Monthly Archives: May 2010

Class and Politics

Posted on May 6, 2010 by stuartelden

I’m currently doing something I’ve never done – sitting in First Class having paid for the privilege. I have had a couple of upgrades before on flights (once to first, once to business), and remember one time sitting in first … Continue reading →

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Durham conference

Posted on May 5, 2010 by stuartelden

The next speaking engagement is on Thursday, at Durham. This is an interesting event, in that it is a meeting of the Aberystwyth-Lancaster Graduate Colloquium, but being held in Durham. The last one was held in Manchester, so it is … Continue reading →

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Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Posted on May 5, 2010 by stuartelden

The Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Durham has been approved to become a research institute. This is very good news for its internal and external status. With the history of territory book I’ve been writing, I found myself … Continue reading →

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Heidegger and Derrida

Posted on May 5, 2010 by stuartelden

This very good video has been doing the rounds. I think a lot of people sympathise with the character on the right… I have to admit I recognise myself in the one on the left. Warning: lots of swearing

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more on Middlesex

Posted on May 4, 2010 by stuartelden

http://anthem-group.net/2010/05/04/middlesex-occupation/ http://speculativeheresy.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/the-decline-of-middlesex-university/

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Publishing delays

Posted on May 4, 2010 by stuartelden

An interesting post here about publication delays. This is something I am often puzzled about. Why do academic publishers need so long to produce books? My book on the ‘war on terror’, Terror and Territory, which is by far the … Continue reading →

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Middlesex protests

Posted on May 4, 2010 by stuartelden

A protest today, and it looks like things are getting serious Update – Verso’s blog has a more detailed report. It appears that the Dean and VC failed to show up to a meeting with students – unbelievable.

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Some thoughts on Copenhagen workshop

Posted on May 4, 2010 by stuartelden

Now at the airport to fly back to London. The conference was very interesting and lots of good contacts made. The first morning was a public seminar with presentations by Friedrich Kratochwil and myself, which seemed to go down well. A good … Continue reading →

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Copenhagen

Posted on May 2, 2010 by stuartelden

Beautiful day in Copenhagen… good to see another city that seems to have worked out how to make cycling safe and easy, unlike London.

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Copenhagen and the history of territory

Posted on May 1, 2010 by stuartelden

Heading to Copenhagen early tomorrow to give a talk at a workshop on Sovereignty, Territory and Emerging Geopolitics. My talk is entitled ‘Towards a History of the State of Territory’. It begins with some general comments about the project behind a … Continue reading →

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