Author Archives: stuartelden

Saskia Sassen, ‘Expulsions: Complexity and Brutality’ – lectures at Durham, LSE and Dublin

Posted on May 16, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
Saskia Sassen’s Expulsions is forthcoming in June 2014. Saskia Sassen, “Expulsions: Complexity and Brutality” – lecture at Durham University in February 2014 (via ANTHEM). Update: a lecture at the LSE on the same topic is available here…

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Speculations V out – Aesthetics in the 21st Century

Posted on May 16, 2014 by stuartelden

The latest issue of Speculations is out – on Aesthetics in the 21st Century. Essays by Steven Shaviro, Sjoerd van Tuinen, Graham Harman, Claire Colebrook and many others. Free to download or paperback to buy here.

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The Israeli ID-System and Palestinian Segregation – a powerful visualisation

Posted on May 15, 2014 by stuartelden

Visualising Palestine have done it again – a really powerful representation of the Israeli ID-System and Palestinian Segregation. Thanks to Léopold Lambert for the link.

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University of Sydney conference on Karl Polanyi and Friedrich Hayek, 15-16 August 2014

Posted on May 15, 2014 by stuartelden

Forthcoming workshop at the University of Sydney on Karl Polanyi and Friedrich Hayek – ‘Questioning the Utopian Springs of Market Economy’ and will take place across 15 and 16 August 2014. More details here.

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Provocations of the Present: What Culture for What Geography? – 6th Doreen Massey event

Posted on May 15, 2014 by stuartelden

6th annual Doreen Massey event at the Open University – “Provocations of the Present: What Culture for What Geography?” The Geography Departments of the Open University and Royal Holloway, University of London are delighted to announce that the 6th Doreen Massey Annual … Continue reading →

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Hannah Arendt movie – trailer and a few thoughts

Posted on May 15, 2014 by stuartelden

I finally watched the Hannah Arendt movie yesterday. In some parts it’s flawed – especially the flashback scenes to her time at Freiburg University, and the affair with Heidegger – but other parts are powerful and thoughtful. It mainly focuses … Continue reading →

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Martin Heidegger interviewed by a Buddhist Monk on German Television (English subtitles)

Posted on May 15, 2014 by stuartelden

This is a rather strange interview, which Heidegger appears to have scripted in advance and to be reading off notes. Thanks to Elena Loizidou for the link (via Open Culture) – click on cc at the bottom if the subtitles don’t appear.

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Wonderful photographs of abandoned places

Posted on May 15, 2014 by stuartelden

Many more here.

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Editorial Team Sought for New AAG Journal ‘GeoHumanities’

Posted on May 14, 2014 by stuartelden

The Association of American Geographers seeks applications and nominations for a team of two co-editors for a new AAG journal, to be published by Routledge titled GeoHumanities.  The co-editors will be appointed for a four-year editorial term that will commence December … Continue reading →

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David Harvey, Mapping a New Economy in The Chronicle Review

Posted on May 14, 2014 by stuartelden

David Harvey’s most recent book, and his career as a whole, is discussed in The Chronicle Review.

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