Monthly Archives: March 2014

The People, Place, and Space Reader – open access material

Posted on March 4, 2014 by stuartelden

The People, Place, and Space Reader, edited by Jen Jack Gieseking & William Mangold, with Cindi Katz, Setha Low, & Susan Saegert The editors of The People, Place, and Space Reader believe that knowledge should be open to the public and have therefore … Continue reading →

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Antipode Foundation funding opportunities, 2014/15

Posted on March 4, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on AntipodeFoundation.org:
The deadline for 2014/15′s Antipode Foundation International Workshop and Scholar-Activist Project Awards is looming large: get your applications to us before 31 March 2014. International Workshop Awards are intended to support radical geographers holding events…

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Authority & Political Technologies 2014 conference at Warwick – announcement and call for papers

Posted on March 3, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
Authority & Political Technologies 2014                                                   Power in a World of Becoming, Entanglement & Attachment                           ‘In every era the attempt must be made anew to…

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Three historical perspectives on the Crimean crisis

Posted on March 3, 2014 by stuartelden

Juan Cole discusses the parallels with the nineteenth century, though provides a little deeper historical background; Justin Erik Halldór Smith goes back to the eighteenth century; Jim Hughes looks at the secession criteria at the end of the Cold War.

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University of Minnesota Press – forerunners series launched

Posted on March 3, 2014 by stuartelden

In 2014, the University of Minnesota Press will launch its Forerunners series, which marks our foray into gray literature publishing. Other university presses have recently (or not so recently) begun publishing short digital works. Most of these are focused on … Continue reading →

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Philosophy Bites – short interviews arranged by theme

Posted on March 3, 2014 by stuartelden

Philosophy Bites – short interviews arranged by theme. Lots of famous names in there – a useful resource. Thanks to Peter Gratton at Philosophy in a Time of Error for the link.

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The journal article as genre – some good publishing advice

Posted on March 3, 2014 by stuartelden

Kyle Grayson at Chasing Dragons discusses the expectations of the journal article. As one of the editors of Politics he is well-placed to offer some good advice. This is the draft text for the Political Studies Association’s ‘Publishing in Politics Guide’.

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Richard Seymour, Against Austerity – preface available online

Posted on March 3, 2014 by stuartelden

The two-page Preface to Richard Seymour’s latest book, Against Austerity is available to read online. Gloriously splenetic… Five years into capitalism’s deepest crisis, which has led to cuts and economic pain across the world, Against Austerity addresses a puzzling aspect … Continue reading →

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Mental health issues in academia – a challenging piece in The Guardian

Posted on March 3, 2014 by stuartelden

There is a challenging piece in The Guardian about the culture of acceptance around mental health issues in academia, especially around the expectations of PhD students. Important and worth reading and discussing. For once – and this really is a … Continue reading →

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“The territorial integrity of Ukraine must be respected” – what is territorial integrity?

Posted on March 1, 2014 by stuartelden

Like most people I’ve been following the news of developments in Ukraine with fascination and alarm. I certainly don’t know enough about the country to venture any specific opinions on the situation there. What I would say, though, is there … Continue reading →

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