Author Archives: stuartelden

We Will Not Shoot Back reviewed by Williams

Posted on January 10, 2015 by stuartelden

A new review at the Society and Space open site.

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Antipode 47(1) out now – and freely available without a subscription

Posted on January 9, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on AntipodeFoundation.org:
We start the new year looking back to 2013 and the Antipode RGS-IBG Lecture. Presented in London by Bruce Braun (University of Minnesota) ‘New Materialisms and Neoliberal Natures’ was recorded by our publisher, Wiley, and…

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Approaches to Human Geography: new edition published

Posted on January 7, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Pop Theory:
Oh the excitement – a new year, and a new book in the pigeon hole at work. The new, second edition of Approaches to Human Geography, edited by Stuart Aitken and Gill Valentine, has been…

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Books received – The Care of Life, Lefebvre for Architects, Henry IV, Part I and Issues in Political Theory

Posted on January 7, 2015 by stuartelden

Some other books received recently – an old edition of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part I; Nathaniel Coleman’s Lefebvre for Architects; the new collection The Care of Life, edited by Miguel de Beistegui, Giuseppe Bianco and Marjorie Gracieuse; the new edition of Catriona McKinnon’s Issues in … Continue reading →

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Books received – for the Foucault project

Posted on January 7, 2015 by stuartelden

Some books for the Foucault project – new editions of a couple of Foucault’s books; Jacques Donzelot’s L’invention du social; recent books by Jacques Bizet and Pierre Macherey; and the original outlets of a couple of Foucault essays and interviews.

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Ulrich Beck obituary in The Guardian

Posted on January 6, 2015 by stuartelden

Ulrich Beck obituary in The Guardian

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Political Geography forum on The Birth of Territory online

Posted on January 6, 2015 by stuartelden

Claudio Minca, Jeremy W. Crampton,  Joe Bryan, Juliet J. Fall, Alex B. Murphy, Anssi Paasi, Stuart Elden, “Reading Stuart Elden’s The Birth of Territory“, Political Geography, article in press (requires subscription or email me). The Birth of Territory is an outstanding scholarly achievement, a book ‘of remarkable … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Last Decade – Update 17

Posted on January 5, 2015 by stuartelden

I’ve made good progress on Chapter 9 around Christmas and the New Year. A productive day in the British Library today filled in some missing references to primary or secondary material Foucault utilised, as well as tracking down two little-known … Continue reading →

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Foucault and Neoliberalism AUFS Event – four commentaries

Posted on January 5, 2015 by stuartelden

The interview with Daniel Zamora at Jacobin, about his edited book Critiquer Foucault: Les années 1980 et la tentation néolibérale, has led to a number of commentaries. ‘An und für sich’ is hosting four pieces on this: – Verena Erlenbusch – Neoliberalism and the … Continue reading →

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Michael Watts interviewed by Stuart Elden for Society and Space

Posted on January 5, 2015 by stuartelden

There is a long interview I conducted with Michael Watts (University of California, Berkeley) available open access at the Society & Space open site. We talk about, among other things – his first book Silent Violence (recently available in a new edition); … Continue reading →

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