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Saskia Sassen’s Father and Eichmann

Originally posted on PHILOSOPHY IN A TIME OF ERROR:
An interesting and previously unknown story to me about the sociologist and urban theorist’s links, through her father, to Eichmann’s post-war life in Argentina. (She had left discussions of this out of her…

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Critical Theory gifts for Christmas

Some of these are inspired – Critical Theory gifts for Christmas (I think a few are recycled from last year, but no matter). Perhaps you want a Noam Chomsky candle, or a ‘Nietzsche drink koozy’…      

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Neil Brenner, ‘Urban Governance – But at What Scale?’ – video from Urban Age Governing Urban Futures conference

Neil Brenner, ‘Urban Governance – But at What Scale?’, Urban Age Governing Urban Futures conference, Delhi (via Multipliciudades).

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Politics, infrastructure and representation: The case of Jerusalem’s Light Rail

I’ve written briefly about the Jerusalem Light Rail before. There is a very interesting article by Amina Nolte and Haim Yacobi, ‘Politics, infrastructure and representation: The case of Jerusalem’s Light Rail‘, in Cities (requires subscription) which discusses the politics and geographies of this in some … Continue reading →

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# THE FUNAMBULIST PAPERS 57 /// Patterns of Life: A Very Short History of Schematic Bodies by Grégoire Chamayou

Originally posted on The Funambulist:
Pablo Picasso drawing with light / Photograph by Gjon Mili (1949) The second series of The Funambulist Papers continues around the topic of bodies. Today, I am glad and honored to welcome Grégoire Chamayou to this…

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Call for Papers: Power and Space in the Drone Age – Neuchâtel, 27-28 August 2015

Call for papers for an interesting conference coming up next year Call for Papers: Power and Space in the Drone Age Two-day international workshop, Institute of Geography, Neuchâtel University, Switzerland 27-28 August 2015 Organizers: Francisco Klauser and Silvana Pedrozo, Institute of … Continue reading →

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Contested Political Spaces – report and recordings from a PAIS conference

Originally posted on Politics Reconsidered:
António Ferraz de Oliveira and Mara Duer reflect on the ‘Contested Political Spaces’ postgraduate conference held at Warwick University last week. Last Thursday and Friday, a few months of learning-as-you-go intensive teamwork coalesced into a successful…

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History of Sexuality volume II – detailed discussion of the three different introductions

On a page on this site I discuss in detail the three versions of the introduction to the History of Sexuality volume II. The May 1984 version, which introduced the book itself – L’usage des plaisirs, translated as The Use of Pleasure. An earlier … Continue reading →

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New Directions in International Political Economy Conference, Warwick, 13-15 May 2015

New Directions in International Political Economy Conference, Warwick, 13-15 May 2015 – Programme now available.

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The Birth of Territory – Chinese translation forthcoming

The Birth of Territory is forthcoming in Chinese translation. While this is good news, it’s hardly the path to riches. The royalty rate is 7%, rising to 8% in the unlikely event of it selling more than 10,000 copies. This is … Continue reading →

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