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Towards a Comprehensive Michel Serres primary bibliography (3): archival material

Originally posted on Christopher Watkin:
Here is the latest instalment of the comprehensive Michel Serres primary bibliography: archival material. Archival material about but not written by Michel Serres is not included in this list, which gives a tantalizing glimpse into…

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Foucault’s Théories et institutions pénales – forthcoming in May 2015

Foucault’s 1971-72 course at the Collège de France, Théories et institutions pénales, is forthcoming in May 2015. This is the last of the courses to be published, though I understand some courses from elsewhere may appear in the future. The … Continue reading →

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AAG 2015 Chicago recap and talks I saw

Originally posted on Open Geography:
I talked about some of the sights I saw during last week’s AAG conference in Chicago in an earlier post but here I just want to mention some of the fantastic talks I attended. Quality…

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A map of Paris superimposed on London

A map of Paris superimposed on London, showing how small official Paris actually is… but then going on to show the proposed Metropole du Grand Paris, which will cover the whole urban region and is huge – the article has a good … Continue reading →

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Top posts on Progressive Geographies this week

Foucault’s Last Decade – Update 21: a second book on The Birth of Power #AAG2015 in Chicago – a few final thoughts William Davis interview on The Limits of Neoliberalism Edmund White’s memories of Michel Foucault Johanna Oksala on Foucault, … Continue reading →

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Foucault against Himself (2015)

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Foucault against Himself By (author) Francois Caillat Translated by David Homel Arsenal Pulp Press Price: $17.95 CAD $17.95 USD ISBN: 9781551526027 EPUB ISBN: 9781551526034 (check your favourite retailer) Availability: Coming soon. For more information contact…

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Lauren Berlant’s Society and Space lecture at the #AAG2015 – forthcoming in the journal

A brief note on Lauren Berlant’s lecture at the AAG, forthcoming in Society and Space.

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#AAG2015 in Chicago – a few final thoughts

Very enjoyable conference in Chicago over the last several days. I’ve said a bit about the two sessions I spoke in – on Ebola and terrain – before. It was a good conference, with some excellent papers. A particular highlight was … Continue reading →

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Dirty Dancing online

Originally posted on geographical imaginations:
I had a wonderful time at the Balsillie School at Waterloo last week – good company, constructive conversations and endless hospitality – and I’m truly grateful to Simon Dalby, Jasmin Habib and all the graduate…

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Althusser et. al. – Reading Capital: The Complete Edition forthcoming from Verso

It’s only taken fifty years, but Louis Althusser, Etienne Balibar, Roger Establet, Pierre Macherey, and Jacques Rancière’s Reading Capital: The Complete Edition is forthcoming from Verso. Originally published in 1965, Reading Capital is a landmark of French thought and radical theory, which sought to reconstruct Western Marxism … Continue reading →

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