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Here – thanks to Felix Driver for the alert.

After the day in the British Library I hurried over to Queen Mary to hear Jamie Peck gave the David M. Smith lecture on “Fast policy, at the limits of neoliberalism“. It was very good and interesting to hear the … Continue reading →

I’m back working on Leibniz, in the British Library rare books room. And once again he’s causing me – and the staff here – some problems. The piece I wanted to look at is something I know is in the 19th century … Continue reading →

My friend and colleague from my Warwick days, Ben Rosamond, recently gave his inaugural lecture at the University of Copenhagen: “The Everyday Political Economy of European Integration”. The audio recording is available here.

The application process is open for the Australian National University’s Humanities Research Centre fellowships. I had one of these in 2011; Peter Gratton is a visitor next year. The theme is Cities, Imaginaries, Publics. It’s a wonderful place to spend … Continue reading →

There has been a lot of powerful commentary on recent developments in the Occupy movement. Most of it has been, unsurprisingly, in non-mainstream media. Here are a few links that might be of interest. On the Berkeley events here and here (with … Continue reading →

Some photos from the occupation – taken 30th October.

Pumpkin carvings – more here.

I think I’ve linked to this before, but it’s been updated. Some very interesting reflections on writing, organised by Durham University’s Anthropology department, can be found here. Anna Tsing, Tim Ingold, Bryan S. Turner, Harvey Molotch and many others.