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Foucault’s La grande étrangère – previously unpublished texts on literature

Posted on March 24, 2013 by stuartelden

A collection of Foucault’s writings on literature – La grande étrangère: À propos de littérature – has recently been published in France. It seems the ‘no posthumous publications’ injunction is well and truly abandoned. This volume includes pieces on Sade, … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 23, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on urbanculturalstudies:
The AAG has posted interviews with 25 Geographers from the “Geographers on Film” Archive available here. The first interview is with Carl O. Sauer (1889-1975) from 1970 (Berkeley, cultural [geography], founded Department@Berkley 1923, AAG Pres. 1940, Honorary…

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Posted on March 23, 2013 by stuartelden

Sara Ahmed reviewed at the Society and Space open site.

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Posted on March 23, 2013 by stuartelden

Interview with Lauren Berlant at the Society and Space open site. Note also her book Desire/Love is available as an open access PDF or a print-on-demand book from Punctum.

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Richard J. Evans savages Michael Gove’s history curriculum

Posted on March 22, 2013 by stuartelden

In the New Statesman, Richard J. Evans discusses Michael Gove’s history curriculum. If you don’t know who Michael Gove is, be grateful – he’s the British Government’s Secretary of State for Education.

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Science and the English Language – lessons from George Orwell

Posted on March 22, 2013 by stuartelden

Science and the English Language – lessons from George Orwell, at the LSE Impact of Social Science blog. Some lessons for all writers here, and of course in Orwell’s original essay “Politics and the English Language“.

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Territory, Politics, Governance – Issue 1 now available

Posted on March 22, 2013 by stuartelden

Various papers from issue 1 had been available before, but the whole inaugural issue of Territory, Politics, Governance, a Regional Studies Association journal, is now available. My paper is open access, the rest require subscription.All the papers are now available … Continue reading →

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Eyal Weizman interview at Full Stop

Posted on March 22, 2013 by stuartelden

Interview here – via the Verso blog.

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Posted on March 22, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Biblioklept:
RIP Chinua Achebe, 1930-2013 Nigerian author Chinua Achebe died today at the age 82. I will never forget the first time I read Things Fall Apart, Achebe’s famous novel that mixes elements of magical realism and postcolonial…

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Posted on March 22, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Robert Castel, cinquante ans de pugnacité sociologique Jean-François Laé 13 mars 2013 Site Mediapart Directeur d’études à l’Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), Robert Castel, né à Brest en 1933, est mort à…

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