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Emergency Response

Originally posted on geographical imaginations:
I’ve been catching up on a stream of publications by Pete Adey and Ben Anderson on emergencies, including ‘Affect and security: exercising emergency in UK “civil contingencies”‘, Society & Space 29(6) (2011) 1092-1109; ‘Anticipating emergencies: Technologies…

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Mapping The Politics of National Rankings in the Movement Against “Modern Slavery”

A new commentary at the Society and Space open site.

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Verso world history series – 50% off until 1 December 2014, with free shipping

A chance to get these books at reduced price, with free shipping. The Verso World History Series provides attractive new editions of classic works of history, making landmark texts available to a new generation of readers. Covering a timespan stretching from … Continue reading

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Casey, Edward. S. and Watkins, Mary. 2014 Up Against the Wall: Re-Imagining the U.S.-Mexico Border, reviewed by Eduardo Mendieta

Eduardo Mendieta reviews Casey and Watkins’s Up Against the Wall.

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Foucault, Maoism, Genealogy: The Influence of Political Militancy in Michel Foucault’s Thought (2014)

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Karlsen, M.P., Villadsen, K. Foucault, Maoism, Genealogy: The Influence of Political Militancy in Michel Foucault’s Thought (2014) New Political Science, . Article in Press. Abstract Foucault’s inspiration from Nietzsche in terms of writing critical histories…

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Top posts on Progressive Geographies this week

Conversation on ‘Powerful Urban Territories’ Forthcoming News of Erik Swyngedouw’s new book. Liquid Power: Contested hydro-modernities in 20th century Spain An alternative map of Africa – reimagining the continent without colonisation Video of my ‘Foucault, Subjectivity and Truth’ lecture at … Continue reading

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Conference: Contested Spaces of Citizenship

Originally posted on Path to the Possible:
Postgraduate Conference CONTESTED SPACES OF CITIZENSHIP Durham University, Department of Geography Wednesday 29 April 2015 Room W007 Keynote speaker: Professor Engin F. Isin Space is at the core of political struggles and contestations.…

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How to Start a Blog Guide – free ebook

Free How to Start a Blog Guide – ebook from FirstSiteGuide.

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News of Erik Swyngedouw’s new book. Liquid Power: Contested hydro-modernities in 20th century Spain

Originally posted on Jeremy J Schmidt:
An advanced description of Erik Swyngedouw’s new book from the MIT Press website. Looks like the book is due out in the new year at some point: “In this book, Erik Swyngedouw explores how…

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A Fractured Landscape of Modernity reviewed by Elizabeth Straughan

Elizabeth Straughan reviews James Wilkes’ new book A Fractured Landscape of Modernity at the Society and Space open site.

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