Monthly Archives: July 2010

Promotions

Posted on July 19, 2010 by stuartelden

I’m asked increasingly often to act as a referee, for jobs, grants or awards, or in promotion cases. In theory this should be relatively straight-forward. When writing references for individuals who request them, you would only accept if you know the person … Continue reading →

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Roundup

Posted on July 16, 2010 by stuartelden

Interesting review of Alberto Toscano’s Fanaticism book on The Guardian website (via Verso blog) Video of Quentin Meillassoux in action here (in French, via Graham Harman) I finished Wu Ming’s 54. Quite good and some nice moments. Think Eco or Pynchon … Continue reading →

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Book contracts

Posted on July 15, 2010 by stuartelden

Graham’s response to my response on book titles raises the issue of contracts. Generally you can negotiate details of contracts, or simply strike through clauses that you are not prepared to be bound by. The key one for me, which … Continue reading →

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On books and their titles

Posted on July 15, 2010 by stuartelden

Graham Harman has an interesting post ‘on book titles and subtitles’ here. He’s talking about the publisher desire for keywords in titles in order to help position them in the market. Fair enough, although it can have some distorting effects. … Continue reading →

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Cycle Superhighways

Posted on July 15, 2010 by stuartelden

Two of the projected twelve cycle superhighways in London are about to be opened. They officially start on the 19th July. They are quite wide compared to normal cycle lanes and run either on roads or alongside them, are painted a … Continue reading →

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Society and Space – some figures

Posted on July 14, 2010 by stuartelden

I became editor of Environment and Planning D: Society and Space about four years ago, initially shadowing Gerry Pratt for a few months, then taking on new submissions, and formally taking over as editor at the beginning of 2007. In … Continue reading →

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Tour de France – into the Alps

Posted on July 13, 2010 by stuartelden

Looks like Armstrong, Wiggins and Evans are all out of contention for the overall winner in the Tour – but a great battle today between Contador and Andy Schleck… although there is a long way to go that seems to … Continue reading →

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Terror and Territory reviewed in Choice

Posted on July 13, 2010 by stuartelden

Terror and Territory is reviewed in the July edition of Choice by Matthew O’Gara. The book is described as a “highly welcome work” that “interrogates the seemingly contradictory nature of state sovereignty”. It’s praised for refuting the claim that “the … Continue reading →

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China Mieville – Kraken

Posted on July 12, 2010 by stuartelden

Crooked Timber has an interesting post that mentions the novelist China Mieville and his new novel Kraken. I first came across Mieville when he edited a special issue of the journal Historical Materialism on Marxism and fantasy. I had a piece on Lefebvre’s … Continue reading →

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Graham Harman interview

Posted on July 12, 2010 by stuartelden

A new and detailed Graham Harman interview can be found here. Well worth a read.

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