Author Archives: stuartelden

Engaging Foucault Conference – December 5-7, 2014, University of Belgrade

Posted on October 31, 2014 by stuartelden

Engaging Foucault Conference – December 5-7, 2014, University of Belgrade

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Viewpoint Magazine on The State – includes Toscano, Cowan, Bensaïd and more

Posted on October 31, 2014 by stuartelden

Viewpoint Magazine issue 4 is out, including pieces by Alberto Toscano on Lefebvre and logistics, Deborah Cowen, Jodi Dean, Nina Power, San­dro Mez­zadra and Brett Neilson, and Daniel Bensaïd. All available open access.

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Radio Benjamin – Walter Benjamin’s radio transcripts

Posted on October 31, 2014 by stuartelden

Walter Benjamin was fascinated by the impact of new technology on culture, an interest that extended beyond his renowned critical essays. From 1927 to ’33, he wrote and presented something in the region of eighty broadcasts using the new medium … Continue reading →

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New issue of Dialogues in Human Geography – forum on The Birth of Territory and discussion of John Agnew’s AAG lecture

Posted on October 30, 2014 by stuartelden

The new issue of Dialogues in Human Geography contains two short pieces by me. The first is in the discussion forum of John Agnew’s Dialogues in Human Geography lecture from the AAG earlier this year. As well as John’s lecture it contains … Continue reading →

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Radical Philosophy issue 188 out

Posted on October 30, 2014 by stuartelden

New issue of Radical Philosophy now out.

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University of Warwick Institute of Advanced Study visiting fellowships

Posted on October 30, 2014 by stuartelden

University of Warwick Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) visiting fellowships The IAS Visiting Fellowship scheme offers an excellent opportunity for international scholars to engage with the University of Warwick. Open to highly distinguished researchers (including policy makers, representatives of the … Continue reading →

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The Guardian reviews two books on Ebola

Posted on October 29, 2014 by stuartelden

The Guardian reviews two books on Ebola – neither of which is really new. Richard Preston’s The Hot Zone is twenty years old, and has no updating; David Quammen’s  Ebola: the Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus is … Continue reading →

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’11 new #HEwords for academics that should be in the dictionary’ from The Times Higher

Posted on October 29, 2014 by stuartelden

The Times Higher has ’11 new #HEwords for academics that should be in the dictionary’. Spinpact, Thesaurophile and Fabstract included… Some work best in a UK context, but many are likely to make sense to anyone in academia.

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Khalili on Cowen’s Deadly Life of Logistics

Posted on October 29, 2014 by stuartelden

Deb Cowen’s excellent Deadly Life of Logistics reviewed at the Society and Space open site.

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Timothy Raeymakers – ‘What is a border?’ at Liminal Geographies

Posted on October 29, 2014 by stuartelden

Timothy Raeymakers asks ‘What is a border?’ at Liminal Geographies. Here’s the first paragraph and first image: What is a border? This question formed the backbone of a talk I was invited to give on ‘Borders & Conflicts in an Age … Continue reading →

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