The Surplus Library On Affect & Economic Exchange

New addition to the Surplus Library on Affect & Economic Exchange: Eva Illouz "Why Love Hurts: A Sociological Explanation"

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Pioneering African-American librarians share their stories | American Libraries American Libraries spoke with five leading African-American librarians about their careers, the changes they have witnessed over the decades, and the current issues in librarianship.

Turkish Garbage Collectors Open Library Full of Discarded Books - For Reading Addicts Turkish garbage collectors in the country’s capital city of Ankara have opened a public library that is full of books that were originally destined to be put into landfill. The workers began collecting discarded books and opened the new library in the Çankaya district of Ankara. News of the libra...

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'Elective Affinities: A Library' May Be This Year's Most Literary Art Show We spoke with one of the curators for Hunter College Art Galleries about literary communities and assembling a library as exhibition.

J.S.G. Boggs, Artist, Dies at 62; He Made Money. Literally. A man who used art as currency and hoped bills would be appreciated for their artistic merit. Law enforcement agencies in several countries took a different view.

Barter Economy Is Reborn in Villages as India Cancels Cash As authorities struggle to replace the more than 20 billion notes that are being yanked out of the economy to punish cash-hoarding tax evaders, the sudden scarcity of cash is being felt most acutely far from India’s megacities. One consequence: Rice has become a common medium of exchange.

Triple Canopy — Headless, by K. D. In this murder-mystery, a ghostwriter uncovers a sacrifice-obsessed, Bataille-inspired cabal of global elites who will do anything to maintain power.

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Alternative Gesellschaftsmodelle - Philosophie der Gabe Teilen statt besitzen, Vernetzung statt Abgrenzung, zivilgesellschaftliche Solidarität statt Abschottung, Fair Trade statt Risikokapitalismus: Angesichts der massiven und globalen Probleme unserer Gesellschaft liegen Stichworte wie diese in der Luft. Ziel ist es, über Lösungen und größere Alternativ…

Slightly off topic, but regardless irresistible:

http://www.openculture.com/2014/07/full-lecture-and-reading-list-from-sun-ras-1971-uc-berkeley-course.html

Sun Ra’s Full Lecture & Reading List From His 1971 UC Berkeley Course, “The Black Man in the Cosmos” A pioneer of “Afrofuturism,” bandleader Sun Ra emerged from a traditional swing scene in Alabama, touring the country in his teens as a member of his high school biology teacher’s big band.

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