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From Biopower to Infopower?: A Genealogy of One Aspect of Contemporary Politics

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Colin Koopman, From Biopower to Infopower?: A Genealogy of One Aspect of Contemporary Politics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTGvaG6T_G4 Text on youtube Colin Koopman, an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oregon, spoke at Oregon State University…

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2013 in review – Progressive Geographies stats

The WordPress.com stats say that in 2013 this blog was viewed 380,000 times – with visitors from 191 countries. Thank you all. Click here to see the complete report. These are some of the most popular posts in the year: The adjunct … Continue reading →

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Biopolitics, Governmentality, (Security) Dispositifs. Concepts for the Study of the International? (2014)

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Biopolitique, Gouvernementalité, Dispositifs (de sécurité). Concepts pour l’étude de l’International? Conférence internationale Biopolitics, Governmentality, (security) Dispositifs. Concepts for the Study of the International? International Conference PDF of program in English PDF en français Website Co-organisée…

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# PALESTINE /// The Photograph as Judicial Evidence in the Context of Tear Gas Warfare

Originally posted on The Funambulist:
Tear gas canister shot directly at B’Tselem photographer Muhmmad ‘Awad by an I.D.F. officer (image B’Tselem) We have seen many times how the State of Israel and its army manage to maintain the status quo…

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Happy Christmas and thanks for reading

I’m now going to take a few days off from the blog. I’m spending Christmas itself in Ghana, and then heading back to the UK for a few days with family. I have a few other posts that I’ll try … Continue reading →

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Nuevo número de Urban: ¡en acceso libre!

Originally posted on multipliciudades:
El particular regalo del Departamento de Urbanística y Ordenación del Territorio para el nuevo año: la nueva época de la revista Urban estará disponible en acceso libre a partir de ahora. Inauguramos la iniciativa con la…

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Five forthcoming papers available online

Five Society and Space papers online.

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Neoliberalism and the ethos of competition

TCS open site discussion of neoliberalism between Nick Gane and Will Davies.

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Global terrorism

Originally posted on geographical imaginations:
With all the usual caveats about the notoriously contentious definition(s) of ‘terrorism’,  the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), which has been up and running at the University of Maryland…

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Confronting the Anxiety of Academic Writing

Originally posted on Explorations of Style:
Last week I gave a webinar for the Text and Academic Authors Association on confronting the anxiety of academic writing. While these topics were on my mind, I thought I would use this post…

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