Category Archives: Publishing

A New Way to Peer Review

Posted on December 23, 2012 by stuartelden

BioMed Central discusses a new way to peer review, the community peer-review initiative Peerage of Science. There is some relation to the editorial I wrote for Society and Space a few years back on “The Exchange Economy of Peer Review” (open … Continue reading →

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Steven Shaviro on Lars von Trier’s Melancholia

Posted on December 21, 2012 by stuartelden

Steven Shaviro’s 18,000 word essay on Lars von Trier’s Melancholia, previously available in the open-access, online film journal Sequence, is now available as well as a free ebook (in epub, mobi, and pdf formats) – via The Pinocchio Theory.

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Cohen against $100 books

Posted on December 21, 2012 by stuartelden

Jeffrey Cohen rails against $100 books at In the Middle. I’ve noticed this price hike going on too, for print on demand books that have sold out in their first pressing.

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Is this what Democracy Looks Like?

Posted on December 21, 2012 by stuartelden

A dossier of essays on the theme of ‘Is this what Democracy Looks Like?’ that relate to Occupy Wall Street. The essays are open access but linked to Social Text. An interesting experiment in publishing alongside some very good content. Thanks to … Continue reading →

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Martin Coward on Open Access issues

Posted on December 17, 2012 by stuartelden

Martin Coward reflects on some of the issues around Open Access – lots of useful links in there, and some interesting discussion in the comments. Here’s the first paragraph: There has been a recent flurry of activity around Open Access … Continue reading →

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Continent annual

Posted on December 12, 2012 by stuartelden

Papers from the Continent journal in book form from Punctum – download here. Thanks to Graham Harman for the alert – also includes pieces by Tim Morton, Alain Badiou, Michael O’Rourke, Ben Woodard…

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Michel Foucher – A Battle of Maps

Posted on December 11, 2012 by stuartelden

An Ipad app on cartography and politics, by Michel Foucher. Want to understand the modern world and its burning issues, the balance of powers between the major players, the role of the emerging economies and the risks to come? The … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – ‘Urban Theory: States of the Art’

Posted on December 9, 2012 by stuartelden

Urban — New Series, 6 Call for Papers — ‘Urban Theory: States of the Art’ There will never be good urban planning without a consistent urban theory. This controversial aphorism could serve to open the debate proposed by the journal … Continue reading →

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Making the Geologic Now

Posted on December 8, 2012 by stuartelden

Punctum Books have published a new interesting collection, Making the Geologic Now: Responses to Material Conditions of Contemporary Life. Details of the print edition and free download link here. Making the Geologic Now announces shifts in cultural sensibilities and practices. It … Continue reading →

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Collapse I-IV reprinting

Posted on December 6, 2012 by stuartelden

Collapse volumes I-IV are being reprinted. Details here.

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