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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Affect theory: the debate continues (sort of)
William Connolly’s response to Ruth Leys’ critique of affect theory is in the latest issue of Critical Inquiry, and Leys has a follow-up comment. Connolly’s response is rather weak – he basically re-asserts the outlines of his theory of neuro-mediated affective priming of subjects, including the … Continue reading
Keep Mrs. Honeyman right out of sight
A week of protest, demonstrations, rioting, flash looting, vandalism and violence across towns and cities in England has been another occasion for the expression of instant opinion and analysis by academics and intellectuals. The president and vice-chair of the British … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Democracy, Media, Politics, Public sphere, Social Science, Theory
Tagged Bradford, British Sociological Association, Clifford Stott, consumerism, crowds, David Harvey, David Starkey, David Waddington, Le Bon, Peter Oborne, Public Space, Rationality, Richard Sennett, riots, Saskia Sassen, Violence, Zymunt Bauman
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Songs to learn and sing….?
White Riot, The Clash I Predict a Riot, Kaiser Chiefs Bonnie and Clyde, Brigitte Bardot and Serge Gainsbourg What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye Drunk Girls, LCD Soundsystem Teenage Riot, Sonic Youth Fight the Power, Public Enemy For What it’s Worth, … Continue reading
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Theory Talks
This might not be new to anyone else, but I only just came across Theory Talks, a forum for discussion of theoretical issues in IR, broadly conceived – basically, interviews with academics, talking about big current global issues, and theory. The … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Interviews, Politics, Social Science, Theory
Tagged David Harvey, International Relations, James Scott, John Agnew, Klaus Dodds, Peter Singer, Theory
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New blog on urbanism and democracy
Just noticed a new blog by Mark Purcell, Path to the Possible, on issues of urbanism, politics, democracy. Mark is author of Recapturing Democracy, one of the few books I can think of in geography/urban studies that engages in detail with democratic theory. I … Continue reading
