Monthly Archives: July 2013

International Scholar post with Al-Quds Bard Honors College renewed

Posted on July 14, 2013 by stuartelden

I’ve had my post as International Scholar with Al-Quds Bard Honors College, Al-Quds University renewed for the 2013-14 academic year. This is part of the Academic Fellowship program of the Open Society Institute in Budapest. I’ll be working again with two early-career Palestinian academics, … Continue reading →

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Foucault, La société punitive

Posted on July 13, 2013 by stuartelden

Foucault’s 1972-73 Collège de France course, La société punitive, appears on amazon.fr with an October a late November 2013 publication date. It doesn’t yet appear on the Seuil page.

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Henri Lefebvre and Education

Posted on July 12, 2013 by stuartelden

Sue Middleton’s book Henri Lefebvre and Education: Space, Theory, History is forthcoming in November with Routledge. During his lifetime Henri Lefebvre (1901-1991) was renowned in France as a philosopher, sociologist and activist. Although he published more than 70 books, few were … Continue reading →

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La Volonté de savoir de Michel Foucault. Regards critiques 1976-1979

Posted on July 12, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
La Volonté de savoir de Michel Foucault. Regards critiques 1976-1979 Dossier coordonné par Jean-François Bert Textes choisis, présentés et traduits par Philippe Artières, Jean-François Bert, Philippe Chevallier, Frédéric Gros, Florian Nicodème, Luca Paltrinieri, Mathieu Potte-Bonneville,…

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A history of the secret

Posted on July 11, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Open Geography:
What is the secret, and what is its relation to privacy? Some musings, on reading Clare Birchall’s 2011 paper “Transparency Interrupted” in Theory, Culture & Society. Etymology: secret (n.)late 14c., from Latin secretus “set apart, withdrawn, hidden,”…

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Thinkers’ Corner – Jean Gottmann, The Significance of Territory in Geographica Helvetica

Posted on July 11, 2013 by stuartelden

The first 2013 issue of Geographica Helvetica included my assessment of Jean Gottmann’s The Significance of Territory, forty years since it was published. The piece is now available open access here.

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Advice for (post)graduate students

Posted on July 11, 2013 by stuartelden

Advice for (post)graduate students on advisors in the Times Higher Education. (A good counter-balance to previously linked advice.)

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Roberto Esposito, Living Thought reviewed at NDPR

Posted on July 11, 2013 by stuartelden

Roberto Esposito’s book Living Thought is reviewed at NDPR.

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In Search of UIQ – Guattari and science-fiction

Posted on July 11, 2013 by stuartelden

A documentary about Guattari’s unrealised science-fiction movie, In Search of UIQ, has recently been released. It is discussed here. Thanks to Slawek Krolak for the link.

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Sarah Schulman reviewed by Gerry Kearns

Posted on July 10, 2013 by stuartelden

Kearns reviews Schulman.

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