Category Archives: Universities

John Protevi has started a petition… Online petition – Academic Boycott of Middlesex University until restoration of philosophy program On April 26 Middlesex University announced the closure of its highly-ranked and well-respected philosophy program. This closure has no philosophical or … Continue reading →

Several new letters of support for the suspended Middlesex staff and students have been posted on the Save Middlesex blog. This one in particular is worth a look. I’m not sure that the reaction to suspensions should be more suspensions, but … Continue reading →

This really needs to be read. http://savemdxphil.com/2010/05/25/more-information-about-the-philosophy-suspensions/

http://savemdxphil.com/2010/05/21/philosophy-students-and-staff-suspended/ Unbelievable – it just keeps getting worse. Various reactions from Etienne Balibar, Bruno Bostells, Alberto Toscano (in comments), John Protevi… (I’ve taken some of these links from Graham Harman‘s blog and Infinite Thought – thanks). There is now talk of … Continue reading →

http://savemdxphil.com/2010/05/21/the-library-sit-in-is-over-the-campaign-continues/ Interesting quick way to sustain interest in the case; to broaden the disciplinary appeal; and ensure people realise this is about intellectual life more generally. It will be interesting to see what transpires from here on. If you haven’t written … Continue reading →

This evening around 50 students and staff from half a dozen different programmes at Middlesex University’s School of Arts and Education occupied the library at Trent Park campus. This building is full of books on philosophy, literature, art criticism, music … Continue reading →