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Judith Butler on the Politics of the Street text

Posted on October 5, 2011 by stuartelden

I mentioned the video of Judith Butler’s lecture “The Politics of the Street and New Forms of Alliance” earlier this week; now you can read the text – thanks again to Ayşe Mermutlu for the links. Update: The text is available here

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Roundup – Sebald, Books, Speculative Realist Literary Criticism, Occupy Wall Street, Zizek on TV

Posted on October 5, 2011 by stuartelden

Some interesting stuff I’ve recently come across… A retrospective ten years after W.G. Sebald’s death in The Times Higher Education (via Continental Philosophy). Interesting reading, especially on his resistance to the bureaucratisation of higher education. Jeffrey Jerome Cohen offers some interesting … Continue reading →

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Derrida vs. Searle

Posted on October 4, 2011 by stuartelden

A book shelf showdown:- Jacques Derrida’s shelves of his own publications vs. John Searle’s. Looks like Derrida wins this one too. This was an art installation – details here (via here).

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Judith Butler on the politics of the street

Posted on October 3, 2011 by stuartelden

Video of a lecture “The Politics of the Street and New Forms of Alliance” here – thanks to Ayşe Mermutlu for the link. Update: The text is available here

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Shapiro on Foucault

Posted on September 29, 2011 by stuartelden

Recording of an interview with Stephen Shapiro – co-author of new book How to Read Foucault’s Discipline and Punish – is available here. Interesting discussion of what Foucault is doing, and links to contemporary events and questions. The discussion of higher … Continue reading →

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Harman and Morton in Continent

Posted on September 29, 2011 by stuartelden

Online (open access) essays. Graham’s piece is a particularly good introduction to his work. Details here.

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Merrifield on Lefebvre in London

Posted on September 29, 2011 by stuartelden

Reposted from crit-geog-forum. I’m speaking in Newcastle that night so will unfortunately miss it.  UCL Urban Laboratory/CITY Journal Annual Lecture with the support of Bartlett School of Planning Henri Lefebvre and Planetary Urbanization Lecture by Andy Merrifield 05 October 2011 Christopher … Continue reading →

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Two Heidegger Reviews

Posted on September 29, 2011 by stuartelden

NDPR has reviews of two new Heidegger translations – Introduction to Philosophy — Thinking and Poetizing and Country Path Conversations. In the first, Katherine Withy rightly notes the slender volume and its meager rewards – the English translation is less … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare in New York

Posted on September 29, 2011 by stuartelden

While in New York for the AAG, I’ll also be speaking at a Shakespeare conference at NYU. It’s organised by the people who put on a conference on Shakespeare and Philosophy earlier this year. More details when they are official, … Continue reading →

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Schmitt in New York

Posted on September 28, 2011 by stuartelden

Rory Rowan will be the fifth speaker in the ‘German Philosophy and Geography’ session, speaking on Carl Schmitt. He dropped me a line after yesterday’s post and we all welcomed it enthusiastically. As Rory well knows I think Schmitt is … Continue reading →

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