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Jonathan P Allen comments on Matthew Wilson’s ‘Continuous connectivity’ article

Posted on September 29, 2014 by stuartelden

A commentary on a recent piece in the journal – the original piece is open access for a month.

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Top posts on Progressive Geographies this week

Posted on September 28, 2014 by stuartelden

Globalization: the career of a concept – special issue of Globalizations Giving a Philosophy Talk The Republic of the Living: Biopolitics and the Critique of Civil Society (2014) September issue of Antipode out now My essay on Foucault’s La société … Continue reading →

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Towards a reading list on the Ebola crisis – a new resource page on Progressive Geographies

Posted on September 28, 2014 by stuartelden

I’ve put together a reading list on Ebola, specifically in relation to the West African situation in 2014. Linking does not mean I necessarily agree with the article. Additional pieces welcome – I’ve tended to avoid mainstream news stories unless they … Continue reading →

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Heidegger’s Black Notebooks – video of a discussion at CUNY Graduate Center

Posted on September 28, 2014 by stuartelden

Richard Wolin, Jeffrey Van Davis, Emmanuel Faye, Karsten Harries, and Thomas Sheehan discuss Heidegger’s ‘Black Notebooks’ at CUNY Graduate Center. Thanks to Enowning for the link.

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The Republic of the Living: Biopolitics and the Critique of Civil Society (2014)

Posted on September 26, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Miguel Vatter, The Republic of the Living: Biopolitics and the Critique of Civil Society, Fordham University Press,June 2014 ISBN: 9780823256020 Further info Details of workshop on book below description. This book takes up Foucault’s hypothesis…

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Stuart Elden and Todd Reisz opening lectures to ‘Identity, Sovereignty, and Global Politics in the Building of Baghdad’ conference

Posted on September 25, 2014 by stuartelden

This is the video of the opening keynote session of the ‘Identity, Sovereignty, and Global Politics in the Building of Baghdad’ conference, which includes my lecture ‘Crises of Territorial Integrity: Iraq and Nigeria’. My talk is from 11.50-38 minutes – … Continue reading →

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Giving a Philosophy Talk

Posted on September 25, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Daily Nous – old:
Ole Koksvik (Bergen), along with the help of friends, has put together a very useful set of tips for giving a philosophy talk.  I appreciated the “rationale” section, in which he notes, among other…

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Aiken reviews Koelsch’s Geography and the Classical World

Posted on September 25, 2014 by stuartelden

A new review at the Society and Space open site.

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AAG Call for Papers: Territory beyond Terra

Posted on September 25, 2014 by stuartelden

Together with Kimberley Peters and Elaine Stratford, I’m organising a session at next year’s Association of American Geographers meeting on ‘Territory beyond Terra’. For more information, see the Call-for-Papers.

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2015 Symposium CFP Announcement: “Inhabiting Containment”

Posted on September 24, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Society for Radical Geography, Spatial Theory, and Everyday Life:
We are pleased to announce the theme of our 2015 symposium, “Inhabiting Containment,” which will be held at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA on Friday, February 27,…

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