Author Archives: stuartelden

Call for Papers – Beirut: Bodies in Public (9-11 October 2014)

Posted on May 13, 2014 by stuartelden

Call for papers for an interesting looking conference – full details here (thanks to Ghayde Ghraowi for the link). Beirut: Bodies in Public is a three-day workshop inviting artists and researchers to think through the interdisciplinary concerns surrounding performance in public space in … Continue reading →

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The Biopolitics of Biometrics: An Interview with Btihaj Ajana and David Beer

Posted on May 13, 2014 by stuartelden

The Biopolitics of Biometrics: An Interview with Btihaj Ajana, conducted by David Beer on the Theory, Culture & Society website. This interview focuses upon Btihaj Ajana’s recently published book Governing Through Biometrics: The Biopolitics of Identity (2013). Although the interview focuses centrally … Continue reading →

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Cambridge city seminar – audio and video recordings

Posted on May 12, 2014 by stuartelden

This looks a valuable resource – audio and video recordings from the University of Cambridge city seminar. Thanks to dmfant for the link.

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Derek Gregory, ‘The Natures of War’ – Neil Smith memorial lecture

Posted on May 11, 2014 by stuartelden

I made time to watch this powerful, and moving, lecture recently. I think I linked to it at the time, but worth a reminder. Well worth the time – some very good discussion of terrain and nature in warfare – … Continue reading →

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Red Quill Books new website

Posted on May 10, 2014 by stuartelden

Red Quill Books, the radical publisher, have a new website.

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The Cambridge Foucault Lexicon (2014)

Posted on May 10, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
 The Cambridge Foucault Lexicon Editors: Leonard Lawlor, Pennsylvania State University John Nale, Pennsylvania State University Dianna Taylor, Erinn Gilson, Gary Gutting, Richard A. Lynch, H. A. Nethery IV, Eduardo Mendieta, John Protevi, Stephanie Jenkins, James…

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Foucault’s Manuscripts to the Bibliothèque Nationale

Posted on May 10, 2014 by stuartelden

Foucault’s extant manuscript papers – all 37,000 pages of them – have been moved to the Bibliothèque Nationale – story here (in French pp. 26-7; via here – in German).

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Michael Shapiro on Deadwood and The Wire in Geopolitics

Posted on May 9, 2014 by stuartelden

Michael Shapiro discusses Deadwood and The Wire in Geopolitics (requires subscription). Thanks to Elena dell’Agnese for the link.

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A poem by Bud Osborn – ‘Raise shit’

Posted on May 9, 2014 by stuartelden

Bud Osborn’s poem, and the whole set of commentaries on the International Conference in Critical Geography, open access to commemorate Bud’s life.

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‘This is not a cover image’ – bad covers of books on Foucault

Posted on May 9, 2014 by stuartelden

A set of images of covers of books on Foucault… and their problems. I actually like the Lois McNay cover, but there are some hideous ones here… Something to bear in mind for Foucault’s Last Decade, though I continue to like … Continue reading →

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