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New ephemera issue: The commons and their im/possibilities Volume 12, number 4 http://www.ephemeraweb.org/ This issue addresses the question of the (im)possibilities of the commons within contemporary capitalism. It considers the commons within a variety of manifestations, including the Open Software movement, Open Education movement, housing, academia, the arts and art education. The contributions of this issue discuss specific concerns and tensions around capitalist exploitation and commodification of practices of political and creative organizing that go beyond commodification and logics of strategic exchange. A central question in the contributions within this issue is how capital moves to absorb and enclose current commons, social relations and public goods, or otherwise put, how the commons evolve in relation to certain contradictions within their own status as non-capital. Editors: Casper Hoedemaekers, Bernadette Loacker and Michael Pederson Contents editorial The commons and their im/possibilities Casper Hoedemaekers, Bernadette Loacker and Michael Pedersen articles From open source to open government: A critique of open politics Nathaniel Tkacz Open education: Common(s), communism and the new common wealth Mike Neary and Joss Winn The return of the housing question Stuart Hodkinson notes From humanity to nationality to bestiality: A polemic on alternatives without conclusion Werner Bonefeld Protest without return; or, pedagogy with a gag Matt Rodda Making choice, taking risk: On the coming out of Critical Management Studies Valerie Fournier and Warren Smith reviews Between the event and democratic materialism Charles Barthold Tales of ‘Much of a muchness’: Adventures in the land of social capital Emma Dowling Is capitalism dying out? Steen Nepper Larsen The complete issue is freely available at: http://www.ephemeraweb.org -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. Membership is open to all who teach and research these subjects in HE institutions, via either institutional or individual membership. The field includes film and TV production, journalism, radio, photography, creative writing, publishing, interactive media and the web; and it includes higher education for media practice as well as for media studies. This mailing list is a free service from MeCCSA and is not restricted to members. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------