Monthly Archives: November 2015

Remembering Edward Soja (1940-2015)

Posted on November 2, 2015 by stuartelden

Murray Low has passed on the sad news of the death of Edward Soja. I first heard him talk on Postmodern Geographies in 1995 – this would have been work that ended up in Thirdspace – and the talk really motivated … Continue reading →

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‘The Territories and Majesty of Shakespeare’s King John’ – talks at Warwick 3 November and UCL 23 November

Posted on November 2, 2015 by stuartelden

I’ll be giving a talk with the title of ‘The Territories and Majesty of Shakespeare’s King John’ twice over the next couple of weeks. This lecture will discuss Shakespeare’s play King John around two themes – the question of majesty and … Continue reading →

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Books received – Shakespeare, de Lagasnerie, Derrida, Harper and Bryers

Posted on November 2, 2015 by stuartelden

The Penguin edition of Henry IV, Part One, Geoffrey de Lagasnerie’s L’art de la revolt: Snowden, Assange, Manning, Derrida’s Séminaire: La peine de la mort II (2000-2001), and Tom Harper and Tim Bryars, A History of the 20th Century in 100 Maps.

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David Farrell Krell, Ecstasy, Catastrophe: Heidegger from Being and Time to the Black Notebooks reviewed at NDPR

Posted on November 2, 2015 by stuartelden

David Farrell Krell’s Ecstasy, Catastrophe: Heidegger from Being and Time to the Black Notebooks is reviewed at NDPR. This latest book by the distinguished scholar, translator, and author David Farrell Krell is a compilation of three different texts. Part I presents … Continue reading →

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Which philosopher would fare best in a present-day university?

Posted on November 2, 2015 by stuartelden

Which philosopher would fare best in a present-day university? – a discussion in The Guardian by Lloyd Strickland. If you know Lloyd’s work – which I do – then the answer is not surprising…

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8 Critical Theory books that came out in October – Golder, Adorno and Lenk, Nealon, King, Withers, Coombs, Barthes, Holub

Posted on November 2, 2015 by stuartelden

Critical-theory.com rounds up some recently published books – Golder, Adorno and Lenk, Nealon, King, Withers, Coombs, Barthes and Holub.

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Barry Stocker on Foucault’s Théories et institutions pénales lecture course

Posted on November 2, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
Barry Stocker has been making a series of posts on Foucault’s Théories et institutions pénales lecture course, which appeared earlier this year – an English translation is likely to be a couple of years away,…

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Top posts on Progressive Geographies this week

Posted on November 1, 2015 by stuartelden

A quiet week on the blog – working on proofs of an article and book, writing a lecture, planning some other ones, so mainly concentrating on those things… How to give a conference paper – some excellent advice to read … Continue reading →

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