Commoniversity: Making Politics with Knowledge Barcelona, 25th-26th November, 2010
"Why I Got Fired From Teaching American History"Thaddeus Russell
Five years ago, I had every reason to believe that my job as a history professor at Barnard College was secure. I had been teaching there for four years, I had published my dissertation with a major publisher, and because I had tripled the sizes of the introductory US history course and the American Studies program, colleagues told me they "would be shocked" if I were not promoted to a tenure-track position.
The Self-Destructing Art ShowFlux Factory Opening Saturday, November 6 at 11am, performances at 6pm through Tuesday, November 23
Consensus, Conflict, and Catnip: Oral Histories of Christiania A audiovisual presentation by anthropologist Amy Starecheski and artist Brindalyn Webster, recent participants in Christiania's Researcher in Residence Program.
ABC No Rio November 18, 2010 - 7pm 156 Rivington Street (between Clinton & Suffolk)
Massive Chevron Ad Campaign Derailed, Media Slapstick Follows Yes Men
News outlets, citizens duped by web of deceit - but whose?
A day-long comedy of errors began Monday morning when the Yes Men, supported by Rainforest Action Network and Amazon Watch, pre-empted Chevron's enormous new “We Agree” ad campaign with a satirical version of their own. The activists' version highlights Chevron's environmental and social abuses - the same abuses they say Chevron is attempting to “greenwash.”
Liberal Multiculturalism Masks an Old Barbarism with a Human Face Slavoj Zizek
[This is the article referenced in the 10-17-10 "Democracy Now" interview with Zizek.]
Lecture at the Istanbul Conference on Freedom of Speech Noam Chomsky
Chevron Deplores Subterfuge, Investigates Options
Chevron has added a news release to its Investor Relations website
SAN RAMON, Calif., Oct. 18, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Earlier today, a group of environmentalists cyber-posing as Chevron officials illegally spoofed Chevron's just-launched “We Agree” advertising campaign, confusing reporters (link). While such a campaign does exist, its official URL is Chevron.com/weagree. The advertisements released earlier today, at Chevron-weagree.com, were an elaborate subterfuge and must not be mistaken as real.
Chevron's New Ad Campaign Is a Slick Yes Men Hoax David Zax, Fast Company
Part of the genius of the Yes Men is that they really know when to pull the trigger on a good prank. To wit: They fired off a press release, which we were initially fooled by, to us in the wee hours, before anyone from Chevron could actually respond to real questions for verification (this is an edited version of our original post). And of course, in the wake of the BP disaster, lots of oil-related stories that once seemed unbelievable are now much more plausible.
Institute for Anarchist Studies Newsletter, Fall 2010
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