Author Archives: stuartelden

Hardt and Negri on what to expect in 2012

Posted on December 10, 2011 by stuartelden

Some thoughts on 2011 and predictions for what is to come, here.

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Slavoj Žižek on Occupy and the Left today

Posted on December 9, 2011 by stuartelden

The Occupy movement, a renascent Left, and Marxism today: An interview with Slavoj Žižek – interview with Platypus

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University of Sydney and research ‘project management’

Posted on December 7, 2011 by stuartelden

I posted the first link I was sent about the situation at the University of Sydney yesterday, in the long message about email. It is worth a look – a statement by a large number of faculty members about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Publishing, teaching, Universities | 4 Comments

Keith Thomas on the state of British universities

Posted on December 7, 2011 by stuartelden

Distinguished historian Keith Thomas writes in the London Review of Books. Secondly, we must press for changes to the REF, formerly the RAE. In my experience, this operation, though initially a stimulus, has in the longer run had appalling effects. … Continue reading →

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Sloterdijk Now available

Posted on December 6, 2011 by stuartelden

Available at the Polity site, but Amazon UK has it for the discounted price of £11.99. Amazon.com doesn’t have it yet as the US release date is a little later. Google Books has quite a bit as a preview. If you … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, My Publications, Peter Sloterdijk | 1 Comment

A day in email

Posted on December 6, 2011 by stuartelden

Mary Beard has recently dedicated her column ‘A Don’s Life’ to a day in email, and I thought I’d do the same. After yesterday’s message ‘Evernote, Email, Organisation’ it seemed fitting. I was pretty shocked at the number that arrived … Continue reading →

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Michel Foucault et le christianisme

Posted on December 5, 2011 by stuartelden

This book by Philippe Chevalier looks really important. Thanks to Colin Gordon for the link.

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Kentucky-Harvard-Yale

Posted on December 5, 2011 by stuartelden

This has been a bit of a logistical challenge. I’m speaking in Kentucky to the Committee on Social Theory on March 30th. They’ve just sent me this nice poster advertising the series. I was also asked to speak at Yale … Continue reading →

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Evernote, email, organisation

Posted on December 5, 2011 by stuartelden

I only heard about Evernote recently (via this which I stumbled upon via WordPress), and have been using it for a few weeks. It’s great, and has made a big difference to how I keep notes and lists. It takes … Continue reading →

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David Harvey at Occupy Philly

Posted on December 5, 2011 by stuartelden
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