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Foucault’s Lectures on Subjectivity and Truth, V

Posted on June 17, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Stockerblog:
Foucault claims that the civilisation that can be designated Christian (the key term here surely), western, or European is unique in its attempt to codify sexuality rather than than use the kind of continuum of evaluations,…

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Mapping the shrinking of the Arctic ice sheet in National Geographic

Posted on June 17, 2014 by stuartelden

The shrinking of the Arctic ice sheet, mapped in the new edition of the National Geographic Atlas, has been described as “the biggest visible change other than the breakup of the U.S.S.R.” Story here, via Informed Comment.

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Sean Carter and Klaus Dodds – International Politics and Film: Space, Vision, Power

Posted on June 17, 2014 by stuartelden

Sean Carter and Klaus Dodds, International Politics and Film: Space, Vision, Power. International Politics and Film introduces readers to the representational qualities of film but also draws attention to how the relationship between the visual and the spatial is constitutive of … Continue reading →

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Megaevents and the city – virtual theme issue open access for the duration of the World Cup

Posted on June 17, 2014 by stuartelden

Megaevents and the City virtual theme issue open access again for the duration of the World Cup.

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Explaining ISIS/ISIL – a roundup of things to read

Posted on June 16, 2014 by stuartelden

Between the lead-up to the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and around 2008, I read extensively on what was happening in the country. I wrote several articles and chapters on the territorial, legal and constitutional issues, many of which were … Continue reading →

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Warwick University Ltd, forty plus years on conference – video available

Posted on June 16, 2014 by stuartelden

The conference to mark the re-publication of the book Warwick University Ltd was held last Friday in the Arts Centre. It was a unique event with speakers who were students involved in the sit-in and the discovery of the secret … Continue reading →

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‘Getting Published’ Masterclass – British Academy sponsored workshop at Warwick, 26 June 2014

Posted on June 16, 2014 by stuartelden

‘Getting Published’ Masterclass – Warwick 26 June 2014 Sponsored by the British Academy, The ‘Getting Published’ Masterclass is an event is aimed at providing useful, practical, information to PhD students and early career researchers on how to get their work published. The … Continue reading →

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Foucault on “Enlightenment” in Discipline and Punish

Posted on June 16, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Persistent Enlightenment:
Discussing Michel Foucault’s Discipline and Punish (or, to be more accurate, that portions of it that turn up in The Foucault Reader) in a seminar I taught this spring, I was struck, once again, by…

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Foucault’s Lectures on Subjectivity and Truth, IV.

Posted on June 16, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Stockerblog:
Lecture of 28th January, 1981 Foucault distinguishes between the Graeco-Roman concept of aphrodisia, the Christian concept of flesh and the modern concept of sexuality. These are not three domains of distinct objects. They are three modes…

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Why Metrics Cannot Measure Research Quality: A Response to the HEFCE Consultation

Posted on June 16, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on The Disorder Of Things:
The Higher Education Funding Council for England are reviewing the idea of using metrics (or citation counts) in research assessment. We think using metrics to measure research quality is a terrible idea, and we’ll…

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