Monthly Archives: March 2015

Seven upgrade strategies for a problematic article or chapter

Posted on March 22, 2015 by stuartelden

Some interesting writing and publishing advice here. Here’s the heavily compressed version: Do one thing well. Flatten the structure. Say it once, say it right. Try paragraph re-planning. Make the motivation clearer. Strengthen the argument tokens. Improve the data and … Continue reading →

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Greece and Europe: A First Account of a Radical Government – recordings of Douzinas, Mason and Žižek

Posted on March 22, 2015 by stuartelden

Greece and Europe: A First Account of a Radical Government – recordings of Costas Douzinas, Paul Mason and Slavoj Žižek. Also includes a link to this short film:

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Plastic Materialities: Politics, Legality, and Metamorphosis in the Work of Catherine Malabou

Posted on March 22, 2015 by stuartelden

Plastic Materialities: Politics, Legality, and Metamorphosis in the Work of Catherine Malabou, edited by Brenna Bhandar and Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller. Catherine Malabou’s concept of plasticity has influenced and inspired scholars from across disciplines. The contributors to Plastic Materialities—whose fields include political philosophy, critical legal studies, social … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Melbourne – seven weeks and 1152 miles

Posted on March 21, 2015 by stuartelden

I left Melbourne on Monday. It was a terrific, productive, interesting and enjoyable eight weeks. I’ve said a little about talks before, mainly in Sydney, and I’ll provide links to a recording of one other talk soon. I’ll doubtless say more about the … Continue reading →

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Second review of the Global Discourse review symposium on The Birth of Territory

Posted on March 20, 2015 by stuartelden

Global Discourse are hosting a review symposium on The Birth of Territory, which was joint winner of their inaugural book award. The second review, by Jeppe Strandsbjerg, is available here; and the first review by Jordan Branch (previously posted) is here. Both require subscription, … Continue reading →

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Being Social: Ontology, Law, Politics – first book from Counterpress

Posted on March 20, 2015 by stuartelden

Being Social: Ontology, Law, Politics, edited by Dan Matthews and Tara Mulqueen. Being Social brings together leading and emerging scholars on the question of sociality in poststructuralist thought. The essays collected in this volume examine a sense of the social which resists … Continue reading →

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‘Contested Spaces of Citizenship’ Postgraduate Conference, 29th April 2015, Durham University

Posted on March 19, 2015 by stuartelden

Programme for upcoming ‘Contested Spaces of Citizenship’ Postgraduate Conference on Wednesday 29th April 2015 at Durham University, with Engin F. Isin as the key-note speaker. All those planning to attend should email g.d.m.maestri@durham.ac.uk to confirm.

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Global Discourse book award review symposium on The Birth of Territory – first review by Jordan Branch

Posted on March 19, 2015 by stuartelden

Global Discourse are hosting a review symposium on The Birth of Territory, which was joint winner of their inaugural book award. The first review by Jordan Branch is available online – requires subscription, or email me. Update: the second review, by … Continue reading →

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AAG Subconference Call For Black Lives Matter ‘T-shirt Book Bloc’

Posted on March 19, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Mutable Matter:
Calling all AAG (Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting) attendees! Some of us UK Subconference folks thought it would be nice to show our solidarity with the Black Lives Matter campaign through making and wearing…

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Simon Springer, Violent Neoliberalism – now published

Posted on March 18, 2015 by stuartelden

Simon Springer, Violent Neoliberalism: Development, Discourse, and Dispossession in Cambodia, is now published. Violent Neoliberalism explores the relationship between neoliberalism and violence through a critical poststructuralist perspective. Springer exposes the supposed humanitarianism of what has become the world’s most dominant political economic … Continue reading →

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