Author Archives: stuartelden

Robert Pippin on Žižek’s Less Than Nothing

Posted on January 23, 2013 by stuartelden

A detailed and thoughtful review at Mediations – thanks to Daniel Hoffman-Schwartz for the link.

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Posted on January 22, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Open Geography:
Geopiracy: Oaxaca, Militant Empiricism, and Geographical Thought. 2013. By Joel Wainwright. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Joel Wainwright’s new book is an indispensable contribution to the Bowman Expeditions controversy. Geopiracy is an intervention in the “Bowman Expeditions” and…

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The Birth of Territory – draft blurb

Posted on January 21, 2013 by stuartelden

The Birth of Territory is inching its way towards publication. The proofs are due within a month, and the index needs to be compiled. I’ve just sent in the ‘author questionnaire’, which marketing will use as a basis for their … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 21, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Jeremy J Schmidt:
Welcome to the Anthropocene website up and going, here is the opening video:

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Posted on January 21, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on cities@manchester:
via flickr by jgarber by Andy Merrifield, Leverhulme Visiting Professor, Geography, University of Manchester No matter how many times you read Walter Benjamin’s musings on Paris they never disappoint. They never sound worn; there are always…

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Kano attacks – one year on

Posted on January 20, 2013 by stuartelden

On the 20th January 2012, a series of attacks were launched by the Boko Haram group against the northern Nigerian city of Kano (the second biggest city in the country). A number of government buildings including passport offices and immigration centres, several police … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 20, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Larval Subjects .:
For anyone who’s interested, here’s the table of contents for Onto-Cartography.  I’m about 2/3rds of the way through editing it and should, with luck, send it to Edinburgh this week. Acknowledgments Introduction:  For a Renewed…

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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Geography at NUS

Posted on January 19, 2013 by stuartelden

I don’t usually post jobs outside Durham, but this is a good scheme in a department that hosted me as a visitor a few years ago. Please note informal enquiries should go to Professor James D Sidaway (Chair of Search Committee: geojds@nus.edu.sg) … Continue reading →

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Foucault.info

Posted on January 19, 2013 by stuartelden

The website http://www.foucault.info has been redesigned with some new material. Lots of useful resources here.

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David Macey’s biography of Frantz Fanon

Posted on January 19, 2013 by stuartelden

David Macey, who sadly died in 2011, wrote an excellent biography of Foucault. His biography of Frantz Fanon was reissued late last year with new material included. Full details here.

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