Category Archives: Politics

David Simon and Aditya Chakrabortty on division, deprivation and development in the US and UK

Posted on December 11, 2013 by stuartelden

Two pieces in The Guardian that make for an interesting juxtaposition – David Simon (of The Wire) on the divisions in the US, and Aditya Chakrabortty on how Britain has become a developing country.

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Authority and Political Technologies research network at Warwick

Posted on December 2, 2013 by stuartelden

The Authority & Political Technologies research network at Warwick now has a webpage. This is a group started by Claire Blencowe in Sociology, which now has funding from Warwick’s Institute of Advanced Study. So far the network has been internal … Continue reading →

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Angela Davis on freedom as a constant struggle – audio and transcript available

Posted on November 30, 2013 by stuartelden

Angela Davis delivered the Annual Birk­beck Law Lec­ture on 25 Octo­ber 2013 – transcript here; audio recording here.

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Mitchell, Harcourt and Taussig on Occupy

Posted on November 26, 2013 by stuartelden

I previously mentioned that W.J.T. Mitchell, Bernard Harcourt and Michael Taussig discussed Occupy in Critical Inquiry. These essays have also been published in book form as Occupy: Three Essays in Disobedience. Mic check! Mic check! Lacking amplification in Zuccotti Park, Occupy … Continue reading →

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Philippe Artières, Intolérable – Groupe d’information sur les prisons

Posted on November 21, 2013 by stuartelden

A collection of the writings of the Groupe d’information sur les prisons, edited by Philippe Artières, was published earlier this year by Gallimard – full details here. I’m not sure how this text relates to an earlier collection Artières was … Continue reading →

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Carolyn Pedwell on Affective Relations: The Transnational Politics of Empathy

Posted on November 19, 2013 by stuartelden

Short video of Carolyn Pedwell talking about her forthcoming book Affective Relations: The Transnational Politics of Empathy (Palgrave 2014).

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Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot’s prison letters to Slavoj Žižek

Posted on November 17, 2013 by stuartelden

A remarkable exchange of letters between Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot and Slavoj Žižek, published in The Guardian. [Update – a little more here]

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Poverty and Dispossession: Land Grabs and the Right to Land and Resources

Posted on November 17, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on synthetic zerØ:
http://vimeo.com/66176247

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Atlas of migration in Europe launch event

Posted on November 17, 2013 by stuartelden

London, December 2nd 2013, launch of the Atlas of migration in Europe: A critical geography of migration policies. More details here. Thanks to Andrew Burridge for the link.

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Thomas Nail on the Politics of the Mask

Posted on November 14, 2013 by stuartelden

Thomas Nail reflects on the politics of the mask at the Huffington Post (reposted at critical-theory.com). You can also read my piece ‘V for Visibility‘ online.  

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