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‘Leibniz and Geography’ published

Posted on July 10, 2013 by stuartelden

My article on Leibniz and geography is published in the new issue of Geographica Helvetica. The journal is subscription only for the first year but I can send a copy of the article if you ask. Leibniz and geography: geologist, … Continue reading →

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Sloterdijk in English Update

Posted on July 10, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Te Ipu Pakore: The Broken Vessel:
I’ve updated my bibliography of Sloterdijk’s writings in English again: see the post. Not much has appeared recently, except the arrival of two monographs: The Art of Philosophy: Wisdom as a…

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Another review of Code/Space by Rob Kitchin & Martin Dodge

Posted on July 10, 2013 by stuartelden

a roundup of reviews of Code/Space

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Books received

Posted on July 10, 2013 by stuartelden

Amin and Thrift’s Arts of the Political; two old books by Elizabeth Grosz; the latest Sloterdijk books in English and German; the new Foucault lecture course; John Protevi’s Life, War, Earth (which I wrote an endorsement for); and the new … Continue reading →

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Gezi Revolt: Critique, Courage–A Commentary by Ali Riza Taşkale

Posted on July 8, 2013 by stuartelden

a new commentary on events in Turkey at the Society and Space open site.

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Getting academic research published and read

Posted on July 4, 2013 by stuartelden

RGS advice on publishing.

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The Golan Heights

Posted on July 4, 2013 by stuartelden

Another fascinating trip on my recent visit to Israel was into the Golan Heights with political geographer Nimrod Luz. The Golan was captured by Israel from Syria in 1967, and very nearly lost in 1973. Israel annexed it in 1981, … Continue reading →

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Gordillo – ‘Opaque Zones of Empire’ and the concept of terrain

Posted on July 4, 2013 by stuartelden

Gastón Gordillo recently posted the text of his AAG presentation, ‘Opaque Zones of Empire‘ to his Space and Politics blog. Derek Gregory picks up the discussion with a piece entitled ‘Terror and Terrain‘ at Geographical Imaginations. What is especially interesting … Continue reading →

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On Foucault’s Review of Cassirer’s Philosophy of the Enlightenment

Posted on July 4, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Persistent Enlightenment:
Ernst Cassirer It is unfortunate that no one has gotten around to translating Michel Foucault’s 1966 review of the French translation of Ernst Cassirer’s Philosophie der Aufklärung.1 Granted, it is a short text and –…

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Bolivia, Snowden, and the Politics of Verticality

Posted on July 4, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Open Geography:
The extraordinary events of the last day–blow-by-blow live blog here from the Guardian–have certainly raised plenty of legal and diplomatic issues. What is the legality of diverting a head of state’s official plane, or even…

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