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Books received – Canguilhem, Foucault and the Modern International, Kantorowicz

A contributor copy of Foucault and the Modern International, the two published volumes of Canguilhem’s Oeuvres and his work on the reflex, and a copy of Ernst Kantorowicz’s biography of Friedrich II – the second volume is the later supplementary … Continue reading

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Geography Books

Originally posted on Pop Theory:
It’s sad, I know, but one of my favourite places is the Bookbarn, in Somerset on the road from Bristol to Wells. It is, as the name suggests, a big barn full of old books…

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‘The Bibliothèque Nationale is no doubt the one place in which Foucault spent the most years of his life’

As I renew my British Library card for another three years, and think all the years I’ve been working here – initially in the old reading room in the British Museum, and then for almost twenty years at the St … Continue reading

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A roundup of posts on time management etc.

And following that last post, a bit of a round-up of a number of posts by others on time management etc. While some of the things here are not for everyone, part of the overall motivation is to help to prioritise, … Continue reading

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The Slow Professor movement: reclaiming the intellectual life of the university

The Slow Professor movement: reclaiming the intellectual life of the university – radio interview with Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber on The Sunday Edition. More on the book here. //www.cbc.ca/i/caffeine/syndicate/?mediaId=879028291614 Some related links – How many hours a week should academics … Continue reading

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Cite Specific: Analyzing Endnotes to Teach Historical Methods

Cite Specific: Analyzing Endnotes to Teach Historical Methods – an interesting exercise by Roxanne Panchasi. It all started with a desire to have a different kind of conversation with my students about citation, one that wouldn’t be consumed by the details of … Continue reading

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A ‘geographically accurate tube and rail map’ of London

While the standard TFL map is a model of a functional map – all straight-lines and angles – it can sometimes mean that people take journeys that would actually be faster above ground. So, someone asked TFL for a ‘geographically … Continue reading

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The Challenges of Research Assessment – report on the REF 2014

‘The Challenges of Research Assessment‘ – report on the REF 2014. News report in the THE here.  

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Livestreaming on boundary2.org: Neoliberalism, Its Ontology and Genealogy: The Work and Context of Philip Mirowski

boundary 2 will livestream its spring conference, Neoliberalism, Its Ontology and Genealogy: The Work and Context of Philip Mirowski on March 17 and March 18, 2017. The livestream will appear here, where you can also find the conference schedule.

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Tragedy and Philosophy – Dennis Schmidt interviewed by Richard Marshall

Tragedy and Philosophy – Dennis Schmidt interviewed by Richard Marshall at 3am Magazine

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