Author Archives: stuartelden

Colin Koopman, Why Foucault’s work on power is more important than ever – Aeon Essays

Posted on March 16, 2017 by stuartelden

Colin Koopman, ‘Why Foucault’s work on power is more important than ever‘ – Aeon Essays

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Foucault: The Birth of Power now available worldwide

Posted on March 15, 2017 by stuartelden

Foucault: The Birth of Power is now available worldwide. The book is published by Polity, and the design fits with Foucault’s Last Decade which came out in 2016. There is a lot about Foucault’s political activism in this second book, … Continue reading →

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CfP – Imaginaries of Connectivity and the Creation of Novel Spaces of Governance

Posted on March 15, 2017 by stuartelden

CfP – Imaginaries of Connectivity and the Creation of Novel Spaces of Governance 2-3 November 2017, University of Groningen Annual workshop on Modes of Reasoning of the Chair Group on History and Theory of International Relations Keynote speaker Ricardo Padrón, … Continue reading →

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Stress fractures: one year on

Posted on March 15, 2017 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Academic Irregularities:
It is about a year ago since I posted The Kindness of Strangers. It quickly found a lot of readers worldwide. As it travelled, the Times Higher asked my permission to republish it on their…

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La Revue Recherches – all but one now available online (at a price)

Posted on March 15, 2017 by stuartelden

I’ve mentioned the Recherches review more than a few times, because it was set up by Félix Guattari, and Foucault was involved in some discussions published in the journal. These conversations led to some collaborative work (a full bibliography here), some … Continue reading →

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Christopher Watkin – Research Hacks # 6: Capture every important thought you have, even on the go

Posted on March 13, 2017 by stuartelden

I’ve shared Christopher Watkin’s previous research hacks before. He now has a new one up – Research Hacks # 6: Capture every important thought you have, even on the go His point is a good one, and his chosen device is … Continue reading →

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‘Measuring Territories: The Techniques of Rule’ – talk to Kingston Shakespeare seminar, Rose Theatre, 16 March 2017

Posted on March 13, 2017 by stuartelden

On Thursday I’ll be giving a talk at the Rose Theatre to the Kingston Shakespeare seminar, entitled ‘Measuring Territories: The Techniques of Rule’. It’s a version of Chapter 7 of my Shakespearean Territories manuscript. Speaking about Shakespeare in a theatre … Continue reading →

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Vertical Power – reflections from the Oslo workshop by Liv Brissach (in Norwegian)

Posted on March 11, 2017 by stuartelden

Vertical Power – reflections from the Oslo workshop at which I spoke last week – by Liv Brissach (in Norwegian). My own thoughts are here.    

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‘A Smaller Audience than the Kardashians’: social media for academics with Prof Stuart Elden and Dr Mark Carrigan

Posted on March 11, 2017 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Landscape Surgery:
The Landscape Surgery group was pleased to welcome Professor Stuart Elden (Professor of Political Theory and Geography at the University of Warwick, and founder of the Progressive Geographies blog) and Dr Mark Carrigan (digital Sociologist, social media…

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Why The Hell Should I Write A Book Review? An Academic Woman’s Perspective

Posted on March 10, 2017 by stuartelden

Some very interesting thoughts about book reviews – about their importance, the need to value them, and what might be done about the low proportion of women who write them.

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