Experimental Geographies
"There is tenderness only in the coarsest demand: that no-one shall go hungry any more" – Theodor Adorno, Minima Moralia (1974: 156)
Regeneration as Displacement
Loretta Lees was in the School yesterday and gave an excellent paper on the state-led gentrification of British council estates since the late 1990s. The paper built, in part, on … Continue reading
Crisis Urbanism
Some questions about crisis and the city (These questions are motivated by a desire to think differently about the city as a site of social transformation. If we are to, … Continue reading
Open House 2013: Challenging the Housing Crisis
I can’t stress enough how urgent Open House 2013 actually is. In the words of the organisers: “Open House is a nine-day space that will bring together people facing the … Continue reading
Book on the History of Squatting in Berlin
I’ve just been offered a contract to write a spatial history of squatting in Berlin for the RGS-IBG Book Series. I’m very excited and look forward to finishing the manuscript. … Continue reading
Immaterial Labour isn’t Working
I’m really excited to be participating in Immaterial Labour isn’t Working (#ILIW13). #ILIW13 is a series of events, texts and other contributions that will bring together academics, artists and activists … Continue reading
Negri on Teaching
I’ve recently been reading Antonio Negri’s Diary of an Escape. There is so much to say about the text and the desperate moment out of which it emerged (I will … Continue reading
On the Autonomous City: Video
In March 2012, I was lucky enough to speak at KTH in Stockholm as part of a seminar series on “City Axioms” organized by the Institute of Social Anthropology at … Continue reading
Derek Gregory: On Mapping in Modern War
The video of an excellent lecture by Derek Gregory entitled “Gabriel’s Map: Cartography and Corpography in Modern War” is now available. The lecture formed part of the University of Kentucky Committee … Continue reading
Archive and Radical Infrastructure
There is an absolutely fantastic piece by Peter Linebaugh over at Counterpunch in which he describes a new radical archiving initiative in conjunction with the May Day Rooms. The May … Continue reading
Judith Butler: “New Thoughts on Solidarity”
Via Stuart Elden at Progressive Geographies – a video of Judith Butler’s plenary address to the American Academy of Religion entitled “New Thoughts on Solidarity.” The address explores the recent … Continue reading
