Monthly Archives: April 2014

Bradley Garrett – Subterranean London, and Will Self on the Place-hacking trial

Posted on April 25, 2014 by stuartelden

Bradley Garrett’s next book, Subterranean London: Cracking the Capital is available to pre-order ahead of its September 2014 publication. If you don’t know Garrett’s earlier Explore Everything: Place-Hacking the City you’re missing out on one of the most interesting and best-illustrated works of … Continue reading →

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Urbanomic’s The Accelerationist Reader published

Posted on April 25, 2014 by stuartelden

Urbanomic’s The Accelerationist Reader has been published.

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Christopher Pierson, Just Property: A History in the Latin West, Volume One – reviewed at NDPR

Posted on April 24, 2014 by stuartelden

Christopher Pierson, Just Property: A History in the Latin West, Volume One is reviewed at NDPR. This looks a fascinating study, which covers a similar time-period to my own The Birth of Territory, and a related, though distinct, concept. But what a shame … Continue reading →

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Rob Kitchin – Writing for impact: how to craft papers that will be cited

Posted on April 24, 2014 by stuartelden

An interesting piece by Rob Kitchin about writing and publishing. For the past few years I’ve co-taught a professional development course for doctoral students on completing a thesis, getting a job, and publishing.  The course draws liberally on a book … Continue reading →

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Discussion forum on Henri Lefebvre ‘Dissolving city, planetary metamorphosis’ – paper and intro open access, and four online commentaries

Posted on April 24, 2014 by stuartelden

Four commentaries on a short piece by Lefebvre that appeared in the last issue Society and Space – all open access. As well as Lefebvre’s piece, there is the introduction by David Wachsmuth and Neil Brenner, and commentaries by Anne … Continue reading →

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What is Space: a Post-Disciplinary Workshop at Warwick on the Return of an Old Debate – 17 June 2014

Posted on April 24, 2014 by stuartelden

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Please contact Marijn Nieuwenhuis with any inquiries. The workshop is on 17 June 2014. Poster here. What is Space: a Post-Disciplinary Workshop on the Return of an Old Debate The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me (Pascal, Thoughts,…

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How Capitalism Survives – Eleventh Annual Historical Materialism London Conference 6-9 November 2014

Posted on April 23, 2014 by stuartelden

How Capitalism SurvivesEleventh Annual Historical Materialism London Conference6-9 November 2014Vernon Square, Central London*This year marks the first of a series of centennial commemorations and anniversaries, starting with that of the first worldwide inter-imperialist conflict. Centuries of colonialism and imperialism served … Continue reading →

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What is Space: a Post-Disciplinary Workshop at Warwick on the Return of an Old Debate – 17 June 2014

Posted on April 23, 2014 by stuartelden

Please contact Marijn Nieuwenhuis with any inquiries. The workshop is on 17 June 2014. Poster here. What is Space: a Post-Disciplinary Workshop on the Return of an Old Debate The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me (Pascal, Thoughts, 1964) Space is the everywhere … Continue reading →

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The City as Open Source Pedagogy – Alberto Corsín Jiménez

Posted on April 23, 2014 by stuartelden

An online update for a paper in the latest Society and Space (open access for a month).

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How people die in Shakespeare’s tragedies

Posted on April 23, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
via Biblioklept.

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