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Paul Gilroy interview on ‘There Ain’t No Black in the Union Jack’ 30 years on

Posted on March 18, 2017 by stuartelden

30 years ago There Ain’t No Black in the Union Jack: The Cultural Politics of Race and Nation was published. Philip Dodd talks to the author Professor Paul Gilroy about its impact and whether discussions about race and culture in … Continue reading →

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Airbnb and gentrification in New York

Posted on March 18, 2017 by stuartelden

Originally posted on David Wachsmuth:
For the last several months I’ve been working with Alexander Weisler (a recent MUP graduate from the School of Urban Planning at McGill) on a paper which explores the connection between short-term rentals and gentrification. We use…

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Peter Gratton, The non-argument argument that links Derrida et al. to Trump

Posted on March 16, 2017 by stuartelden

Peter Gratton, The non-argument argument that links Derrida et al. to Trump – at Philosophy in a Time of Error I’m grateful that Peter took the trouble to write this – there have been some ridiculous  claims being made.

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Colin Koopman, Why Foucault’s work on power is more important than ever – Aeon Essays

Posted on March 16, 2017 by stuartelden

Colin Koopman, ‘Why Foucault’s work on power is more important than ever‘ – Aeon Essays

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Stress fractures: one year on

Posted on March 15, 2017 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Academic Irregularities:
It is about a year ago since I posted The Kindness of Strangers. It quickly found a lot of readers worldwide. As it travelled, the Times Higher asked my permission to republish it on their…

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La Revue Recherches – all but one now available online (at a price)

Posted on March 15, 2017 by stuartelden

I’ve mentioned the Recherches review more than a few times, because it was set up by Félix Guattari, and Foucault was involved in some discussions published in the journal. These conversations led to some collaborative work (a full bibliography here), some … Continue reading →

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Christopher Watkin – Research Hacks # 6: Capture every important thought you have, even on the go

Posted on March 13, 2017 by stuartelden

I’ve shared Christopher Watkin’s previous research hacks before. He now has a new one up – Research Hacks # 6: Capture every important thought you have, even on the go His point is a good one, and his chosen device is … Continue reading →

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Vertical Power – reflections from the Oslo workshop by Liv Brissach (in Norwegian)

Posted on March 11, 2017 by stuartelden

Vertical Power – reflections from the Oslo workshop at which I spoke last week – by Liv Brissach (in Norwegian). My own thoughts are here.    

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‘A Smaller Audience than the Kardashians’: social media for academics with Prof Stuart Elden and Dr Mark Carrigan

Posted on March 11, 2017 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Landscape Surgery:
The Landscape Surgery group was pleased to welcome Professor Stuart Elden (Professor of Political Theory and Geography at the University of Warwick, and founder of the Progressive Geographies blog) and Dr Mark Carrigan (digital Sociologist, social media…

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Why The Hell Should I Write A Book Review? An Academic Woman’s Perspective

Posted on March 10, 2017 by stuartelden

Some very interesting thoughts about book reviews – about their importance, the need to value them, and what might be done about the low proportion of women who write them.

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