Our Starburst World, with thanks to Ross Gibson
by Alison Young
With the news of Ross Gibson’s death on Thursday March 2nd 2023, some of the light has gone out of our ‘starburst world’ (2012).
Book Review: Between Gaia and Ground
E. A. Povinelli, Between Gaia and Ground: Four Axioms of Existence and the Ancestral Catastrophe of Late Liberalism (Duke University Press, 2021)
Reviewed by Angie Sassano (Deakin University)
Book Review: On fascism: 12 lessons from American history
Matthew C. MacWilliams, On fascism: 12 lessons from American history (St Martin’s Publishing Group, 2020)
Reviewed by Zak Kizer (Iowa Lakes Community College)
Book Review: The End of the Village: Planning the Urbanisation of Rural China
Nick R. Smith, The End of the Village: Planning the Urbanisation of Rural China (University of Minnesota Press, 2021)
Reviewed by Brooke Wilmsen (La Trobe University)
Issue 173, December 2022 – Fighting with the Other
Contributors: Emre Amasyalı, John A. Hall, Mohammed Sulaiman, Kalli Drousioti, Marianna Papastephanou, María Esperanza Casullo, Rodolfo E. Colalongo, Loïc Wacquant, Michael Wayne, Elizabeth S. Goodstein, Austin Harrington, Thomas Kemple, Nicola Marcucci, Christine Magerski, Angie Sassano, J.F. Dorahy
Book Review: Enrichment – A Critique of Commodities
Luc Boltanski and Arnaud Esquerre, Enrichment – A Critique of Commodities (Polity, 2020)
Reviewed by Peter Beilharz (Sichuan University)
Issue 172, October 2022 – Thinking Place: Materiality, Atmospheres and Spaces of Belonging
This special issue explores the dynamic and double-sided nature of thinking place. The articles highlight, in varying degrees, the importance of ‘materiality’, ‘atmospheres’ and ‘spaces of belonging’ to the shaping of place and the social relations experienced via place.
Exhibition: Streets of Ferdinand de Saussure – Neil Fettling 28 Oct – 11 Dec
Underneath our city arteries, the roadways, corridors and paths conceal a labyrinthine network of utilities and services. These invisible networks facilitate the complex delivery of services and communications essential to the smooth operation of a functioning, modern society.
Event: ‘Whither Social Theory’ – Australian Social Theory Thematic Group Workshop
Join us for this special thematic workshop exploring the status of social theory within Australian sociology. This event is co-hosted by Thesis Eleven Journal and the The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Social Theory Thematic Group. The workshop is a part of the a week of events organised for the TASA 2022 Conference.
28 November 2022, 8:30am – 5:00pm AEDT
In-person at ACU Fitzroy, Melbourne
The workshop is open to anyone who is interested in these issues and questions. We ask you to register for catering/room capacity purposes.
Event: Thesis Eleven Annual Lecture – Professor Susan L. Robertson
This year’s Thesis Eleven Annual Lecture will be delivered by Professor Susan L. Robertson (Monash University) Left-Right, or Left Right Out? Knowledge Economies, Social Inequalities, Education and Authoritarian Populism
Issue 171, August 2022 – East European Marxism: Legacies and Entanglements
Guest Editors: Fu Qilin and Peter Beilharz
Contributors: J.F. Dorahy, Galin Tihanov, Liu Can, Ziyi Fan, Marko Hočevar, Jiayang Qin
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