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Adam Kotsko on work, productivity and overwork

Posted on February 13, 2017 by stuartelden

Adam Kotsko reflects on work, productivity and overwork in a post entitled ‘Workohol‘ at An und für sich. This resonated with me given the multiple projects I have running in parallel at the moment. Almost all of these are books … Continue reading →

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Foucault and Animals (2016)

Posted on February 13, 2017 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Foucault and Animals Edited by Matthew Chrulew and Dinesh Joseph Wadiwel, Brill, 2016 Foucault and Animals is the first collection of its kind to explore the relevance of Michel Foucault’s thought for the question of…

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The importance of being REF-able: academic writing under pressure from a culture of counting at the LSE blog

Posted on February 12, 2017 by stuartelden

The importance of being REF-able: academic writing under pressure from a culture of counting at the LSE blog. Some interesting discussion, not least because it puts the emphasis on the (perceived) quality of publications, not the absolute quantity.  

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Trump’s new empire: Thoughts on American imperialism in the age of Trump. A sneak peek from Israel/Palestine

Posted on February 12, 2017 by stuartelden

Originally posted on The Disorder Of Things:
A guest post by Hagar Kotef and Merav Amir. Hagar Kotef is a Senior Lecturer of Political Theory and Comparative Political Thought at the Department of Politics and International Relations, SOAS, The University of London. She is…

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Harvey visualizes capital at Oxford

Posted on February 12, 2017 by stuartelden

Originally posted on multipliciudades:
Here’s the video of Harvey’s talk at Oxford a couple of weeks ago, again focusing on his ‘Marx project’ and related adventures in the theory of value. Although his presentations are frequently based on implicit conceptual…

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An Interview with Agamben on his intellectual beginnings

Posted on February 8, 2017 by stuartelden

Originally posted on PHILOSOPHY IN A TIME OF ERROR:
Philosophy As Interdisciplinary Intensity – An Interview With Giorgio Agamben (Antonio Gnolio/Ido Govrin) – Religious Theory

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10 Critical Theory Books that came out in January 2017

Posted on February 3, 2017 by stuartelden

Another very useful roundup – Farge and Foucault, Elden, Balibar, Hall, Adorno…

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Alain Badiou, No Limit – a report on his final seminar

Posted on February 2, 2017 by stuartelden

Alain Badiou, No Limit – a report on his final seminar by Philip Douroux, translated at the Verso blog (French original here).

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Althusser, Spinoza and Revolution in Philosophy: An Interview with Warren Montag

Posted on February 2, 2017 by stuartelden

Althusser, Spinoza and Revolution in Philosophy: An Interview with Warren Montag in Salvage. A fascinating discussion of Althusser, Jonathan Swift, Pierre Macherey, Adam Smith and others.

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CFP: Losing Ground: On holes and other absences

Posted on February 1, 2017 by stuartelden

Friday, 19 May 2017, University of Warwick, Coventry “ To dig, to drill , to burrow, to punch, to enlarge, to fill up, to fall in, to jump over, to look through, to hide in- all of these, and indeed … Continue reading →

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