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Sara Ahmed resigns from Goldsmiths ‘in protest against the failure to address the problem of sexual harassment’

Posted on June 3, 2016 by stuartelden

Sara Ahmed has resigned from Goldsmiths. Her initial statement is here, and some reasons are elaborated here. It is with sadness that I announce that I have resigned from my post at Goldsmiths. It is not the time to give a full account … Continue reading →

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Almost Famous

Posted on June 3, 2016 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Pop Theory:
The Sociological Review blog has a series of articles on what it calls Superstar Professors, including commentaries on thinkers such as Zizek, Giddens, and Bauman. There are some interesting thoughts raised in the posts published so…

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Visual guide to figuring out the age of an undated world map

Posted on June 2, 2016 by stuartelden

Click on image or here to enlarge. Thanks to Ben Rosamond for the link.

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Repainting the higher education sector – download WONKHE edited collection

Posted on June 2, 2016 by stuartelden

Repainting the higher education sector – open access WONKHE edited collection about the recent UK Higher Education and Research White Paper and Bill. Download our edited collection of the best analysis and commentary so far about the Higher Education and Research … Continue reading →

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Object Lessons: The hidden meaning of ordinary things, Wednesday 13th July, London

Posted on June 2, 2016 by stuartelden

Object Lessons: The hidden meaning of ordinary things, 6pm, Wednesday 13th July, Bloomsbury Publishing, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP Where does a password end and an identity begin? Do our desires really go on holiday in a hotel? Does wearing … Continue reading →

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Reading Capital: The Complete Edition by Louis Althusser, Etienne Balibar, Roger Establet, Pierre Macherey, and Jacques Rancière

Posted on June 2, 2016 by stuartelden

Reading Capital: The Complete Edition, by Louis Althusser, Etienne Balibar, Roger Establet, Pierre Macherey, and Jacques Rancière, now published by Verso. A classic work of Marxist analysis, available unabridged for the first time Originally published in 1965, Reading Capital is a landmark of French thought and radical theory, … Continue reading →

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Call for papers for The Body of War: Drones and Lone Wolves, University of Lancaster on 24-25 November 2016

Posted on June 2, 2016 by stuartelden

Call for papers for The Body of War: Drones and Lone Wolves,  University of Lancaster  on 24-25 November 2016.  This workshop is part of the ongoing States of Exceptions project (for Part I, see here). Derek Gregory will be giving … Continue reading →

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Lee Braver (ed.), Division III of Heidegger’s Being and Time: The Unanswered Question of Being reviewed at NDPR

Posted on June 2, 2016 by stuartelden

Lee Braver (ed.), Division III of Heidegger’s Being and Time: The Unanswered Question of Being is reviewed at NDPR by Sacha Golub. Here’s the book’s description: Heidegger’s Being and Time is one of the most influential and important books in the history of … Continue reading →

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Yanis Varoufakis in conversation with Noam Chomsky about Greece

Posted on May 31, 2016 by stuartelden

Yanis Varoufakis in conversation with Noam Chomsky about Greece (via Sociological Imagination).

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Global Empire: Excavating Israel – Eyal Weizman interview with Tariq Ali

Posted on May 31, 2016 by stuartelden

Tariq Ali talks to Eyal Weizman, Professor of Spatial and Visual Cultures Goldsmiths, University of London, about the pressure being applied by Israel on the White House and EU to illegalise the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) campaign. Global Empire: … Continue reading →

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