Category Archives: People

Warwick workshop on “the normal and the pathological”

Posted on May 13, 2011 by stuartelden

Interesting looking workshop in September (via John Protevi at New APPS) A workshop on “the normal and the pathological,” offered by the Contemporary Issues in Bioethics and Biopolitics research project University of Warwick, 27-28 September 2011 Confirmed speakers: Jean-Claude Dumoncel, Robert Bernasconi, Bill … Continue reading →

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Harman’s Meillassoux book

Posted on May 11, 2011 by stuartelden

Flyer here, with a discount price, and Žižek’s blurb.

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Cartographier le pouvoir, Foucault et Bourdieu

Posted on May 11, 2011 by stuartelden

Illustrated pamphlet on Foucault and Bourdieu, in French, here (via Foucault News).

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The Island of the Day Before

Posted on May 11, 2011 by stuartelden

In the workshop today, I mentioned the instance of Samoa proposing to change its position in relation to the international date line (story here). It seems to me a good little example to discuss the way time-zones work, their relation to space, … Continue reading →

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Levi Bryant interview

Posted on May 11, 2011 by stuartelden

A very revealing interview over at New APPS… Update: There is another new interview with him at Figure/Ground.

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World, Territory, Space workshop

Posted on May 11, 2011 by stuartelden

The workshop/Masterclass was held today. A good group of about 15, discussing four of my texts around the themes of ‘world, territory, space’ (details and links here). We discussed the use of spatial/geographical terms in and beyond Geography; the relation … Continue reading →

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The Foucault Effect 1991-2011 discussant

Posted on May 10, 2011 by stuartelden

An addition to the programme for this event (London, 3-4 June) – I’ve been asked to be a discussant to the first session on the Friday evening. Papers in that session are by Daniel Defert, Colin Gordon, Peter Fitzpatrick and Maria … Continue reading →

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Spatial Justice workshop videos

Posted on May 9, 2011 by stuartelden

The videos from the Spatial Justice workshop at the University of Westminster last year are available here. Chaired by Chantal Mouffe, it includes talks by David Harvey, Doreen Massey, Engin Isin, Mustafa Dikeç and others. (Thanks to Rory for the link.)

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Moretti on Hamlet

Posted on May 7, 2011 by stuartelden

Franco Moretti has a piece on Hamlet in New Left Review. It’s available here, though that may require subscription, or free access in a variant form here. This is an illustration of how Moretti’s approach of not reading novels as … Continue reading →

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Lee Braver interview

Posted on May 7, 2011 by stuartelden

Figure/Ground’s latest interview is with Lee Braver – Department Chair and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Hiram College, where he teaches advanced seminars on Being and Time, Wittgenstein, Kierkegaard, Foucault, Later Heidegger, Being & Nothingness, Postmodernism,  Phenomenology and Derrida. He specializes in nineteenth and twentieth century continental philosophy, history of philosophy, … Continue reading →

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