work from Columbia University Press, and a copy of Łukasz Stanek, Architecture in Global Socialism: Eastern Europe, West Africa and the Middle East in the Cold War, sent by the publisher.

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