Monthly Archives: March 2012

Frank Furedi on the National Student Survey

Posted on March 15, 2012 by stuartelden

In the Times Higher Education. Thanks to Ben R for the link.

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Review of Terror and Territory

Posted on March 14, 2012 by stuartelden

Bit late noticing this one – nice review of Terror and Territory in The Canadian Geographer by Jeremy Kowalski (requires subscription). Interesting to see the take on the book proposed here, which is not how I would have put it, … Continue reading →

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Territory and Geopolitics

Posted on March 14, 2012 by stuartelden

Yesterday was the last lecture of new material on my level 3 module Territory and Geopolitics (handbook/reading list here). There is a revision lecture after the Easter break. Obviously it’s for those who took the class to say how it … Continue reading →

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How (not) to write about Africa

Posted on March 14, 2012 by stuartelden

In Granta by Binyavanga Wainaina – thanks to Maoquai for the link.

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Review of Jenny Edkins, Missing: Persons and Politics

Posted on March 13, 2012 by stuartelden

Over at the Society and Space open site you can find my review of Jenny Edkins’s new book from Cornell University Press, Missing: Persons and Politics.

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Heidegger’s handwriting

Posted on March 13, 2012 by stuartelden

Came across this again (it’s mentioned in Speaking Against Number). Something very interesting in seeing the handwriting of people you’d only before read in print. With Foucault and Lefebvre I’ve seen originals in the archives; with Heidegger at the Heidegger museum … Continue reading →

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Matt Hannah – Dark Territory Review forum

Posted on March 13, 2012 by stuartelden

Review forum on Matthew Hannah’s book Dark Territory in the Information Age – here (requires subscription). Pieces by Neil Smith, Stephen Legg, Bernd Beliner, Patricia Ehrkamp and Jeremy Crampton, with a reply by Hannah. Such a shame about the prohibitive … Continue reading →

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Libyan take on the email scam

Posted on March 13, 2012 by stuartelden

I’ve said before someone should write a piece on the geographies, or perhaps better the geopolitics, of scam emails. This is the first one I’ve had that takes the Libyan conflict as its backdrop. From none other than ‘Mrs Gadaffi’. Greetings, … Continue reading →

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Scales of life and the universe

Posted on March 13, 2012 by stuartelden

Very good interactive images here.

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Stephen Graham on Olympic London

Posted on March 13, 2012 by stuartelden

Great piece in The Guardian. As a metaphor for the London Olympics, it could hardly be more stark. The much-derided “Wenlock” Olympic mascot is now available in London Olympic stores dressed as a Metropolitan police officer. For £10.25 you, too, … Continue reading →

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