Monthly Archives: October 2025

Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds, Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic – Yale University Press, September 2025

Posted on October 3, 2025 by stuartelden

Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds, Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic – Yale University Press, September 2025 A vital account of the state of the Arctic today—emphasising the twin dangers of climate change and geopolitical competition Nowhere is … Continue reading →

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Peter Sloterdijk, If You Have Never Thought Gray: A Theory of Color – trans. Corey Anderson Dansereau and Robert Hughes, Polity, June 2025

Posted on October 2, 2025 by stuartelden

Peter Sloterdijk, If You Have Never Thought Gray: A Theory of Color – trans. Corey Anderson Dansereau and Robert Hughes, Polity, June 2025 “You’re not a painter if you haven’t painted gray”, declared Paul Cézanne. The same could be said of philosophers: … Continue reading →

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Jen Rose Smith, Ice Geographies: The Colonial Politics of Race and Indigeneity in the Arctic – Duke University Press, May 2025 and New Books discussion

Posted on October 2, 2025 by stuartelden

Jen Rose Smith, Ice Geographies: The Colonial Politics of Race and Indigeneity in the Arctic – Duke University Press, May 2025 Ice animates the look and feel of climate change. It is melting faster than ever before, causing social upheaval … Continue reading →

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Jean de Menasce’s dedication to Émile Benveniste – “in memory of the year of exile”

Posted on October 1, 2025 by stuartelden

I already knew that Jean de Menasce dedicated his edition and translation of the 9th century Zoroastrian theological text Škand-Gumānīk Vičār to Émile Benveniste. Benveniste had taught de Menasce Iranian languages, especially Pahlavi, in the late 1930s at the École Pratique des Hautes … Continue reading →

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RGS-IBG book series relaunch with LSE Press and first two titles

Posted on October 1, 2025 by stuartelden

The RGS-IBG Book Series is a publishing partnership between the Royal Geographical Society  (with the Institute of British Geographers) and LSE Press. The Series publishes work of the highest international standing. Its emphasis is on distinctive new developments in human and physical … Continue reading →

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