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Brad Evans reviews Michael Dillon’s Biopolitics of Security at Antipode

Brad Evans reviews Michael Dillon’s Biopolitics of Security: A Political Analytic of Finitude at Antipode. I’m looking forward to seeing this book when back in the UK.

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Freiburg will not replace Günter Figal in the ‘Heidegger’ Chair

Story from the Daily Nous – ‘Heidegger’ chair not to be filled when Figal retires, but another analytic post, at a lower level, instead. Three updates at Daily Nous with more information. The University of Freiburg, the academic home of Günter Figal—who recently stepped … Continue reading →

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Foucault conference in Zurich, 19-21 March 2015

Programme for an interesting conference on Foucault in Zurich later this month – some papers in German and some in English.

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The Uncollected Foucault – some updates to the list with links

Foucault – uncollected notes, lectures and interviews – further updates to the list. This includes pieces which didn’t make it into Dits et écrits, but which are available in some form. I’ve provided links where I can, including some to files which are … Continue reading →

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Antonio Negri, The hope of the democratic monster, between Syriza and Podemos

Antonio Negri, The hope of the democratic monster, between Syriza and Podemos – thanks to dmfant for the link. “A spectre is haunting Europe”. The Italian newspaper Il Manifesto used this headline a few days ago for its homepage, commenting on the visits of … Continue reading →

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Neil Brenner, The urban age in question: towards a new epistemology of the urban – University of Melbourne, 17 March 2015

Neil Brenner, “The urban age in question: towards a new epistemology of the urban”, University of Melbourne, 17 March 2015 – details and registration here. In what sense is the 21st century world urban? In this lecture, Neil Brenner critiques … Continue reading →

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Judy! – the 1993 Judith Butler fanzine available online

I linked to the 1978 Chez Foucault fanzine earlier this week; here’s the 1993 Judith Butler one, Judy! Thanks to Ray Filar for the link to this – in response to a request from Nina Power on Facebook.

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Talks at University of New South Wales on Territory, Shakespeare and Geopolitics in March

I’ll be back in Sydney in a couple of weeks for two events. Please note the date of the second has changed. 10 March 2015, 4pm, “Territory from Shakespeare to Geo-politics”, School of Humanities and Languages, John Goodsell 221/223, University … Continue reading →

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‘Foucault’s Third Course on Governmentality’ – audio recording of University of Sydney lecture

The audio recording of my lecture “Foucault’s Third Course on Governmentality”, at Department of Political Economy/Centre for International Security Studies (CISS), University of Sydney is available here. Thanks to Adam David Morton and his colleagues for the invitation and hosting this, and … Continue reading →

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Agir avec Henri Lefebvre: Altermarxiste? géographe radical? – new French collection

Agir avec Henri Lefebvre: Altermarxiste? géographe radical? – new French collection, edited by Hugues Lethierry.  

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