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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Correspondence between the student protesters and university management, 13-14 May
Following a meeting between a student delegation and the management at 4:30pm on Thursday 13 May, the student collective gathered to discuss the situation. These discussions were in process when we received the following email from Prof Margaret House at … Continue reading
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Campaign News, Friday 14 May: Management threatens court injunction against student protesters at Trent Park
The student protesters occupying the Mansion Building at Trent Park campus were informed on Friday morning that the university management was seeking a court injunction to end our sit-in protest. This news came as a surprise to us since we … Continue reading
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Upcoming Events: Eyal Weizman, Tariq Ali
FRIDAY: Roundtable Discussion with Eyal Weizman We are happy to welcome Eyal Weizman, the Director of the Centre of Research Architecture at Goldsmiths, Paulo Tavares, Lorenzo Pezzani, Godofredo Nobre and Yazan Khalili to the Mansion Occupation on Friday evening. They … Continue reading
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Letter from American Philosophical Association Executive Committee
Dear Members of the Board: We, the elected members of the American Philosophical Association Executive Committee (Eastern Division), note with grave concern the decision to terminate the philosophy program at Middlesex University. In the 2008 RAE (Research Assessment Exercise), Middlesex was rated … Continue reading
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Letter from Adrian Piper
To the Board of Governors of Middlesex University: I address this letter to you collectively because I lack the opportunity to speak to each one of you individually. If I had that opportunity, I feel sure that dialogue would reveal … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Piper, Art, Conceptual Art, Middlesex, philosophy
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ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS: Who’s afraid of philosophy? Goldsmiths/ICA event 19 May at 6:30 pm (CHANGED FROM 6 PM)
7 May 2010 Hello, I am Roberto, one of the coordinators of InC – continental philosophy research group based at Goldsmiths, London: http://www.gold.ac.uk/inc We have been following the shocking situation at MDX and we decided to support the campaign with … Continue reading
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Letter from Students of the Graduate Program in Literature and the Polygraph Editorial Collective, Duke University
To whom it may concern, We are writing to add our voices to the chorus protesting the closing of the Philosophy program at Middlesex University. At a time when universities worldwide face deep pressures from all corners to realign their … Continue reading
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Letter from Martin Crowley, member of Cambridge University’s Board of Governors
Dear colleagues, As a Senior Lecturer in French at Cambridge University, whose research specializes in contemporary French philosophy, I am writing to you as members of the University’s Board of Governors to join the international outcry opposing the decision to … Continue reading
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Beasley-Murray letters
Second letter, to the Board of Governors: May 11, 2010 Dear Middlesex University Board of Governors: I am sure you are aware by now of the widespread consternation that Middlesex University’s decision to close the Philosophy department has caused. You … Continue reading
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SPEP letter
May 10, 2010 Board of Governors Middlesex University in London The Burroughs London NW4 4BT Dear Board Members: As fellow philosophers with a deep recognition of the need for long-term investment in higher education, we write to express our deep … Continue reading
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