Monthly Archives: September 2014

Nadim Khoury – Receding chronology, fragmented narratives

Posted on September 18, 2014 by stuartelden

A thoughtful piece at the Society and Space open site on the situation in Palestine from Nadim Khoury. When I was visiting Al Quds in 2013, Nadim was one of the people I was working with – a very interesting … Continue reading →

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General Organology conference on Bernard Stiegler – University of Kent, 20-22 November 2014

Posted on September 18, 2014 by stuartelden

General Organology: The Co-individuation of Minds, Bodies, Social Organisations and Technè 20-21-22 November 2014, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. Download Conference Programme Register Online (for both guests and speakers) A good lineup of speakers, including a closing keynote from Stiegler … Continue reading →

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Peter Hall memorial event October 22nd 2014, RGS, London

Posted on September 18, 2014 by stuartelden

There is a memorial event for urbanist and planner Peter Hall at the Royal Geographical Society in London on October 22nd. The event is free but pre-registration is essential. As previously posted, there is an obituary in The Guardian and one at Building Design.

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US geography dissertations since 1888 – analysis of title words

Posted on September 17, 2014 by stuartelden

This is interesting – analysis of the words in the title of US Geography dissertations since 1888 to track changing interests in the discipline. (Some dumb comments though, including a gratuitous swipe at a journal I know well…) Thanks to … Continue reading →

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Programme for the first Governing Emergencies workshop

Posted on September 17, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Governing Emergencies:
Not long to go until the first Governing Emergencies workshop. We now have details of our speakers and the papers they will present. Tuesday 23rd September: Introduction to the Workshop and Network: Governing Emergencies Ben…

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Geopolitical Economy: States, Economies and the Capitalist World Order – call for papers

Posted on September 16, 2014 by stuartelden

Call for papers on an interesting theme. See also the Society and Space virtual theme issue on Geopolitical Economy edited by Deb Cowen and me back in 2013. Geopolitical Economy: States, Economies and the Capitalist World Order Research in Political Economy, Volume 30 … Continue reading →

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Danny Dorling, Inequality and the 1% – book published and short piece in The Guardian

Posted on September 16, 2014 by stuartelden

Danny Dorling’s Inequality and the 1% has just been published by Verso. He has a short piece in The Guardian discussing some of its themes.

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Interview with Walaa Alqaisiya and Lisa Bhungalia by Mat Coleman and Mary Thomas

Posted on September 16, 2014 by stuartelden

Interview with Walaa Alqaisiya and Lisa Bhungalia by Mat Coleman and Mary Thomas at the Society and Space open site.

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Elaine Stratford, Geographies, Mobilities, and Rhythms over the Life-Course

Posted on September 15, 2014 by stuartelden

Forthcoming later this year – Elaine Stratford, Geographies, Mobilities, and Rhythms over the Life-Course: Adventures in the Interval. Download a flyer here. By thinking in terms of the geographies of mobilities, we are better able to understand the central importance of … Continue reading →

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Most popular posts on Progressive Geographies this week

Posted on September 14, 2014 by stuartelden

Deleuze’s transcribed lectures Tips on preparing and delivering a conference paper, and on fielding questions Foucault’s Last Decade – Update 13 The Birth of Territory – published one year ago David Harvey in conversation with Tariq Ali Books received – … Continue reading →

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