Author Archives: stuartelden

The week after completing a book – initial new work on Shakespeare and Foucault

Posted on July 17, 2015 by stuartelden

When I finished my first book, Mapping the Present, I remember asking a much more senior academic friend ‘what do I do now?’ His response was clear: ‘Write another one!’ This came back to me this week as I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Henri Lefebvre, open access in Antipode – ‘The Theory of Ground Rent and Rural Sociology’

Posted on July 17, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on AntipodeFoundation.org:
Hot off the press this week we have something special courtesy of Stuart Elden (University of Warwick) and Adam David Morton (University of Sydney) – a translation (by Warwick’s Matthew Dennis) of Henri Lefebvre’s 1956 essay ‘Théorie…

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Henri Lefebvre, ‘The Theory of Ground Rent and Rural Sociology’ – translation and introduction now out in Antipode open access

Posted on July 17, 2015 by stuartelden

A new translation of a piece by Lefebvre, along with an introduction, is now available in Antipode early view – both open access: Henri Lefebvre, The Theory of Ground Rent and Rural Sociology : Contribution to the International Congress of Sociology, … Continue reading →

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Interview with Maurizio Ferraris by Peter Gratton

Posted on July 17, 2015 by stuartelden

A new interview at the Society and Space open site.

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Remembering Srebrenica in Different Contexts

Posted on July 17, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Politics Reconsidered:
‘Što Te Nema?’ memorial monument being constructed in Geneva. Credit: Dženeta Karabegović, 2015 By Dženeta Karabegović and Maria Koinova On July 11, 2015 the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide was commemorated across the globe.…

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Audio recording of William Cronon’s British Academy lecture – ‘ Who reads Geography or History anymore?’

Posted on July 17, 2015 by stuartelden

Audio recording of William Cronon’s British Academy lecture, Royal Geographical Society, London, on 7 July 2015 – ‘ Who reads Geography or History anymore?‘

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At the edges of the state: Bichsel on Reeves’ Border Work

Posted on July 17, 2015 by stuartelden

A review at the Society and Space open site of what sounds like a fascinating book.

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Peter Gratton on Governing by Debt and Undoing the Demos: Neoliberalism’s Stealth Revolution in the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Posted on July 16, 2015 by stuartelden

Peter Gratton on Maurizio Lazzarato’s Governing by Debt and Wendy Brown’s Undoing the Demos: Neoliberalism’s Stealth Revolution in the Los Angeles Review of Books.

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How We Write: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blank Page – edited by Suzanne Conklin Akbari, forthcoming from Punctum

Posted on July 16, 2015 by stuartelden

How We Write: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blank Page – edited by Suzanne Conklin Akbari, forthcoming from Punctum. This little book arose spontaneously, in the late spring of 2015, when a series of conversations emerged — first in … Continue reading →

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Machines of Urbanisation – new blog from Ross Exo Adams

Posted on July 16, 2015 by stuartelden

Machines of Urbanisation – new blog from Ross Exo Adams. Ross is one of the most interesting urban theorists around, and this site has lots of his publications, conference papers and other pieces.

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