Category Archives: People

French Theory today

I linked to the audio of these some time back, but Alexander Galloway’s lectures on French Theory today are now available as pdf pamphlets, with commentaries. The lectures cover Catherine Malabou, Bernard Stiegler, Mehdi Belhaj Kacem, Quentin Meillassoux, and François … Continue reading →

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Between Deleuze and Foucault

Website for a reallly interesting project – Between Deleuze and Foucault. Links to details of a conference, forthcoming book, forthcoming special issue of Foucault Studies, and the transcripts and audio of Deleuze’s 1985-1986 course on Foucault.

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CFP – Media & The Production of Urban Space

CALL FOR PAPERS The ECREA Temporary Working Group “Media & The City”, the ARC Research Centre at the Catholic University of Milan and First Monday are happy to announce their collaboration for a special issue of First Monday titled WAVES, … Continue reading →

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Entretien avec Jean-Luc Nancy

Interview with Jean-Luc Nancy (in French) relating to his recent co-authored book Dans quels mondes vivons-nous?

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Gielgud as John of Gaunt

The speech in the last post begins about a minute and a half in. This is from the BBC production of the late 70s. A young Derek Jacobi is Richard.

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Shakespeare’s anniversary

On the anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, and probably birth too, here’s one of his most powerful speeches – John of Gaunt in Richard II: Methinks I am a prophet new inspired And thus expiring do foretell of him: His rash fierce … Continue reading →

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Improper Life – Timothy Campbell

 Improper Life: Technology and Biopolitics from Heidegger to Agamben – recently out with University of Minnesota Press. The book discusses, between Heidegger and Agamben, Michel Foucault, Roberto Esposito, and Peter Sloterdijk. Campbell is one of the translators of Esposito, and … Continue reading →

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Secure the Volume – Kentucky video

The video of my presentation at the University of Kentucky. [Update: the higher resolution version has replaced the earlier one] The slides are somewhat blurred and the audience questions quiet, but may be of interest.

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Luce Irigaray seminar

An amazing opportunity for Irigaray scholars: Invitation to the Seminar of LUCE IRIGARAY 10 – 16 June 2012 University of Bristol Since 2003, Luce Irigaray holds a seminar with researchers doing their PhD on her work. This way, they have … Continue reading →

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Society and Space new issue out

New issue of Society and Space out, including an open access set of responses to the 22 July 2011 events in Norway; papers by Jeff Malpas, Mustafa Dikeç, Adrian Evans & Mara Miele and others; and a theme section on … Continue reading →

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