Monthly Archives: May 2015

Osama bin Laden’s bookshelf

Posted on May 23, 2015 by stuartelden

A little late linking to this, but the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released information of what was found in the compound used by bin Laden. (It would appear the timing is linked to the Seymour Hersh … Continue reading →

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My Loss is Your Learning Gain

Posted on May 23, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Academic Irregularities:
Liz Morrish discusses some new ways the Conservative government will seek to assess and rank universities. ‘Learning gain’ is about to be ‘a thing’. It is just over two weeks after the General Election, and…

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Interesting piece on academia and bureaucracy in The Times Higher

Posted on May 23, 2015 by stuartelden

Interesting piece on academia and bureaucracy in The Times Higher Education, partly drawing on David Graeber’s new book The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy. .  

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Political Geography seeks two new associate editors

Posted on May 22, 2015 by stuartelden

Political Geography is seeking two new associate editors, to start in January 2016. Political Geography operates in a decentralized manner with each member of the editorial team having full responsibility for her or his queue. Therefore, after being assigned an…

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“Foucault and Shakespeare: Ceremony, Theatre and Politics”, abstract for workshop at Theatre, Performance, Foucault!, King’s College London, 4 July 2015

Posted on May 22, 2015 by stuartelden

I previously shared the call for papers for the Theatre, Performance, Foucault! workshop at King’s College London on 4 July 2015. I’ll be presenting on the topic of “Foucault and Shakespeare: Ceremony, Theatre and Politics”. This is the intersection of my two … Continue reading →

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Marcelo Hoffman, Foucault and Power: The Influence of Political Engagement on Theories of Power – now available in paperback

Posted on May 22, 2015 by stuartelden

Marcelo Hoffman, Foucault and Power: The Influence of Political Engagement on Theories of Power – is now available in paperback. Michel Foucault is one of the most preeminent theorists of power, yet the relationship between his militant activities and his … Continue reading →

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Historical Materialism 2015 London – call for papers

Posted on May 22, 2015 by stuartelden

Historical Materialism 2015 London – call for papers.

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Michel Serres Today: new paper uploaded to academia.edu

Posted on May 21, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Christopher Watkin:
I have just uploaded a paper on Michel Serres to academia.edu. Here is the abstract: This is an expanded version of a paper originally given at the English and Theatre Studies research seminar at Melbourne…

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Reconfiguring global space

Posted on May 21, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on geographical imaginations:
In July I’m thrilled to be speaking at Reconfiguring Global Space: the geography, politics and ethics of drone war, to be held at Indiana University – Bloomington, 14-17 July. The other speakers – which explains…

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Future of Surrey’s Department of Politics Secured

Posted on May 20, 2015 by stuartelden

I’ve just received an update on University of Surrey’s politics department, which was under serious threat in March this year – I shared the story and a couple of updates. We are delighted to report that the Department of Politics … Continue reading →

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