Author Archives: stuartelden

Heidegger’s Black Notebooks: Philosophy, Politics, Anti-Semitism

Posted on August 3, 2014 by stuartelden

Heidegger’s Black Notebooks: Philosophy, Politics, Anti-Semitism, Emory University, September 5-6, 2014 Speakers: Peter Trawny (Bergische Universität Gesamthochschule Wuppertal) Bettina Bergo (Université de Montréal) Robert Bernasconi (Pennsylvania State University) Martin Gessmann (Hochschule für Gestaltung, Offenbach am Main) Sander Gilman (Emory University) Peter E. … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Eduardo Mendieta, Martin Heidegger | 3 Comments

The Birth of Territory reviewed in Croatian International Relations Review

Posted on August 1, 2014 by stuartelden

The Birth of Territory has been reviewed in Croatian International Relations Review by Daniel Šaric (open access). Here’s the first paragraph: Stuart Elden’s new book The Birth of Territory is a magisterial and in parts almost encyclopedic work. The book covers … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Territory, The Birth of Territory | 1 Comment

Rob Kitchin’s updated website

Posted on August 1, 2014 by stuartelden

Fully updated at kitchin.org

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Judith Butler 2012 Parting Ways: Jewishness and the Critique of Zionism reviewed by Lisa Bhungalia

Posted on August 1, 2014 by stuartelden

Lisa Bhungalia reviews Judith Butler’s Parting Ways at the Society and Space open site.

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Peter Hall (1932-2014)

Posted on August 1, 2014 by stuartelden

Urbanist and geographer Peter Hall died two days ago. There is an obituary in The Guardian and one at Building Design.

Posted in urban/urbanisation | 1 Comment

Joshua Hagen reviews The Birth of Territory in Geographical Review

Posted on July 29, 2014 by stuartelden

A nice review of The Birth of Territory in Geographical Review, by Joshua Hagen (requires subscription). Here’s the concluding paragraph: Elden is to be commended for his keen analysis that tackles rather complex issues of meaning and translation while remaining eminently readable. … Continue reading →

Posted in Territory, The Birth of Territory | 2 Comments

Some links on the situation in Gaza – and Verso’s The Case for Sanctions Against Israel free to download

Posted on July 28, 2014 by stuartelden

The desperate situation on Gaza continues… some things worth reading, as something of a balance to the mainstream media The Funambulist has had some excellent analysis, in word and image by Léopold Lambert  – clicking the map below takes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Territory | 2 Comments

Seyla Benhabib reviews Richard J. Bernstein, Violence at NDPR

Posted on July 28, 2014 by stuartelden

Seyla Benhabib reviews Richard J. Bernstein, Violence at NDPR

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Ed Cohen on The Productive Body and La société punitive in the LARB

Posted on July 28, 2014 by stuartelden

Ed Cohen reviews Francois Guéry and Didier Deleule’s The Productive Body and Foucault’s La société punitive in the Los Angeles Review of Books.

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Top ten posts on Progressive Geographies this week

Posted on July 27, 2014 by stuartelden

Special Issue on Ranciere What is neoliberalism? Foucault’s Last Decade – Update 12 Bruno Latour – Some advantages of the notion of “Critical Zone” for Geopolitics Guattari, Felix 2012 Schizoanalytic Cartographies, reviewed by Thomas Jellis Foucault’s Last Decade Peter Sloterdijk, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Bruno Latour, Eduardo Mendieta, Felix Guattari, Foucault's Last Decade, Michel Foucault, Peter Sloterdijk, Politics, Territory | 2 Comments