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Neoliberal Dogma? Revisiting Foucault on Social Security, Healthcare, and Autonomy (Pt. II of II)

The second part of a discussion of Foucault and social security, this time on health.

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Antipode’s 5th Institute for the Geographies of Justice – application deadline 31st January

Originally posted on AntipodeFoundation.org:
Antipode’s 5th Institute for the Geographies of Justice 21st-27th June 2015, Johannesburg, South Africa ‘Occupying Radical Geography’ Antipode’s 5th Institute for the Geographies of Justice (IGJ) will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa from 21st to…

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The Politics of the UK HE Marking Boycott – Part IV: The Betrayal

Originally posted on The Disorder Of Things:
The farce of UCU’s “resistance” to universities’ attack on employees’ pensions is now reaching its inevitable climax (see Part I, Part II and Part III for background). Readers may recall that the crisis…

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Tim Ingold on the “Life of Lines” – Radio interview and new book

Originally posted on Jeremy J Schmidt:
An interesting BBC Radio interview with Tim Ingold on Lines. Listen here. The interview anticipates Ingold’s new book, The Life of Lines, which is due out soon. Here is a description from the publisher’s…

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Colin Gordon, Foucault, neoliberalism etc. (2015)

Originally posted on Foucault News:
A Foucault News exclusive. Colin Gordon, Foucault, neoliberalism etc. Full PDF of article  First two pages The recent online debate triggered by the Ballast interview (translated in Jacobin) with Daniel Zamora will no doubt have…

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Latour’s obituary for Ulrich Beck

Originally posted on Object-Oriented Philosophy:
And in ArtForum, of all places. You can find it HERE. (Hat tip, Nathan G.)

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Neoliberal Dogma? Revisiting Foucault on Social Security, Healthcare, and Autonomy (Pt. I of II)

Another contribution to the ‘Foucault and neoliberalism’ debate.

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Media Practices and Urban Politics: A Conversation about Slow Theory

A conversation at the Society and Space open site, with the relevant paper in the journal open access for a month.

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Books received – Latour, Douzinas, Roudinesco, McNay, Ricoeur, Leibniz, Western Sexuality and The Final Foucault

Six books from Polity in recompense for review work; second-hand copies of Western Sexuality and The Final Foucault; and the new issues of Society and Space and RIPE.

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Top posts on Progressive Geographies this week

2014 in review – talks, publications and writing Foucault and Neoliberalism – a few thoughts in response to the Zamora piece in Jacobin Foucault on Parrhesia – translation of a 1982 lecture forthcoming in Critical Inquiry Political Geography forum on … Continue reading →

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