Category Archives: Politics

The Funambulist Pamphlets

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

One of my favourite blogs, The Funambulist, teams up with one of the most interesting and challenging new publishing outlets, Punctum Books, to produce a series of little books on themes covered on the blog. The twelve first volumes are … Continue reading →

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Posted in Books, Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault, Politics, Publishing, Territory, urban/urbanisation | 3 Comments

Jeanne Haffner, The View from Above

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

Jeanne Haffner’s The View from Above: The Science of Social Space has recently been published by MIT Press. In mid-twentieth century France, the term “social space” (l’espace social)—the idea that spatial form and social life are inextricably linked—emerged in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Henri Lefebvre, Politics, urban/urbanisation | 1 Comment

The Dimensions of Territory – audio of talk at Al Quds Bard Honors College

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

The audio recording of my talk earlier this month at Al Quds Bard Honors College, “The Dimensions of Territory”, is available here. For people who know my work on territory it doesn’t have much new, but it tries to give … Continue reading →

Posted in Boundaries, Eyal Weizman, Michel Foucault, Paul Virilio, Peter Sloterdijk, Politics, Stephen Graham, Territory, Terror and Territory, The Birth of Territory, urban/urbanisation | Leave a comment

Cara Nine, Global Justice and Territory reviewed

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Cara Nine’s Global Justice and Territory is reviewed at NDPR. This book is one of a few recent books by political philosophers looking at questions around territory. After neglect, this is certainly a good thing. However, as I’ve noted before, … Continue reading →

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Books received

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

Another few books received – Mark Blyth’s Austerity; Paul Virilio’s The Art of the Motor; Audrea Lim’s collection The Case for Sanctions Against Israel; the new issue of Geographica Helvetica; and two manuscripts to review.

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An Ongoing Displacement

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

65 years since the Nakba, another powerful infographic from Visualizing Palestine.

Posted in Boundaries, Politics, Territory | 2 Comments

Books received

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

A lot of books arrived while I was away. Many of these are background reading on Israel/Palestine, a couple of which I’d read before, but Maha Samman’s Trans-Colonial Urban Space in Palestine is to review; the new issues of Society … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, John Sallis, Paul Virilio, Politics, Territory | 3 Comments

Abu Jihad Museum for the Prisoners Movement Affairs

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

On the Al Quds University campus in Abu Dis is a small museum about Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. I had an all-too-brief tour of it in between meetings. Many of the exhibits are powerful enough without explanation, but much … Continue reading →

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A week at Al Quds Bard Honors College

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

I’ve just got back from spending a week working with Al Quds Bard Honors College in the occupied Palestinian territories, as part of the Open Society Institute’s Academic Fellowship Program. Al Quds Bard is a partnership between Al Quds University and … Continue reading →

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Shlomo Sand – The Invention of the Land of Israel reviewed

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Donald Sassoon reviews Shlomo Sand, The Invention of the Land of Israel in The Guardian.

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