They left a great, wide wake, as though continually unrolling a great wide parchment upon the sea.
Alex
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Oxford prof, writer, experimental geographer. Exploring the radical possibilities of collective city life. Posting in a personal capacity. The Autonomous City (New ed. Verso, 2023; Alianza, 2023) Metropolitan Preoccupations (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)
"We are up against an ideology that has given up [...] on the livability of our shared world." www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them
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"The University of Chicago’s undergrad social-sciences division will go “analog” this fall, implementing a blanket policy banning technology in class and AI assistance on coursework across the division’s core courses." www.chronicle.com/article/u-of...
U. of Chicago Bans Tech, AI in Social Sciences Core Courses
The new restrictions apply to students and faculty members.
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"There are millions of families right now working out whether they can afford their rent next month on the back of an envelope" Listen to our CEO Holly Williamson's reaction, on @bbc5live.bsky.social, to another predicted surge in the cost of our rents.
End Times Fascism by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor review – the fightback starts here
End Times Fascism by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor review – the fightback starts here
A sharp analysis of the damage wrought by the reckless super-rich, and progressive toolkit for repairing it
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In an exclusive extract from his new book, A Right to Housing, Samuel Stein argues that the struggle for affordable housing is an inseparable element of the class struggle This Must Be The Place: Do We Have A Right To Housing? @versobooks.bsky.social buff.ly/8PfsrrP
First excerpt from End Times Fascism! So happy The Guardian went for the part of the book about the wonder of THIS world, and the people doing everything to commit to it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear
An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them
theguardian.com
This is a marvellous opportunity for teachers wanting a secure knowledge base to teach trans-Atlantic slavery in the classroom. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-driver...
The Driver's Story: Labour and Power in the World of Atlantic Slavery
Free online lecture by award-winning author and historian Professor Randy M. Browne (Xaiver University)
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Marxism and Form: 20th-Century Dialectical Theories of Literature - new edition, Princeton University Press, September 2026 with a foreword by Sianne Ngai. press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... @princetonupress.bsky.social (2/2)
Marxism and Form
An influential introduction to Marxist cultural criticism by the acclaimed literary theorist
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Frederic Jameson, The Prison-House of Language: A Critical Account of Structuralism and Russian Formalism – new edition, Princeton University Press, September 2026 with a foreword by Caleb Smith and Paul North press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... @princetonupress.bsky.social (1/2)
The Prison-House of Language
A groundbreaking critical introduction to Structuralism and Russian Formalism by the acclaimed literary theorist
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Current issue of @newleftreview.bsky.social has some of the correspondence between Perry Anderson and Carlo Ginzburg, with an introduction by Anderson (requires subscription) newleftreview.org/issues/ii160... newleftreview.org/issues/ii160...
Perry Anderson, Introduction: Correspondence with Carlo Ginzburg, NLR 160, July–August 2026
Carlo Ginzburg and I arrived at ucla at the same time in 1988, but without either of us, so far as I remember, being aware of the other; he taking...
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My new course, The Story of Capital, meets next Tuesday, September 15th at 4:15 pm [ET]. Please read The Story of Capital, Preface, Chapters 1, 2, and 3 for that class. You can watch the video from the first class here: davidharvey.org/2026/09/the-...
The Story of Capital – Class 1
September 8, 2026 Figure 1: Circulation of CapitalFigure 2: Path of Argument in Marx’s Capital v1 The course will run on Tuesdays from 4:15-6:15pm [ET] from September 8 – December 1, 2026. Re…
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Makespace is to open 'community living rooms' in Oxford and Abingdon, thanks to National Lottery funding.They are described as "designed with and by local citizens, where people can meet & organise to shape the future of their neighbourhoods & just be together." makespaceoxford.org/announcing-n...
Video of the opening plenary session at the recent Planners Network Conference, 'Planning in the Face of Fascism,' held in Toronto in May -- feat. interventions by @skipfer.bsky.social Mona Fawaz and me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpsS...
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Absolutely this. I was very lucky to have POA which made such a massive difference
madeline odent@oldenoughtosay.com · last wk.Having now dealt with the deaths of two parents within two months, let me just say that the kindest thing you can do for your loved ones, at every stage of life, is assume that some of them will outlive you, and make that as easy as possible for them, logistically. it sucks and it's morbid, but.
New article! 'Sprouting pasts: Migration, cultivation, and landscape making in Amsterdam Nieuw-West', by Antonia Weiss. @elsevierconnect.bsky.social @elseviersej.bsky.social
Sprouting pasts: Migration, cultivation, and landscape making in Amsterdam Nieuw-West
Journal of Historical Geography
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📣 NEW EPISODE 📣 - @leninology.bsky.social on this year's wildfires. We talked about the scale and extent of the wildfires, how they compare to recent years, and the threat of the "weather whiplash" effect - with heatwaves and wildfires being followed by severe flooding:
Interregnum - Living in the Pyrocene | Politics Theory Other
Richard returns to talk about this year's wildfires. We talked about the scale and extent of the wildfires, how they compare to recent years
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What is to be undone? How? With whom? Vishmidt teaches us that "there is no opposition between breaking and building." Infrastructural Critique is an irreplaceable invitation and guide to the work of abolition. --Alberto Toscano Available for pre-order now!
Among our great new books releasing this month are "Seeking Justice for Gendered Violence" by Erin Beck and Lynn Stephen and "Without Masters" by Livia K. Stone. See the whole list on our blog: dukeupress.wordpress.com/2026/09/01/n...
For RGS attendees: there is an 'Author Meets Critics' session coming up Thursday for 'Techno-Negative' to talk tech refusal, abolitionism,... Thanks to @casey-lynch.bsky.social & those who kindly agreed to comment @davidjbissell.bsky.social @sophiamaalsen.bsky.social @hannahmorgann.bsky.social
Coming to @rgs.org conference next week? Visit The Playhouse Tent – an interactive installation exploring neurodivergent children's lives in temporary accommodation. 🖊️ Sign up for a Weds PM slot here: www.tickettailor.com/events/senso... #AC2026 #RGSIBG26 #RGS2026
interview with the editors by Unglid Paul at the Journal of the History of Ideas blog @jhideas.bsky.social www.jhiblog.org/2026/08/26/r...
Reintroducing Senghor: An Interview with Doyle D. Calhoun, Alioune B. Fall, and Cheikh A. Thiam
by Unglid Paul
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The Essential Senghor: African Philosophy and Black Aesthetics - eds. Doyle C. Calhoun, Alioune B. Fall and Sheikh Thiam, @dukepress.bsky.social, April 2026 www.dukeupress.edu/the-essentia... Introduction open access at this link
The Essential Senghor: African Philosophy and Black Aesthetics
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Many congratulations to Professors @debbiehopkins.bsky.social, Radhika Khosla and Janey Messina, awarded the title of Professor in the @ox.ac.uk 2026 Recognition of Distinction: www.geog.ox.ac.uk/news/three-g...
Three geographers awarded title of Professor in 2026 Recognition of Distinction
Three geographers awarded title of Professor in 2026 Recognition of Distinction
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How have different radical and internationalist traditions attempted to overcome forms of domination and move towards alternative, emancipatory futures? Marral Shamshiri, our current managing editor, introduces new History Workshop series called 'Radical Horizons'.
Radical Horizons
This article is the introduction to a new History Workshop series called ‘Radical Horizons’.
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