Category Archives: Conferences

Speculative Medievalisms

I’ve mentioned the Speculative Medievalisms conference before, but they now have the programme and more details 0f this interesting event on 14th January 2011 here.

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Erlangen lecture – video available

The video (and also, separately, the audio) of the lecture in Erlangen can be found in various formats here. (If you want to read the quotes, then I’d suggest the 640×360 one (Stream or Download) As well as a general … Continue reading

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Erlangen – academic

Some academic thoughts on the trip to Erlangen. The lecture seemed to go well. A good size audience in a nice modern lecture room in the castle – now part of the University. Though I knew it was being recorded … Continue reading

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Updates to talks

Back from Erlangen, on which a proper update in due course. I have made a few updates to future talks here. Basically filling in a few dates for the autumn when I will be in the US, based in Seattle; and … Continue reading

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Radical Philosophy Association conference

The Radical Philosophy Association conference will be held in Eugene, Oregon between November 11-14, 2010. The session that Marie-Eve Morin, Peter Gratton and I proposed on ‘Violence and World’ has now been accepted.  This panel discussion explores the relation between … Continue reading

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Taaffe Human Geography lecture

I’ve been asked to give the Taaffe Human Geography lecture at Ohio State University later this year, probably in November. The lectures are named after Edward J. (‘Ned’) Taaffe. Taaffe himself gave the first lecture, and John Agnew, Brian Berry, Mike … Continue reading

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Foucault and the Family – Cambridge conference

This looks interesting – unfortunately can’t make it but may be of interest to some. Details below and poster here. Foucault, the Family and Politics Friday, 12 November 2010, Kings College, Keynes Hall, Cambridge Attendance free – but please register. … Continue reading

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Medieval Geographies

With Keith Lilley and Veronica della Dora I’m organising four sessions on Medieval Geographies at the annual conference of the Royal Geographical Society in London in early September. The sessions are currently scheduled for 1 Sept. The abstracts and other … Continue reading

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Melancology conference

This is one of the more unusual conference calls I’ve seen in a while… http://thewhim.blogspot.com/2010/06/melancology.html A new word is required that conjoins ‘black’ and ‘ecology’: melancology, a word in which can be heard the melancholy affect appropriate to the conjunction. … Continue reading

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Some forthcoming London talks

Stephen White, Continental and/versus Analytical Political Thought, School of Public Policy, 14 June – details (Jane Bennett as discussant) Marshall Berman, Urban Ruins: City Life with Urbicide, University of East London, 16 June – details Eyal Weizman, Forensic Architecture, Whitechapel Gallery, … Continue reading

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