wirklichkeit
The book launch for various zero books is on 2 December - details here. I should say I really enjoyed both Nina and Mark's books and really hope they get a wide readership. I especially thought my stud

Light the way
We are lamp-bearers ... we inspect the political place in order to discern therein the staking out of antagonism that will relay the promise and organize the future.Badiou, Theory of the Subject (p.108)

Historical Materialism 09: be there, or be not Marxist
SIXTH HISTORICAL MATERIALISM ANNUAL CONFERENCEAnother World is Necessary: Crisis, Struggle and Political Alternatives27 - 29 November 2009Birkbeck College and School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)Thornhaugh Street, London XC1H OXGREGISTER NOWREGISTRATION CLOSES 24 NOVEMBERCONFERENCE PROGRAMME now availableSpeakers include: Gilbert Achcar * Robert Albritton * Kevin Anderson *Jairus Banaji * Wendy Brown * Alex Callinicos * Vivek Chibber * Hester Eisenstein * Ben Fine *

Savoy Disturb
Savoy mircofiction competition at the Ballardian for the truly disturbed amongst you... (deadline 5 December)Also, an interview with Michael Butterworth (o

Better Living through Psychopathology
[This is my presentation at the Future event with, as Owen noted, references and quotes - I stand attached to my academic transitional objects, which should come as a relief to all as you wouldn't like me if I improvised...] The image of the future which I have selected is one of the series of J. G. Ballard’s pse