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Discussion forum on Henri Lefebvre ‘Dissolving city, planetary metamorphosis’ – paper and intro open access, and four online commentaries

Posted on April 24, 2014 by stuartelden

Four commentaries on a short piece by Lefebvre that appeared in the last issue Society and Space – all open access. As well as Lefebvre’s piece, there is the introduction by David Wachsmuth and Neil Brenner, and commentaries by Anne … Continue reading →

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What is Space: a Post-Disciplinary Workshop at Warwick on the Return of an Old Debate – 17 June 2014

Posted on April 24, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
Please contact Marijn Nieuwenhuis with any inquiries. The workshop is on 17 June 2014. Poster here. What is Space: a Post-Disciplinary Workshop on the Return of an Old Debate The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me (Pascal, Thoughts,…

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How Capitalism Survives – Eleventh Annual Historical Materialism London Conference 6-9 November 2014

Posted on April 23, 2014 by stuartelden

How Capitalism SurvivesEleventh Annual Historical Materialism London Conference6-9 November 2014Vernon Square, Central London*This year marks the first of a series of centennial commemorations and anniversaries, starting with that of the first worldwide inter-imperialist conflict. Centuries of colonialism and imperialism served … Continue reading →

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What is Space: a Post-Disciplinary Workshop at Warwick on the Return of an Old Debate – 17 June 2014

Posted on April 23, 2014 by stuartelden

Please contact Marijn Nieuwenhuis with any inquiries. The workshop is on 17 June 2014. Poster here. What is Space: a Post-Disciplinary Workshop on the Return of an Old Debate The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me (Pascal, Thoughts, 1964) Space is the everywhere … Continue reading →

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The City as Open Source Pedagogy – Alberto Corsín Jiménez

Posted on April 23, 2014 by stuartelden

An online update for a paper in the latest Society and Space (open access for a month).

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How people die in Shakespeare’s tragedies

Posted on April 23, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
via Biblioklept.

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Ian McKellan, Michael Pennington and Jeffrey Horowitz discuss Shakespeare for his 450th Birthday

Posted on April 23, 2014 by stuartelden
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King Lear with Michael Pennington at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center

Posted on April 23, 2014 by stuartelden

Last night I went to see Michael Pennington in King Lear by the Theatre for a New Audience at the Polonsky Shakespeare Centre in Brooklyn. There are good reviews in The New York Times and NY Daily Times. As the reviews suggest, this is less … Continue reading →

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In Memory of Ernesto Laclau

Posted on April 22, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on constellations68:
In Memory of Ernesto Laclau I first met Ernesto Laclau in 1992, in Johannesburg. I was an MA student, studying politics intent on changing the world not merely interpreting it. I struggled though, with party lines,…

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Verso’s Reading List on Christianity

Posted on April 22, 2014 by stuartelden

As a riposte to David Cameron’s comments about Christianity (or just to sell some books), Verso have put together a list of their studies of Christianity. Régis Debray, Slavoj Žižek, Simon Critchley, Ernst Bloch, Terry Eagleton, Wu Ming…

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