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Radical Philosophy 185 out now

Radical Philosophy No 185 is out now. It has obituaries of Stuart Hall, Alberto Toscano’s discussion of Etienne Balibar, Mark Neocleous on monsters and police, a non-nationalist argument for an independent Scotland, and some pieces on Auguste Blanqui by Jacques Rancière, Daniel Bensaïd … Continue reading

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Georg Lukács, Culture of People’s Democracy – Hungarian essays translated in paperback

Georg Lukács, Culture of People’s Democracy: Hungarian Essays on Literature, Art, and Democratic Transition, 1945-1948 is now available in paperback, translated by Tyrus Miller. Engaged with questions of realist and modernist world-views in art, the relations of literary history to politics, and … Continue reading

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Lawrence & Wishart and the copyright of the Marx-Engels collected works

In recent days there has been debate about the copyright of the Marx-Engels collected works. Publishers Lawrence & Wishart have asked that these works are removed from the Marxist Internet Archive (story here); a petition has been started to protest … Continue reading

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Political Theology and Modernity: The Legacy of Carl Schmitt – Lancaster 9 June 2014

Political Theology and Modernity – The Legacy of Carl Schmitt Day Event at Lancaster University, Monday 9th June 2014 The Northern Theory Group in conjunction with the Journal for Cultural Research and the Politics, Philosophy and Religion Department of Lancaster University is organizing a one-day … Continue reading

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JUCS 1.2 content list [in production]

Originally posted on urbanculturalstudies:
The Journal of Urban Cultural Studies is pleased to announce the content of issue 1.2, currently in production [podcast interview with Ben Jefferson is already available on this site here, interview with Maja Klausen is forthcoming,…

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A fifth commentary on Henri Lefebvre’s ‘Dissolving City, Planetary Metamorphosis’ added

Adam David Morton adds a piece to the forum on the Lefebvre essay in Society and Space.

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Bradley Garrett – Subterranean London, and Will Self on the Place-hacking trial

Bradley Garrett’s next book, Subterranean London: Cracking the Capital is available to pre-order ahead of its September 2014 publication. If you don’t know Garrett’s earlier Explore Everything: Place-Hacking the City you’re missing out on one of the most interesting and best-illustrated works of … Continue reading

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Urbanomic’s The Accelerationist Reader published

Urbanomic’s The Accelerationist Reader has been published.

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Christopher Pierson, Just Property: A History in the Latin West, Volume One – reviewed at NDPR

Christopher Pierson, Just Property: A History in the Latin West, Volume One is reviewed at NDPR. This looks a fascinating study, which covers a similar time-period to my own The Birth of Territory, and a related, though distinct, concept. But what a shame … Continue reading

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Rob Kitchin – Writing for impact: how to craft papers that will be cited

An interesting piece by Rob Kitchin about writing and publishing. For the past few years I’ve co-taught a professional development course for doctoral students on completing a thesis, getting a job, and publishing.  The course draws liberally on a book … Continue reading

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