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British Academy – A manifesto for the Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts

British Academy – A manifesto for the Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts (short document; free download) The British Academy has today published their manifesto in which we outline three ways the next government can harness the vast potential of the humanities … Continue reading →

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Henri Bergson, Freedom: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1904–1905 – edited by Nils F. Schott and Alexandre Lefebvre, translated by Leonard Lawlor, Bloomsbury, May 2024

Henri Bergson, Freedom: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1904–1905 – edited by Nils F. Schott and Alexandre Lefebvre, translated by Leonard Lawlor, Bloomsbury, May 2024 now published

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Videos from the Foucault: Genealogies for the Future conference, Rice University, April 18-19 2024

Niki Kasumi Clements, Welcome Address, Foucault: Genealogies, Rice University, April 18, 2024 The other papers are available here – papers by Frédéric Gros, Lynne Huffer, Laurie Laufer, Arianna Sforzini, Judith Revel, Orazio Irrera, Selin Islekel, Zachary Schwarze, Biko Mandela Gray, … Continue reading →

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Bryan Nelson, Democracy and Defiance: Rancière, Lefort, Abensour and the Antinomies of Politics – Edinburgh University Press, April 2024

Bryan Nelson, Democracy and Defiance: Rancière, Lefort, Abensour and the Antinomies of Politics – Edinburgh University Press, April 2024

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Engin Isin, Citizenship: New Trajectories in Law – Routledge, May 2024

Engin Isin, Citizenship: New Trajectories in Law – Routledge, May 2024 This book outlines a critical theory of citizenship, with an emphasis on how citizenship institutes power relations and organises the rights and obligations of those who become its subjects. … Continue reading →

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Jacques Schuhmacher, Nazi-Era Provenance of Museum Collections: A research guide – UCL Press, May 2024 (print and open access)

Jacques Schuhmacher, Nazi-Era Provenance of Museum Collections: A research guide – UCL Press, May 2024 (print and open access) When we look at the artworks on display in museums, there is always a real possibility that some of these objects … Continue reading →

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Editors at Philosophy & Public Affairs Resign; Will Launch New OA Journal

Editors at Philosophy & Public Affairs Resign; Will Launch New OA Journal – Daily Nous The executive, associate, and advisory editors and all of the editorial board members of one of the most influential journals in moral and political philosophy, Philosophy … Continue reading →

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Michel Foucault, Nietzsche: Cours, conférences et travaux, ed. Bernard Harcourt – Seuil/Gallimard/EHESS, May 2024

Michel Foucault, Nietzsche: Cours, conférences et travaux, ed. Bernard Harcourt – Seuil/Gallimard/EHESS, May 2024 Out at the end of this month. « Nietzsche et Heidegger, ça a été le choc philosophique ! Mais je n’ai jamais rien écrit sur Heidegger et … Continue reading →

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Not everyone can afford open access monographs | Wonkhe

Not everyone can afford open access monographs | Wonkhe Adding requirements for open access books and chapters to REF will massively increase costs – and there is no additional funding to cover these. Dawn Hibbert asks for a rethink Some … Continue reading →

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Mary Gilmartin, Phil Hubbard, Rob Kitchin & Sue Roberts (ed.), Key Thinkers on Space and Place, third edition – Sage, June 2024

Mary Gilmartin, Phil Hubbard, Rob Kitchin & Sue Roberts (ed.), Key Thinkers on Space and Place, third edition – Sage, June 2024 Space and place are at the heart of how geographers and sociologists think.  This updated edition of the … Continue reading →

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