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Michel Serres and The Natural Contract – discussion with Christopher Watkin at Hermetix

Michel Serres and The Natural Contract – discussion with Christopher Watkin at Hermetix Christopher Watkin is Senior Lecturer in French Studies at Monash University, he is also the author of French Philosophy Today and Michel Serres: Figures of Thought. In this episode we … Continue reading

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Naomi Waltham-Smith, Shattering Biopolitics: Militant Listening and the Sound of Life – Fordham University Press, July 2021

Naomi Waltham-Smith, Shattering Biopolitics: Militant Listening and the Sound of Life – Fordham University Press, 2021 No other details as yet on the Fordham page, but good to see this book listed as forthcoming. Naomi’s Warwick page says the following: … Continue reading

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Hermione Lee, ‘What is Biography?’ (British Academy)

Hermione Lee, ‘What is Biography?‘ (British Academy)

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Books received – Port-Royal, Gregory, Roussel, Dumézil, Said, Love

Jeff Love’s biography of Alexandre Kojève, Edward Said’s Beginnings – both in recompense for review work, and some second-hand books for various things, mainly in relation to the Foucault work. Foucault introduced the Port-Royal Grammaire, and the issue of Langages … Continue reading

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Department for Education guidance ‘Higher education: reopening buildings and campuses’

The Department for Education guidance ‘Higher education: reopening buildings and campuses‘ was posted very early this morning. Necessary, but deeply concerning, reading. On this topic, see also my list of pieces from SAGE, Independent SAGE and others here and here; … Continue reading

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The collapse of the Covid-secure campus

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

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

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

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

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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