Category Archives: The Space of the World

On writing books

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Yesterday I reblogged Graham Harman’s post about his forthcoming Latour book Prince of Nodes (a sequel to Prince of Networks). In that post he reflects on how this means he is contracted to write three books simultaneously.  He suggests that … Continue reading →

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New Geographies 4: Scales of the Earth reviewed

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

Issue 4 of Harvard GSD journal New Geographies was on the theme of ‘Scales of the Earth’. You can read a review of it here. New Geographies, 4: Scales of the Earth, edited by El Hadi Jazairy, centers on the … Continue reading →

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Forthcoming talks

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

Several talks for the 2012/13 academic year have been arranged. Two lectures have been in the diary for a while – the Critical International and Political Studies annual lecture at the University of Warwick in October (abstract here), and the George M. … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Immanuel Kant, Michel Foucault, Peter Sloterdijk, Shakespearean Territories, Territory, The Space of the World, William Shakespeare | Leave a comment

Taking Stock – The Space of the World project

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

I mentioned in the last post that I was unsure where I was going with my The Space of the World project. Part of the reason for this is that I’ve now been rejected on three grant applications to help … Continue reading →

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2013 publications

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

There will be three journal articles out in 2013, along with The Birth of Territory. Two of the articles are related to that book, but take arguments in different directions and link to future projects on Shakespeare and Foucault. The third links … Continue reading →

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Back from Edinburgh

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

Good few days in Edinburgh, with a chance to catch up with old friends, though the rotten weather didn’t show the city at its finest. The ‘Bodies in Movement’ seminar on Coriolanus went well, with some really excellent responses from Paul … Continue reading →

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Next things to do

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

The manuscript for The Birth of Territory, the image files and all the permissions paperwork went to University of Chicago Press yesterday. Of course, there are still copy-editing queries, proofs, index, cover discussions, marketing questionnaires and so on to come, but … Continue reading →

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The Space of the World

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

A la limite, le problème qui se pose c’est celui des rapports de la pensée à la culture : comment se fait-il que la pensée ait un lieu dans l’espace du monde, qu’elle y ait comme une origine, et qu’elle … Continue reading →

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Earth book series – Waterfall and Volcano

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

Interesting looking series just launched with two titles out. One of the planned chapters of my The Space of the World book is on ‘earth’ and I’m interested in the relation between theories of the earth and world. But I … Continue reading →

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Political Geology: Stratigraphies of Power

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

I’ll be speaking at a conference on Political Geology: Stratigraphies of Power on 21 June at Lancaster University  - I’ll be giving an abbreviated version of the ‘Fossils’ paper I gave in Canberra and Macau last year. Thanks to Kathryn Yusoff … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Elizabeth Grosz, Felix Guattari, Fossils, Gilles Deleuze, The Space of the World | 4 Comments