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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Alberto Toscano letter re: the suspensions
Dear members of the Middlesex University board of governors, the decision taken today to suspend students and staff at Middlesex for their legitimate and courageous attempt to reverse the disastrous and narrow-minded closure of the philosophy department is an act … Continue reading
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News Round-Up & ICA Broadcast
The Times: Philosophy hasn’t been this newsworthy since Wittgenstein threatened Popper The New Statesman: Philosophers United Against Cuts Times Higher Education: Students forced to end sit-in, but vow to fight on Hendon and Finchley, Barnet and Potters Bar, Edgware and … Continue reading
Philosophy students and staff suspended
Some Middlesex University Philosophy students, along with Philosophy professors Peter Osborne, Peter Hallward, and Christian Kerslake, were suspended from the University this afternoon. Hallward and Osborne were issued with letters announcing their suspension from the University with immediate effect, pending … Continue reading
The library sit-in is over, the campaign continues
The student occupation of the library at Trent Park ended early this morning, as planned. This second occupation undertaken by the campaign to save philosophy at Middlesex set out to achieve three goals. It aimed to broaden the campaign to … Continue reading
A new occupation at Trent Park
This evening around 50 students and staff from half a dozen different programmes at Middlesex University’s School of Arts and Education occupied the library at Trent Park campus. This building is full of books on philosophy, literature, art criticism, music … Continue reading
Who’s afraid of philosophy
Who’s afraid of philosophy? Wednesday, 19 May, 6:30 pm, at the ICA A Goldsmiths/ICA event, chaired by Dr Alberto Toscano (Goldsmiths) with interventions by Prof Alexander Garcia Duttmann (Goldsmiths), Prof Alex Callinicos (King’s College), Prof Peter Osborne (Middlesex), Dr Nina Power (Roehampton … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Toscano, Alex Callinicos, Alexander Garcia Duttman, Ali Alizadeh, Goldsmiths, ICA, InC, London, Middlesex University, Nina Power, philosophy
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The occupation is over, the campaign continues
At 8pm on Friday 14 May 2010, Middlesex University management served a High Court injunction to end a twelve-day student occupation of the Mansion building at Trent Park. The occupation began on Tuesday 4 May, when Philosophy students gathered to … Continue reading
Tariq Ali to speak this afternoon at Middlesex
A High Court injunction to end the occupation was served last night and came into force this morning. The protest continues and the campaign demands remain the same: the reversal of the decision to close philosophy at Middlesex and the reinstatement … Continue reading
Campaign news, Thursday 13 May
UCU SPECIAL BRANCH MEETING: ‘NO CONFIDENCE’ MOTION IN SCHOOL MANAGEMENT The Middlesex University Branch of the University and College Union (UCU) held a Special Meeting yesterday (12 May) to discuss the closure of the Philosophy programmes. Members expressed their unanimous … Continue reading
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