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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The conference <EM>Wandering with Spinoza</EM> will take
place at the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, next week, from 13 to 15
September. The conference is organized by 'The Centre for Ideas'.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The conference presents the Macquarie Bank Lecures by
Alain Badiou and Thomas Hirschhorn.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Other keynote speakers include: Mieke Bal, Andrew
Benjamin, Alexander Garcia Duttmann, Genevieve Lloyd and Christopher
Norris.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The updated programme and abstracts can be accessed at <A
href="http://www.conferences.unimelb.edu.au/spinoza">www.conferences.unimelb.edu.au/spinoza</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ <BR> <BR>Dimitris
Vardoulakis<BR>Centre for Comparative Literature and Cultural
Studies<BR>Building 11<BR>Monash University<BR>Clayton, Vic
3800<BR>Australia<BR> <BR>tel: +61 3 9905 9009<BR>fax: +61 3 9905
5593<BR>email: <A
href="mailto:Dimitrios.Vardoulakis@arts.monash.edu.au">Dimitrios.Vardoulakis@arts.monash.edu.au</A>
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