Author Archives: stuartelden

Nine critical theory books from June

Posted on June 30, 2014 by stuartelden

critical-theory.com has a round-up of recently published books – Foucault, Lefebvre, Balso, Crary, etc.

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Top ten posts this week on Progressive Geographies

Posted on June 29, 2014 by stuartelden

How powerful is your passport? – infographic – the most popular post in a long time The theft of Native Americans’ land, in one animated map Five apps I find really useful for my writing and blogging The Clubs that Connect … Continue reading →

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“the frustrations and the pleasures of editing”

Posted on June 29, 2014 by stuartelden

David Scott Kastan on “the frustrations and the pleasures of editing” – for him a play, but much of this works more generally: We too often think of editing as an activity that is mechanical and objective; it is neither. Even … Continue reading →

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Leon Niemoczynski and Stephanie Theodorou (eds.) Animal Experience – open access book

Posted on June 29, 2014 by stuartelden

Leon Niemoczynski and Stephanie Theodorou (eds.) Animal Experience – open access book. An interesting, multi-media project. Details here. This “living” book about life explores the nature and meaning of the emotional lives of nonhuman animals, focusing on how those lives … Continue reading →

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Balibar, Equaliberty and Rancière Now reviewed at NDPR

Posted on June 29, 2014 by stuartelden

            Two interesting reviews at NDPR: Étienne Balibar, Equaliberty: Political Essays reviewed by Jonathan Joseph; and Oliver Davis (ed.), Rancière Now reviewed by Samuel A. Chambers.

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The Revolution in Military Affairs: A Partial Timeline (+links)

Posted on June 29, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Deterritorial Investigations :
“A Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) is a major change in the nature of warfare brought about by the innovative application of new technologies which, combined with dramatic changes in military doctrine and operational and…

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Getting Published Masterclass and chairing Ian Kershaw

Posted on June 26, 2014 by stuartelden

Very enjoyable day at the Getting Published Masterclass, sponsored by the British Academy and organised by my colleague Christopher Moran. A real privilege to introduce and chair Ian Kershaw‘s keynote on ‘a life in writing’. As I said at the … Continue reading →

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A Conversation between Stuart Elden and Babette Babich – Fordham University video

Posted on June 26, 2014 by stuartelden

A Conversation between Stuart Elden and Babette Babich A long discussion at the Fordham University television studios – ranges across my work and lots of topics, including territory today and historically, Lefebvre, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault, Shakespeare… Many thanks to Babette … Continue reading →

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Boko Haram annotated bibliography updated – now 114 entries

Posted on June 25, 2014 by stuartelden

An newly updated version of my annotated bibliography of literature on Boko Haram – nine new entries, taking the total to 114. The page the link takes you to have the most up-to-date version as pdf, along with a few notes. The … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Lectures on Subjectivity and Truth, X

Posted on June 25, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Stockerblog:
Lecture of 18th March, 1981 The same code of prohibitions and permissions in sexual ethics is present in the later Stoics and other Graeco-Roman thinkers of the first and second centuries as in the Christian thought…

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