Author Archives: stuartelden

Mapping the London Blitz

Posted on December 9, 2012 by stuartelden

Fascinating website on the London Blitz – an interactive map and photos, plus an Android app. The Bomb Sight project is mapping the London WW2 bomb census between 7/10/1940 and 06/06/1941. Previously available only by viewing in the Reading Room … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – ‘Urban Theory: States of the Art’

Posted on December 9, 2012 by stuartelden

Urban — New Series, 6 Call for Papers — ‘Urban Theory: States of the Art’ There will never be good urban planning without a consistent urban theory. This controversial aphorism could serve to open the debate proposed by the journal … Continue reading →

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Making the Geologic Now

Posted on December 8, 2012 by stuartelden

Punctum Books have published a new interesting collection, Making the Geologic Now: Responses to Material Conditions of Contemporary Life. Details of the print edition and free download link here. Making the Geologic Now announces shifts in cultural sensibilities and practices. It … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 8, 2012 by stuartelden

Two reviews of Karen Tongson’s Relocations at the Society and Space open site.

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Steve Mentz on Greenblatt’s The Swerve

Posted on December 8, 2012 by stuartelden

Further to yesterday’s post, here’s Steve Mentz on Stephen Greenblatt’s The Swerve.

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Posted on December 8, 2012 by stuartelden

Video recordings of talks at the Deleuze and Foucault conference.

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Planned Cities seen from space

Posted on December 7, 2012 by stuartelden

Wired has some striking images (via Antoine Bousquet). The one I’ve included above is Canberra, and you can get a sense of this view when flying in – it’s a small enough city that you can see a lot in … Continue reading →

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Greenblatt, The Swerve – prizes and criticisms

Posted on December 7, 2012 by stuartelden

Jeffrey Cohen has an interesting post on Stephen Greenblatt’s The Swerve: How the World Became Modern which has been gathering prizes, including the Pulitzer and the National Book Award, and severe criticism at the same time. I have the book, … Continue reading →

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Nigel Thrift on the future of Big Ed(ucation)

Posted on December 7, 2012 by stuartelden

In the Chronicle of Higher Education. Here’s a couple of key paragraphs: It is possible to see a new political economy of higher education coming into existence born out of the huge increase in students around the world, as well … Continue reading →

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Urban/Territory/World

Posted on December 7, 2012 by stuartelden

The ‘Thinking Urban Worlds’ workshop at Durham was held on Wednesday. A very interesting afternoon of discussion organised by Colin McFarlane with presentations by Andy Merrifield and Simon Marvin, and discussant comments from Gordon MacLeod along with my own paper. … Continue reading →

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