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Modern European Philosophy and its Politics – CFP

Posted on April 18, 2013 by stuartelden

Modern European Philosophy and its Politics The Society for European Philosophy/Forum for European Philosophy Joint Annual Conference for 2013 will be hosted by the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP), Kingston University London 5–6 September 2013Penrhyn Road Campus, … Continue reading →

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Ian Hacking: ‘Making Up People’ Reconsidered (Public Lecture, Northumbria University, 15 May 2013)

Posted on April 18, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Centre for Medical Humanities Blog:
Professor Ian Hacking: ‘”Making Up People’ Reconsidered” MEA House Auditorium, Northumbria University 15 May 2013, 10.30 am – 12 pm As part of a series of workshops for the Leverhulme-funded project “Fashionable…

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Jeremy Crampton on the geographies of Gunnar Olsson

Posted on April 18, 2013 by stuartelden

Jeremy Crampton reviews GO: On the Geographies of Gunnar Olsson.

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The Great University Gamble

Posted on April 17, 2013 by stuartelden

This looks a depressing must-read – Andrew McGettigan, The Great University Gamble: In 2010 the UK government imposed huge cuts and market-driven reforms on higher education. Proposals to raise undergraduate tuition fees provoked the angriest protests for decades. This academic … Continue reading →

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Boko Haram paper at the AAG

Posted on April 17, 2013 by stuartelden

The audio recording of my AAG talk is available here. The title was “Urban Territory: Violent Political Technologies in London and Kano”, but between writing the abstract and giving the talk events in Nigeria meant that my focus changed quite … Continue reading →

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Issue 2 out

Posted on April 16, 2013 by stuartelden

Society and Space issue 2 of 2013 now out.

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Books received

Posted on April 16, 2013 by stuartelden

Rosi Bradotti, The Posthuman; Mark Purcell, The Down-Deep Delight of Democracy (to review); Laurence Hemming’s Heidegger and Marx (which I endorsed); Neve Gordon’s Israel’s Occupation; the launch issue of Territory, Politics, Governance (which has an essay from me in it); … Continue reading →

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See the Trailer for Slavoj Žižek’s New Film, The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology

Posted on April 16, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Biblioklept:
Russian trailer (though he’s speaking in English) for Zizek’s new film. Biblioklept View original post

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Albert Toscano on Fanaticism

Posted on April 16, 2013 by stuartelden

Alberto Toscano has a new piece at the Verso blog, which is the preface to the forthcoming Korean edition of his book Fanaticism: On the Uses of an Idea.

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Read the First Page of Thomas Pynchon’s Forthcoming Novel, Bleeding Edge

Posted on April 16, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Biblioklept:
(Via; via).  

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