Monthly Archives: March 2011

Why blog?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by stuartelden

A recent discussion on crit-geog-forum, which began with a request for other blogs by geographers, had the question raised as to why anyone bothered with blogs? The commentator said that “it seems to add nothing, but gears and joys itself … Continue reading →

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Protevi interviews Parikka on Insect Media

Posted on March 2, 2011 by stuartelden

Over at APPS, John Protevi interviews Jussi Parikka about his new book Insect Media. Among other things, the interview touches upon the curious rehabilitation of Jakob von Uexküll.

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Quentin Skinner in Newcastle

Posted on March 2, 2011 by stuartelden

Medieval and Early Modern Studies Keynote Lecture Series  Quentin Skinner, ‘A Genealogy of Liberty’ University of Newcastle, UK, Tuesday 8th March, 5pm, Room G21/22 of the Devonshire Building Abstract: Among contemporary political theorists, the idea of individual liberty is generally defined … Continue reading →

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Mr Guttenberg resigns

Posted on March 2, 2011 by stuartelden

First he was stripped of his doctorate for plagiarism, now Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg resigns as German defence minister.

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E-book on Franco Moretti

Posted on March 1, 2011 by stuartelden

Franco Moretti’s Graphs, Maps, Trees: Abstract Models for Literary History is discussed in this new book, entitled Reading Graphs, Maps, and Trees: Responses to Franco Moretti, available as a free pdf and in other formats. Graphs, Maps, Trees is a short, … Continue reading →

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Blair-Giddens-LSE-Gaddafi

Posted on March 1, 2011 by stuartelden

I’d previously taken the Giddens defence of Gaddafi back in 2007 as largely connected to his ‘Third Way’ role and as an ‘intellectual’ backup to Blair’s embrace. But of course, Giddens was a previous director of the the LSE, also … Continue reading →

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Fossils: Age, World, Relation

Posted on March 1, 2011 by stuartelden

This is the title of the talk I’ll be giving at ANU in four weeks time. The Humanities Research Centre theme for this year is ‘The World and World-Making in Humanities and the Arts’. The draft abstract follows:- What do fossils … Continue reading →

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