Monthly Archives: January 2017

Pakistan Journal of Historical Studies – can anyone access?

Posted on January 31, 2017 by stuartelden

There is a review of Foucault’s Last Decade in the Pakistan Journal of Historical Studies – can anyone access it? Nowhere in the UK seems to carry this journal. Please email me if you can help. Update: thanks for those that sent this … Continue reading →

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The Early Foucault and Intellectual History – talk at the Institute of Historical Research, 2 February 2017

Posted on January 30, 2017 by stuartelden

I’ll also be giving some talks on Foucault over the next couple of months. First, at the Philosophy of History seminar at the Institute of Historical Research, 2 February 2017 at 5.30pm. This talk will begin with a discussion of … Continue reading →

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Talks on territory and terrain in the next month – London, Durham and Oslo

Posted on January 30, 2017 by stuartelden

I’ll be giving a few talks about the work on terrain as the materiality of territory over the next month or so. First is a short talk at the British Library on 31 January 2017, 7pm. This is part of … Continue reading →

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Althusser, an Intellectual Adventure, a film by Bruno Oliviero – available on Youtube

Posted on January 28, 2017 by stuartelden

Update 27 Feb: the video has unfortunately been removed. Althusser, an Intellectual Adventure – a film by Bruno Oliviero. The entire film is available on Youtube. Thanks to Irina Culic for the link. The interview with Althusser is in Italian, … Continue reading →

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Trump’s strategy and portfolio of tactics: Insights from Week One

Posted on January 27, 2017 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Ireland after NAMA:
A week into Trump’s presidency it is already clear how the new administration is going prosecute its election promises and objectives.  Here’s a short mapping of twenty-odd tactics in play or are muted to…

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Best of Luck with the Wall, Donald

Posted on January 27, 2017 by stuartelden

A stunning film of the US-Mexico border – ‘Best of Luck with the Wall’, from 2o16. A great insight into the interactions of the geopolitical and the geophysical landscape. Thanks to Natalie Oswin for the link.

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Eyal Weizman video interview on ‘Forensic Architecture – Investigating the Blueprint of War Crimes’ on Russia Today

Posted on January 27, 2017 by stuartelden

Eyal Weizman video interview on ‘Forensic Architecture – Investigating the Blueprint of War Crimes’ on Russia Today. A fascinating discussion of what his Goldsmiths research agency Forensic Architecture does, and a robust response to hostile questioning. Eyal writes: A few … Continue reading →

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Environment and Planning C relaunched as ‘Politics and Space’ – new manifesto

Posted on January 27, 2017 by stuartelden

Society and Space is part of the Environment and Planning family of journals, now published by Sage. Environment and Planning C – formerly ‘Government and Policy’ is being relaunched as ‘Politics and Space’. New editors Patrica Daley, Eugene McCann, Alison Mountz and Joe Painter have … Continue reading →

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Deborah Cowen on ‘Infrastructures of Empire and Resistance’ at the Verso site

Posted on January 27, 2017 by stuartelden

Deborah Cowen on ‘Infrastructures of Empire and Resistance‘ at the Verso site.

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Two reviews of Ben Golder’s Foucault and the Politics of Rights

Posted on January 27, 2017 by stuartelden

Two reviews of Ben Golder’s Foucault and the Politics of Rights – Andrew Dilts at NDPR (open access) and Marcelo Hoffman in New Political Science (requires access).

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