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"There is tenderness only in the coarsest demand: that no-one shall go hungry any more" – Theodor Adorno, Minima Moralia (1974: 156)
Category Archives: Radical Democracy
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
Urban Uprising/Re-imagining the City: CUNY, Nov. 30-Dec. 1
This looks like really fantastic – a CUNY conference that examines how we might come to think about and inhabit cities differently. Further details are available here.
Bifo: On Poetic Disconnection
I’ve just finished the latest book from Franco ‘Bifo’ Beradi, The Uprising: On Poetry and Finance and I thought that I would put together a few hastily penned observations … Continue reading
David Harvey at Occupy London
Here’s a video of David Harvey speaking on November 12th at the occupation at St. Paul’s. The full transcript can be found here.
Judith Butler on Precarity and Fiscal Crisis
An interesting new piece by Judith Butler in Greek Left Review on the political response to ‘fiscal crisis’. Some excerpts include: “…neo-liberalism works through producing dispensable populations; it exposes populations … Continue reading
Bifo, Agamben and a New Round of Student Occupations
1. Bifo on critical pedagogy: A rousing and provocative talk by Bifo at the Brera Academy in Milan (see here for entire transcript). A couple of excerpts: I would like to … Continue reading
‘Right to the City’ Presentation in Berlin
I’m off to Berlin next week to give a presentation at the Regenbogenfabrik (former squat, now alternative social centre and housing project in Kreuzberg). It’s the 30th anniversary of the … Continue reading
