Category Archives: Alain Badiou

Society and Space – interviews

Over the years the journal has run a number of interviews with prominent theorists and philosophers. Some of these include Anthony Giddens, Raymond Williams, Henri Lefebvre, Edward Said, Alain Badiou, Michael Goodchild (1999 and 2009), and John Urry. There have also … Continue reading

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Urbanomic

Urbanomic, the publisher behind the Collapse journal, have updated their website. Among other things there are details of Collapse VII, you can download the whole of Collapse I (including an interview with Badiou), and details of an event at the … Continue reading

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Reading texts, the canon, and historical access

Having been away for the weekend I feel like the blog debate that has been going on about Derrida and realism has largely passed me by. That’s fine, in a sense, because it’s not something I’m especially concerned with. (You … Continue reading

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Roundup – Heidegger, Mièville, Cycle Maps and Badiou

A new book on Heidegger, space and sculpture is coming out. Details here (thanks to Paul Ennis at Another Heidegger Blog for the tip). And I note that Being and Truth, a translation of the lectures from 1933 and 1934 … Continue reading

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Zizek in Der Spiegel

The Verso blog mentioned this interview with/feature on Zizek, from Der Spiegel. Much of it will be familiar to anyone who’s been following the recent flurry of media reporting on Zizek, but there are some interesting moments. This is a quote … Continue reading

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