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Two sessions on ‘Terrain’ at the Chicago AAG – organised by Stuart Elden and Gastón Gordillo

Posted on November 7, 2014 by stuartelden

Despite the AAG website meltdown, Gastón Gordillo and I have organised two sessions on Terrain for the Chicago Association of American Geographers meeting in April 2015. These sessions seeks to think critically, theoretically, and politically about the question of terrain. This … Continue reading →

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A table showing who is part of the new materialism, and an argument as to why it is not a “turn”

Posted on November 7, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Christopher Watkin:
I’m currently writing the introduction to The Human Remains, discussing the figure of the human in the new materialism. I thought I would share the table I drew up of all the thinkers identified as…

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Power and Space in the City – a series of conversations at UCL

Posted on November 6, 2014 by stuartelden

Power and Space in the City – a series of conversations at UCL. I’ll be part of the first conversation on Powerful Urban Territories on November 18th 2014, along with Wendy Pullan, Allan Cochrane and Janet Newman. Here’s the description for … Continue reading →

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A new project on Lefebvre’s rural writings with Adam David Morton

Posted on November 6, 2014 by stuartelden

At the Warwick Politics and International Studies blog, Politics Reconsidered, Adam David Morton and I have a short post introducing a new research project. Entitled ‘Why read a long dead French Marxist to think about land struggles today?‘ the post discusses Lefebvre’s … Continue reading →

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The Politics of the UK HE Marking Boycott

Posted on November 6, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on The Disorder Of Things:
Academics in pre-1992 universities who are members of the University and College Union (UCU) will tomorrow be commencing a marking boycott in response to a planned attack by employers on our USS pension…

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Foucault’s Last Decade – Update 14

Posted on November 5, 2014 by stuartelden

It’s been two months since the last update on this book. I’ve been working, in and around lots of other things, on the manuscript, though more slowly than I’d hoped. I finished and published my review of On the Government of … Continue reading →

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Society and Space Lecture at the 2015 AAG: Professor Lauren Berlant

Posted on November 5, 2014 by stuartelden

Lauren Berlant to give the Society and Space lecture at the Chicago AAG meeting.

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Cities of Tomorrow reviewed by Jonathan Rokem

Posted on November 5, 2014 by stuartelden

A new review at the Society and Space open site.

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Call for Paper Sessions – Climate change and migration, Durham 28 June-1 July 2015

Posted on November 4, 2014 by stuartelden

International Conference – 2nd Call for Paper Sessions – COST Action IS1101 Climate change and migration Human migration and the Environment: Futures, Politics, Invention 28 June-1 July 2015, Durham University Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Professor David Held (Durham University) Professor Wendy … Continue reading →

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‘Confession, Flesh, Power and Truth’ – my review of the most recently translated Foucault lecture courses

Posted on November 4, 2014 by stuartelden

My review of Foucault’s lecture courses Du gouvernement du vivants/On the Government of the Living and Mal faire, dire vrai/Wrong-Doing, Truth-Telling is now available, open access, at Berfrois. It’s entitled ‘Confession, Flesh, Power and Truth‘ and it tries to situate these courses in … Continue reading →

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