Monthly Archives: April 2013

Jeremy Crampton on the geographies of Gunnar Olsson

Posted on April 18, 2013 by stuartelden

Jeremy Crampton reviews GO: On the Geographies of Gunnar Olsson.

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The Great University Gamble

Posted on April 17, 2013 by stuartelden

This looks a depressing must-read – Andrew McGettigan, The Great University Gamble: In 2010 the UK government imposed huge cuts and market-driven reforms on higher education. Proposals to raise undergraduate tuition fees provoked the angriest protests for decades. This academic … Continue reading →

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Boko Haram paper at the AAG

Posted on April 17, 2013 by stuartelden

The audio recording of my AAG talk is available here. The title was “Urban Territory: Violent Political Technologies in London and Kano”, but between writing the abstract and giving the talk events in Nigeria meant that my focus changed quite … Continue reading →

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Issue 2 out

Posted on April 16, 2013 by stuartelden

Society and Space issue 2 of 2013 now out.

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Books received

Posted on April 16, 2013 by stuartelden

Rosi Bradotti, The Posthuman; Mark Purcell, The Down-Deep Delight of Democracy (to review); Laurence Hemming’s Heidegger and Marx (which I endorsed); Neve Gordon’s Israel’s Occupation; the launch issue of Territory, Politics, Governance (which has an essay from me in it); … Continue reading →

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See the Trailer for Slavoj Žižek’s New Film, The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology

Posted on April 16, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Biblioklept:
Russian trailer (though he’s speaking in English) for Zizek’s new film. Biblioklept View original post

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Albert Toscano on Fanaticism

Posted on April 16, 2013 by stuartelden

Alberto Toscano has a new piece at the Verso blog, which is the preface to the forthcoming Korean edition of his book Fanaticism: On the Uses of an Idea.

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Read the First Page of Thomas Pynchon’s Forthcoming Novel, Bleeding Edge

Posted on April 16, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Biblioklept:
(Via; via).  

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Sloterdijk paper from the AAG

Posted on April 16, 2013 by stuartelden

My talk on Peter Sloterdijk at the AAG, especially looking at In the World Interior of Capital, is available here. The conference was held in the Westin Bonaventure hotel – something I refer to around 14 minutes in. The air-conditioning … Continue reading →

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Social Justice and the City – CFP for Hong Kong Conference

Posted on April 16, 2013 by stuartelden

Call for Papers: An International Conference on Social Justice and the City Organised by Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University, on 4th – 6th December, 2013 at Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong In Memory of Neil Smith, Who Had Devoted … Continue reading →

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