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Simondon on Technics: On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects – audio recordings

Thanks to dmf for pointing me to this – audio recordings of a recent event at Kingston: Simondon on Technics: On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects Speakers: Andrea Bardin (Brunel University), Giovanni Carrozzini (CIDES, MSH Paris-Nord), Xavier Guchet … Continue reading

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‘U Can’t Talk to Ur Professor Like This’ – academic etiquette in the New York Times

‘U Can’t Talk to Ur Professor Like This‘ – interesting piece on academic etiquette in the New York Times. Here’s the beginning of the piece: Chapel Hill, N.C. — At the start of my teaching career, when I was fresh … Continue reading

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China Miéville, October: The Story of the Russian Revolution from Verso (currently 50% off with bundled e-book)

China Miéville, October: The Story of the Russian Revolution from Verso (currently 50% off with bundled e-book) On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, China Miéville tells the extraordinary story of this pivotal moment in history. In February of 1917 Russia was … Continue reading

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Foucault, Oeuvres I and II reviewed in the TLS by Duncan Kelly

Foucault, Oeuvres I and II reviewed in the TLS by Duncan Kelly In 1970, after various appointments in France, Germany, Poland, Sweden and Tunisia, the French philosopher and epistemologist Michel Foucault took a Chair at the Collège de France in … Continue reading

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Three steps for the UK general election – register, read, vote (with links)

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
Three steps for the UK general election – 1. Register to vote Simple to do, but crucial to do soon. Must be done by 22 May to vote on 8 June 2017. The official registration site is…

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‘Check your emails twice a day: six tips for a better organised life’

‘Check your emails twice a day: six tips for a better organised life‘ – good advice in The Guardian. The links in the piece are also helpful – especially this piece on interruptions and how long it can take to refocus. … Continue reading

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Catherine Malabou Critical Inquiry interview (2017)

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Catherine Malabou Critical Inquiry interview, Podcast on Soundcloud, May 2017 Catherine Malabou stopped by the office of Critical Inquiry for a short and informal audio interview during her visit to the University of Chicago last…

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Ivan Krastev and Luiza Bialasiewicz on the future of the EU

Ivan Krastev and Luiza Bialasiewicz on the future of the EU – a discussion last week in Amsterdam: Will the European Union survive 2017? What will the elections in countries crucial for Europe’s future bring? And why is it that … Continue reading

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Three steps for the UK general election – register, read, vote (with links)

Three steps for the UK general election – 1. Register to vote Simple to do, but crucial to do soon. Must be done by 22 May to vote on 8 June 2017. The official registration site is here. For students, you can … Continue reading

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The Canguilhem book project – Oeuvres complètes, initial work, aims and translation

I don’t plan to write detailed posts on the work I’m doing on Georges Canguilhem for the book for Polity’s Key Contemporary Thinkers series, unlike the ones which I’ve been writing on the work on Foucault. (More background on this … Continue reading

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