Author Archives: stuartelden

‘Immigrants in Europe: Between the Eurozone Crisis and the Arab Spring’ conference in London

Posted on October 4, 2012 by stuartelden

9th November, University of Westminster – programme and registration form, organised by the Greek Politics Specialist Group of the Political Science Association.

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Posted on October 3, 2012 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
An audio version of the Roundtable “Foucault and the Courage of Truth” that took place at Goldsmiths College, January 13, 2012  is now available on the m/f website Speakers were: Professor Arnold I. Davidson (University…

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Eric Hobsbawm interviewed by Simon Schama

Posted on October 3, 2012 by stuartelden

On BBC radio – available to listen for a few days. Via History Workshop.  

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Posted on October 2, 2012 by stuartelden

A brief tribute to Neil Smith, and seven open access papers from the archives of Environment and Planning A and Society and Space:

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3quarksdaily Philosophy blog prize

Posted on October 1, 2012 by stuartelden

Worth reading the whole piece, with the introduction by judge Justin Smith which thinks about the status of blogs as a form of philosophical writing. Justin E. H. Smith has picked the three winners: Top Quark, $1000: Wesley Buckwalter, Factive Verbs … Continue reading →

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Peter Sigrist ‘In Memory of Neil Smith’

Posted on October 1, 2012 by stuartelden

At Polis.

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Posted on October 1, 2012 by stuartelden

Some thoughts about Neil Smith at the Royal Holloway Geopolitics & Security blog.

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Kant – Natural Science now out

Posted on October 1, 2012 by stuartelden

Just received my copy of Kant’s Natural Science – includes the first full English translation of the Physical Geography lectures, albeit in the corrupt Rink edition. I am due to write a review of this, and will be speaking about … Continue reading →

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Eric Hobsbawm

Posted on October 1, 2012 by stuartelden

The Guardian has the news of the death of Eric Hobsbawm, at the age of 95. The obituary is here. His three books on the long nineteenth-century – The Age of Revolution, The Age of Capital and The Age of Empire … Continue reading →

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IAS director and new term

Posted on October 1, 2012 by stuartelden

Today I officially take over as Director (Social Science) of the Institute of Advanced Study.  This term’s fellows arrive today, and it should be really interesting – this year’s theme is Time. Teaching starts next week, but several meetings this … Continue reading →

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