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
Good Bye to All That…
As 2011 winds down, I’ve finally managed to find a bit of time to post on the blog. Just as I started typing, I found out that the Deterritorial Support … Continue reading
The Criminalization of Squatting in the UK: Some Reflections
I’ve recently commented on the proposal to make squatting in residential properties a criminal offence. There are two pieces in the Guardian (here and here) and one in Shift Magazine … 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
Commonalities: New Book Series
This new book series from Fordham University Press on Commonalities looks fascinating. Re-thinking the common (and the commons) is an urgent political project and I’m excited by the prospect of … Continue reading
WE HAVE OUR OWN CONCEPT OF TIME AND MOTION
Fascinating series of events/workshops at the Auto Italia space in South London. Text courtesy of Auto Italia 25th – 28th August 2011 Open from 12 noon each day Audio recordings released daily … Continue reading
Education and the Common
Ours is an age of “savage servility” to borrow a phrase from the American poet Robert Lowell. While it may well be the case that we are living through the … Continue reading
Experimental Geographies 