Biopower and the Contemporary

February 28, 2007

On the contemporary conditions of thinking…

by scollier

 A New York Times article came out today on the role of IRBs and “mission creep” in academic ethics. Worth a look. The full text follows…

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February 26, 2007

Other Europe-related events of interest

by Karpiak

Some events at the IES that might be of interest to folks…

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Talk: Kevin on the French Police

by Karpiak

Thursday, March 1
Electric Burns: The French Banlieue Riots of 2005 and the Politics of Neoliberal Policing
Kevin Karpiak
Anthropology Dept., UC Berkeley
12:00 pm
European Studies Seminar Room
(201 Moses Hall)
French Studies Program

pdf version: Electric Burns: the French banlieue riots and the politics of neo-liberal policing

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February 25, 2007

Nikolas Rose

by stavrianakis

Nik Rose is in California, giving a talk on Wednesday 28th http://stsc.berkeley.edu/STSC_Events.asp

Would lab folk like to meet up with him on Tuesday (27th) at about 4pm? If there is a good response we could quickly decide what form to meet with him in. The intro to his new book is available here intro

cheers

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What we do, how we think; reflections on the Dewey and Latour exchange

by scollier

Over the past couple weeks I have felt that a pressing task in ARC is to spend more time making clear statements about what we do, and how we think. This does not mean that we will come up with common answers, but that we should have more clear and explicit talk about what the range of answers is among the growing universe of people who are now involved. In some cases, this is not in order to cover new ground, but to rehearse how we got here, or at least how some of us think about our own points of entry.

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February 23, 2007

Adrian McIntyre rescheduled for March 12 @ Noon

by Adrian McIntyre

I had to leave town unexpectedly, so my presentation on The Impossible “Human” in Humanitarianism Today has been rescheduled for Monday, March 12, 12 - 1:30 pm in the Gifford Room at UC Berkeley.

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February 22, 2007

Foucault, the classical liberal

by scollier

Just looking back over Foucault’s interview in Essential Works v.3. He sounds like a classical liberal of the late 18th century variety. Here are a couple choice quotes:

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February 21, 2007

observations at the UN Geneva

by stalcup

I am still waiting on paperwork here in Lyon, and since it is not far away, yesterday I visited the UN Geneva headquarters. Attached is a picture for Adrian. It was interesting to see what the bookshop had for sale - the offerings included Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen’s “The Risk Society at War” and Mike Davis‘ “The Monster at our Door: the global threat of avian flu”.

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February 20, 2007

Drugs

by Carlo Caduff

In the World of Life-Saving Drugs, a Growing Epidemic of Deadly Fakes Read more »

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February 18, 2007

Anthropologist Does Web 2.0 on YouTube

by marymurrell

Anthropologist Michael Wesch and his Digital Ethnography lab have made an interesting video on Web 2.0. I count it among the “avant gardist” commentary out there about information technology: everything is new. But watch it. It’s worth the four minutes and 31 seconds, and has gotten a good bit of attention.

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