Monthly Archives: November 2011

Critchley on Hamlet in London

Posted on November 6, 2011 by stuartelden

Thanks to Rory Rowan for letting me know that Simon Critchley will be speaking about Hamlet in London on 29th November. Details here. (there is a video of his talk on this play – not sure if it is same … Continue reading →

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Shapiro on Shakespeare’s vocabulary

Posted on November 6, 2011 by stuartelden

I only finished the Greenblatt book this morning, but went straight onto another Shakespeare study. Here’s an interesting passage (the book it refers to by Crystal is Think on My Words: Exploring Shakespeare’s Language): No less groundless is the argument … Continue reading →

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Greenblatt on Shakespeare’s London

Posted on November 6, 2011 by stuartelden

With its crush of small factories, dockyards, and warehouses; its huge food markets, breweries, print shops, hospitals, orphanages, law schools, and guildhalls; its cloth makers, glassmakers, basket makers, brick makers, shipwrights, carpenters, tinsmiths, armorers, haberdashers, furriers, dyers, goldsmiths, fishmongers, booksellers, … Continue reading →

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Guy Fawkes mask

Posted on November 5, 2011 by stuartelden

Interesting piece in The Guardian on the contested meanings of the Guy Fawkes mask.

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Theory journals and publishing

Posted on November 5, 2011 by stuartelden

Over at the Society and Space open site I link to, and briefly discuss, a couple of interesting reflections on publishing today.

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Doreen Massey at Occupy London

Posted on November 5, 2011 by stuartelden

A report on her speech here.

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Occupy London

Posted on November 5, 2011 by stuartelden

Some photos from the occupation – taken 30th October.

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Environment and Planning collection

Posted on November 5, 2011 by stuartelden

The Sage/Pion Environment and Planning Collection is now available. As I’ve said before, this collection is intended for libraries. The collection draws from the four Environment and Planning journals, with the first four volumes devoted to a single journal each, … Continue reading →

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David Macey obituary

Posted on November 3, 2011 by stuartelden

I mentioned his sad death a few weeks back. There is now an obituary in The Guardian.

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Historical Materialism conference London 10-13 Nov

Posted on November 3, 2011 by stuartelden

“Spaces of Capital, Moments of Struggle” Eighth Annual Historical Materialism Conference, Central London, 10–13 November 2011 Conference website here.

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