Monthly Archives: April 2012

Society and Space new issue out

Posted on April 16, 2012 by stuartelden

New issue of Society and Space out, including an open access set of responses to the 22 July 2011 events in Norway; papers by Jeff Malpas, Mustafa Dikeç, Adrian Evans & Mara Miele and others; and a theme section on … Continue reading →

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Matter Matters

Posted on April 16, 2012 by stuartelden

Really interesting looking conference in Lund, 15-16 October 2012. Keynotes by Diana Coole, Samantha Frost, Graham Harman, Hans Ruin, and Nick Srnicek. I’m really sorry I can’t attend this – the busiest time of teaching for me.

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Yale conference and homeward bound

Posted on April 15, 2012 by stuartelden

The Yale conference was good, with a wide range of perspectives. Though there was a clear clash of perspectives between the historians and geographies on the one hand, and the political scientists on the other, this was not unpleasant. The … Continue reading →

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Barnett on Harvey

Posted on April 14, 2012 by stuartelden

Some thoughts on Rebel Cities (and baby vomit) here.

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Simon Critchley interview

Posted on April 14, 2012 by stuartelden

Interview with Simon Critchley here (via Verso blog). Among many other topics (love, death, Occupy, literature) one thing it reveals is that he is co-writing a book on Hamlet with his wife. What’s the Hamlet book about, if you don’t … Continue reading →

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Technologies of Bordering – Yale audio

Posted on April 14, 2012 by stuartelden

The audio of my presentation at the Yale conference – nothing especially new for people who know my work on territory already; and especially this piece – but may be of interest to some. Apologies for the noise in a … Continue reading →

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Gone in 16 seconds

Posted on April 14, 2012 by stuartelden

The video of my Kentucky talk has been uploaded… but unfortunately only 16 seconds. I’ll try to find out what’s up. Thanks for the alert on the Geopolitics & Security blog. Update: now available in full

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Foucault at Berkeley 1983

Posted on April 13, 2012 by stuartelden

This has just been linked to on the Foucault discussion list – a 1983 seminar at Berkeley in the History department. lecture; 1st discussion; 2nd discussion: there is also a transcript of the discussion. Thanks to Kevin Turner for the … Continue reading →

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Yale borders conference

Posted on April 13, 2012 by stuartelden

Arrived in New Haven yesterday for the ‘Walls and Fences’ conference after several great days in and around the GSD. Neil was a great host, and some good conversations with him, his colleagues at the GSD and visitors. Got to … Continue reading →

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Politics of Place

Posted on April 12, 2012 by stuartelden

New postgraduate journal – Politics of Place is a peer-reviewed journal for postgraduates. It publishes exceptional research focusing on the relationship between culture and spatiality in works of literature, engaging particularly with issues of nationhood, community, class, marginality, and the … Continue reading →

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