Category Archives: Politics

Australian ERA journal ranking scrapped

Posted on May 31, 2011 by stuartelden

When I was out in Australia the journal rankings of their ERA system was regularly discussed. It had some strange category mistakes and extremely arbitrary elements, as well as being deeply problematic in general principle. But now the letter ranking … Continue reading →

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Roundup

Posted on May 29, 2011 by stuartelden

Bryan Magee’s TV interviews on philosophy are now available on You Tube here (via Leiter Reports). These interviews were collected as The Great Philosophers: An Introduction to Western Philosophy which was one of the first books on philosophy I read, but … Continue reading →

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Higher Education in North America

Posted on May 8, 2011 by stuartelden

Very interesting piece in The Nation.

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Noel Castree on the Future of Geography in English Universities

Posted on May 8, 2011 by stuartelden

Depressing but important reading in The Geographical Journal.

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New blog from Kurt Iveson

Posted on May 6, 2011 by stuartelden

New blog from Kurt Iveson – at University of Sydney and previously a colleague of mine at Durham – http://citiesandcitizenship.blogspot.com/

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Hacking the Mail Rail in London

Posted on April 27, 2011 by stuartelden

Over at his Place Hacking site, Bradley L. Garrett tells the story of accessing the ‘Mail Rail’ underground railway in London. Great photos and writing. See also the account at ‘Silent UK‘ which has more photos and some background. Very interesting.

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Momentarily: Learning from Mega-Events

Posted on April 25, 2011 by stuartelden

Free e-book – Momentarily: Learning From Mega Events, available here. Strategic, simplified, spotless, homogenizing representations require a pluralistic response which engages the visual tactically. Unlike the image of Vancouver, the project’s category-defying qualities are not clear-cut nor easily pinned down. … Continue reading →

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AHRC – BS phase three

Posted on April 11, 2011 by stuartelden

The petition hasn’t worked; nor have letters to the AHRC; so now Thom Brooks is mobilising for letters from professional societies and mass resignations from the AHRC peer review college. Details here.

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AAG supports Cronon

Posted on April 11, 2011 by stuartelden

Resolution passed – details here.

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Interview with Bill Cronon

Posted on April 7, 2011 by stuartelden

Interesting, thoughtful piece in The Capital Times

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