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Capitalismo global y regeneración urbana | Homenaje a Neil Smith

Originally posted on multipliciudades:
El grupo Espais Crítics organiza un encuentro en Barcelona entre el 14 y el 16 de diciembre para celebrar críticamente la memoria de Neil Smith. El evento se desarrollará en el MACBA —además de un paseo…

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Interview with Arnold L. Farr by Margath Walker – On critical theory, liberation and Herbert Marcuse

An excellent discussion of the work of Herbert Marcuse at the Society and Space open site.

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Wendy Brown on Undoing the Demos: Neoliberalism’s Stealth Revolution

Originally posted on Jeremy J Schmidt:
A radio interview based on Wendy Brown’s new book.

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Mobility Makes States: Migration and Power in Africa, edited by Darshan Vigneswaran and Joel Quirk – now published

Mobility Makes States: Migration and Power in Africa, edited by Darshan Vigneswaran and Joel Quirk – now published by University of Pennsylvania Press. Human mobility has long played a foundational role in producing state territories, resources, and hierarchies. When people move within … Continue reading

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Warwick Borders, Race, Ethnicity and Migration Network Public Lecture 2015 – Sara Ahmed: “Brick Walls: On Racism and Other Hard Histories”

Warwick Borders, Race, Ethnicity and Migration Network Public Lecture 2015 Brick Walls: On Racism and Other Hard Histories Professor Sara Ahmed, Goldsmiths, University of London Wednesday 20th May 5pm-6.30pm Room S0.11, Social Sciences Building, University of Warwick In her book, On … Continue reading

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Linnet Taylor – Towards a contextual and inclusive data studies: a response to Dalton and Thatcher

A commentary on critical data studies at the Society and Space open site.

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Durham 2016-17 IAS fellowships on Scale – deadline 5 June 2015

Durham’s Institute of Advanced Study has advertised the 2016-17 fellowships on its Scale theme with a closing date of 5 June 2015 – more details here.

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Uneven trading: Gieseking on Harris

A new review at the Society and Space open site.

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Top posts on Progressive Geographies this week

Jamin Raskin, “A last interview with French philosopher Michel Foucault”, City Paper – now found and available online Day one in the Foucault archive at UC Berkeley Day two in the Foucault archive at UC Berkeley Spatial Humanities: Promise and … Continue reading

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An Existential Ride w/ Hubert Dreyfus

Originally posted on Open Geography:
A video interview of Hubert Dreyfus, the famous philosopher. Covering Heidegger, Descartes, embodiment, AI and almost getting fired at MIT. His book What Computers Can’t do, and What Computers Still Can’t Do, are influential texts…

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