Author Archives: stuartelden

8 Critical Theory books from May 2017 – roundup

Posted on June 5, 2017 by stuartelden

8 Critical Theory books from May 2017 – another useful roundup from critical-theory.com Agamben, Miéville, Hite, Derrida, Bernes, Kottman, Anderson, Werk

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The Early Foucault update 7: Canguilhem, Barraqué, von Weizsäcker, and a short trip to the Bibliothèque Nationale

Posted on June 2, 2017 by stuartelden

My focus for the last several weeks has been the work on Canguilhem, although as I’ve previously noted, I see these two projects as supporting each other. There have been lots of moments when I’ve thought ‘I know that because … Continue reading →

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To-do lists that actually work

Posted on June 2, 2017 by stuartelden

Some interesting discussion of ‘to do’ lists Research Degree Insiders I’m not actually much of a fan of to do lists. They aren’t actually much use, in my view, at getting things done. Like planning your writing with bullet points, … Continue reading →

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E-IR interview with Walter Mignolo

Posted on June 2, 2017 by stuartelden

E-IR interview with Walter Mignolo – an excerpt from Critical Epistemologies of Global Politics – An E-IR Edited Collection Available now on Amazon (UK, USA, Ca, Ger, Fra), in all good book stores, and via a free PDF download.

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Susan Sontag on writing

Posted on June 2, 2017 by stuartelden

Susan Sontag on writing – archive interview from the Paris Review. Thanks to James Tyler for the link.

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Translation of ‘Territory without Borders’ in Iran’s Shargh Daily

Posted on May 31, 2017 by stuartelden

My 2011 short essay ‘Territory without Borders‘, which originally appeared in the Harvard International Review, has been translated for the May 28, 2017 issue of the Iranian paper Shargh Daily. My thanks to Sahand Sattari for making the translation. In 2015 he … Continue reading →

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Two million views of Progressive Geographies

Posted on May 30, 2017 by stuartelden

According to WordPress, there have now been just over two million views of Progressive Geographies since the blog started in 2010. The map below shows the geographical spread this month. Many thanks to everyone for reading.

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Workshop Report from Territory in Indeterminate and Changing Environments (Amsterdam, May 2017)

Posted on May 30, 2017 by stuartelden

My report on the ICE-LAW workshop on Territory in Indeterminate and Changing Environments, held in Amsterdam on 12 May 2017 is now available on the project website.

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“The early Foucault and the politics of European intellectual history” – Amsterdam, 31 May 2017

Posted on May 30, 2017 by stuartelden

Tomorrow in Amsterdam I’m giving a lecture on my research on the early Foucault: Public Lecture: Prof. Stuart Elden (University of Warwick), “The early Foucault and the politics of European intellectual history” Time: Wednesday 31 May, 17.00-19.00, UvA University Library, … Continue reading →

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Intervention Symposium: “Algorithmic Governance”; organised by Jeremy Crampton and Andrea Miller

Posted on May 30, 2017 by stuartelden

Originally posted on AntipodeFoundation.org:
The following essays first came together at the 2016 AAG Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Jeremy Crampton (Professor of Geography at the University of Kentucky) and Andrea Miller (PhD candidate at University of California, Davis) assembled five panellists to discuss what…

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