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Monstrous, Duplicated, Potent: On Donna Haraway in n+1

Posted on May 22, 2017 by stuartelden

Monstrous, Duplicated, Potent: On Donna Haraway in n+1 by Alyssa Battistoni Nominally a review of Donna Haraway. Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene (Duke, 2016), it’s mainly a fascinating discussion of her work as a whole.

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Clarence Glacken, Traces on the Rhodian Shore fifty years on at the RGS-IBG meeting

Posted on May 19, 2017 by stuartelden

There is an interesting session coming up at the RGS-IBG meeting in London later this year: Clarence Glacken’s ‘Traces on the Rhodian Shore’ at 50: Nature, Culture and ‘Western Thought’ (1 September, 2.40pm) Organised by Philip Conway, it will be a … Continue reading →

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Farge and Foucault, Disorderly Families reviewed in the TLS (and discussed in podcast)

Posted on May 19, 2017 by stuartelden

Arlette Farge and Michel Foucault, Disorderly Families: Infamous letters from the Bastille archives (edited by Nancy Luxon, translated by Thomas Scott-Railton) reviewed in the TLS: ‘Would you mind imprisoning my wife?‘ by Biancamaria Fontana. Update: it is also discussed in this TLS … Continue reading →

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Simondon on Technics: On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects – audio recordings

Posted on May 19, 2017 by stuartelden

Thanks to dmf for pointing me to this – audio recordings of a recent event at Kingston: Simondon on Technics: On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects Speakers: Andrea Bardin (Brunel University), Giovanni Carrozzini (CIDES, MSH Paris-Nord), Xavier Guchet … Continue reading →

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‘U Can’t Talk to Ur Professor Like This’ – academic etiquette in the New York Times

Posted on May 19, 2017 by stuartelden

‘U Can’t Talk to Ur Professor Like This‘ – interesting piece on academic etiquette in the New York Times. Here’s the beginning of the piece: Chapel Hill, N.C. — At the start of my teaching career, when I was fresh … Continue reading →

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China Miéville, October: The Story of the Russian Revolution from Verso (currently 50% off with bundled e-book)

Posted on May 18, 2017 by stuartelden

China Miéville, October: The Story of the Russian Revolution from Verso (currently 50% off with bundled e-book) On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, China Miéville tells the extraordinary story of this pivotal moment in history. In February of 1917 Russia was … Continue reading →

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Foucault, Oeuvres I and II reviewed in the TLS by Duncan Kelly

Posted on May 18, 2017 by stuartelden

Foucault, Oeuvres I and II reviewed in the TLS by Duncan Kelly In 1970, after various appointments in France, Germany, Poland, Sweden and Tunisia, the French philosopher and epistemologist Michel Foucault took a Chair at the Collège de France in … Continue reading →

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Three steps for the UK general election – register, read, vote (with links)

Posted on May 18, 2017 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
Three steps for the UK general election – 1. Register to vote Simple to do, but crucial to do soon. Must be done by 22 May to vote on 8 June 2017. The official registration site is…

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‘Check your emails twice a day: six tips for a better organised life’

Posted on May 17, 2017 by stuartelden

‘Check your emails twice a day: six tips for a better organised life‘ – good advice in The Guardian. The links in the piece are also helpful – especially this piece on interruptions and how long it can take to refocus. … Continue reading →

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Catherine Malabou Critical Inquiry interview (2017)

Posted on May 17, 2017 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Catherine Malabou Critical Inquiry interview, Podcast on Soundcloud, May 2017 Catherine Malabou stopped by the office of Critical Inquiry for a short and informal audio interview during her visit to the University of Chicago last…

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