Monthly Archives: January 2013

Posted on January 21, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on cities@manchester:
via flickr by jgarber by Andy Merrifield, Leverhulme Visiting Professor, Geography, University of Manchester No matter how many times you read Walter Benjamin’s musings on Paris they never disappoint. They never sound worn; there are always…

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Kano attacks – one year on

Posted on January 20, 2013 by stuartelden

On the 20th January 2012, a series of attacks were launched by the Boko Haram group against the northern Nigerian city of Kano (the second biggest city in the country). A number of government buildings including passport offices and immigration centres, several police … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 20, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Larval Subjects .:
For anyone who’s interested, here’s the table of contents for Onto-Cartography.  I’m about 2/3rds of the way through editing it and should, with luck, send it to Edinburgh this week. Acknowledgments Introduction:  For a Renewed…

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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Geography at NUS

Posted on January 19, 2013 by stuartelden

I don’t usually post jobs outside Durham, but this is a good scheme in a department that hosted me as a visitor a few years ago. Please note informal enquiries should go to Professor James D Sidaway (Chair of Search Committee: geojds@nus.edu.sg) … Continue reading →

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Foucault.info

Posted on January 19, 2013 by stuartelden

The website http://www.foucault.info has been redesigned with some new material. Lots of useful resources here.

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David Macey’s biography of Frantz Fanon

Posted on January 19, 2013 by stuartelden

David Macey, who sadly died in 2011, wrote an excellent biography of Foucault. His biography of Frantz Fanon was reissued late last year with new material included. Full details here.

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New Geographies 4: Scales of the Earth reviewed

Posted on January 18, 2013 by stuartelden

Issue 4 of Harvard GSD journal New Geographies was on the theme of ‘Scales of the Earth’. You can read a review of it here. New Geographies, 4: Scales of the Earth, edited by El Hadi Jazairy, centers on the … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 18, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on AntipodeFoundation.org:
Following a post earlier this week about Gramsci: Space, Nature, Politics – one of the latest titles in the Antipode Book Series – here we’ve a new ‘mission statement’, and invitation, from Book Series editors…

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Posted on January 18, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Jeremy J Schmidt:
Simon Dalby, who is now at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo offers his thoughts on Climate Geopolitics after the most recent round of negotiations:

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Speculative Medievalisms e-book

Posted on January 18, 2013 by stuartelden

The Speculative Medievalisms books is now available to for free download or to buy in print. If you do download, consider leaving a donation – free access does not mean no cost to produce. I was at one of the … Continue reading →

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