Experimental Geographies

"There is tenderness only in the coarsest demand: that no-one shall go hungry any more" – Theodor Adorno, Minima Moralia (1974: 156)

Tag Archives: Occupation-based strategies

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

February 27, 2013 · Leave a comment

W.J.T. Mitchell on the “Arts of Occupation”

In a recent issue of Critical Inquiry, W.J.T. Mitchell examines the particular image (or imaginary) that, in his view, links the Occupy Movement to the Arab Spring. The article is … Continue reading

December 12, 2012 · 2 Comments

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

March 21, 2011 · 1 Comment

Student Protests and Occupations in the UK

“The reform of consciousness consists entirely in making the world aware of its own consciousness, in arousing it from its dream of itself, in explaining its own actions to it.” … Continue reading

November 27, 2010 · 1 Comment