Author Archives: stuartelden

Rare film of Le Corbusier in his Paris home and studio

Posted on May 22, 2014 by stuartelden

Thanks to dmfant for the link.

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Will Viney, Waste: A Philosophy of Things – forthcoming in July

Posted on May 22, 2014 by stuartelden

Will Viney, Waste: A Philosophy of Things – out now in July with Bloomsbury. 35% discount with code GLR D3D. Will kindly gave me a proof copy. It provides a very interesting approach to the topic, including an intriguing reading of King Lear, substantial discussion of … Continue reading →

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Historical Materialism conference deadline extended until 1 June 2014

Posted on May 22, 2014 by stuartelden

Abstracts are being accepted until 1 June 2014 for the London Historical Materialism conference 6-9 November 2014. The theme of the conference is ‘How capitalism survives’…

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Darshan Vigneswaran, Territory, Migration and the Evolution of the International System

Posted on May 21, 2014 by stuartelden

Darshan Vigneswaran, Territory, Migration and the Evolution of the International System was published in September 2013. I missed it when it came out – thanks to Veronica della Dora for the alert. Contemporary international migratiåon makes border controls, bounded citizenship, and … Continue reading →

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Tom Scott, The City-State in Europe, 1000-1600 – now in paperback

Posted on May 21, 2014 by stuartelden

Tom Scott, The City-State in Europe, 1000-1600: Hinterland, Territory, Region is now available in paperback. No detailed comparison of the city-state in medieval Europe has been undertaken over the last century. Research has concentrated on the role of city-states and … Continue reading →

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Lefebvre, The Critique of Everyday Life – one volume edition out, 50% off plus e-book, and competition

Posted on May 21, 2014 by stuartelden

Verso have just published Lefebvre’s Critique of Everyday Life  in a single volume, with a 50% discount and bundled e-book for a limited time, and a competition to win 10 copies.

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Barry Stocker on Foucault’s Lectures on the Punitive Society VI.1 and 2

Posted on May 21, 2014 by stuartelden

Barry Stocker’s reading of Foucault’s lectures continues – parts 1 and 2.  

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Foucault on painting – some references

Posted on May 21, 2014 by stuartelden

Heterotopian Studies has a useful bibliography of Foucault on painting, and of relevant secondary literature. It focuses on shorter pieces, rather than the discussion of paintings in The Order of Things and History of Madness. The list of secondary literature is … Continue reading →

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What is Space: a Post-Disciplinary Workshop at Warwick, 17 June 2014 – programme now available

Posted on May 20, 2014 by stuartelden

“What is Space: a Post-Disciplinary Workshop on the Return of an Old Debate” – Warwick, 17 June 2014. The programme for this conference is now available here. Please contact Marijn Nieuwenhuis with any inquiries. Poster here; registration here.

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London’s development over time – short film

Posted on May 20, 2014 by stuartelden

This is interesting – a seven minute film showing London’s development over time. It relies on a rather-container model of what the city is today, and shows development within that bounded space, rather than wider networks, but it is nicely … Continue reading →

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