Alberto Toscano has published a short article, ‘Liberalism Terminable and Interminable‘, as part of a symposium on Joseph Massad’s book Islam in Liberalism, which also includes Sara R. Farris’ intervention ‘The Cold War of Women and Islam‘. Both pieces feature responses by Massad. Continue reading Liberalism Terminable and Interminable
JOSEPH MASSAD’S NEW BOOK Islam in Liberalism is a welcome and timely intervention into one of the most pressing questions of our times: why does Islam occupy such a central inimical place within Western politics and ideology? Massad answers this question with a straightforward thesis: “Islam” as such does not exist. What has come to be … Continue reading The Cold War of Women and Islam
Sara Farris has a new article up over at darkmatter. Check it out – Dispossessing the Private Sphere? Civic Integration Policies and Colonial Legacies. Continue reading Dispossessing the Private Sphere? Civic Integration Policies and Colonial Legacies | darkmatter Journal
Auguste Comte, the French philosopher who, amongst other things, coined the term “sociology”, had a large mirror above his writing desk, so he could pause to admire himself as he wrote. There is perhaps no better symbolic image of academic vanity than Comte’s mirror. When I discovered this and shared it on Twitter, I received … Continue reading Is tweeting the modern equivalent of Comte staring into his mirror while he wrote?
Alberto Toscano’s article ‘Sovereignty and Deviation: Notes on Sartre’s Critique of Dialectical Reason, Vol. 2’ – exploring the French philosopher’s account of the emergence of Stalinism – is now available [pdf] in the journal Crisis and Critique. Continue reading Sovereignty and Deviation: Notes on Sartre’s Critique of Dialectical Reason, Vol. 2
For too long “building your own home” in the UK has been a privilege reserved for those who already own property. Expensive land, tough planning rules and the time and expertise required have meant that most people self-build homes were more architectural vanity projects – like you might see in Grand Designs and less a practical housing solution. While design-led homes might be the dream for architects, TV producers and the restless urban middle classes, they tend to be an unaffordable luxury for almost everyone else.
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Apprehension. The sounds of the city are all around us, but here inside a brief reprieve. Darkness. Ears relax and open as the harsh streetscape fades. An assault to the nose. Urine. Glass crackles underfoot. Sitting here on my musical stool I begin to sense the city anew. In front, traffic, a busy rush between […] … Continue reading Cours de Poetique: More Than Just a Car Park by Charlotte Bates — Streetsigns
Selfbuild: ‘where the first occupants arrange for the building of their own dwelling and, in various ways, participate in its production’ (Duncan and Rowe 1993: 1331) Recently, I appeared on Thinking Allowed, BBC Radio 4’s flagship social science programme, talking about my research on selfbuild in an episode focussed on the sociology of housing. You […] … Continue reading What’s Sociological About Selfbuild? by Michaela Benson — Streetsigns
Daniel Neyland & Norma Möllers article ‘Algorithmic IF … THEN rules and the conditions and consequences of power‘, was recently published in the journal Information, Communication & Society. Continue reading Algorithmic IF … THEN rules and the conditions and consequences of power
Daniel Neyland, Goldsmiths, University of London
The online advertising industry has faced a considerable backlash recently as a greater understanding of how the practices of data scraping, aggregation, mining and user profiling are carried out behind the scenes. From Edward Snowden’s revelations of governments using social media to perform mass surveillance, to the often creepy presence of targeted adverts that slow mobile web browsing to a crawl, we’re now much more aware and concerned about who knows what about us.
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