Author Archives: stuartelden

Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Ethics and Objects

Posted on May 14, 2012 by stuartelden

Interesting edited collection now available in print or free download. Details here. Animal, Mineral, Vegetable examines what happens when we cease to assume that only humans exert agency. Through a careful examination of medieval, early modern and contemporary lifeworlds, these … Continue reading →

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Durham Institute of Advanced Studies 2013-14 fellowships

Posted on May 14, 2012 by stuartelden

Further details here – the fellowships are for three months, and provide an office, half-board accommodation, travel expenses, etc. The 2013-14 theme is ‘Light’, interpreted very broadly across all disciplines.

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Beyond Walls and Cages

Posted on May 13, 2012 by stuartelden

Important collection forthcoming later this year, edited by Jenna M. Loyd, Matt Mitchelson, and my Durham IBRU colleague Andrew Burridge. The crisis of borders and prisons can be seen starkly in statistics. In 2011 some 1,500 migrants died trying to … Continue reading →

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(In)determinate Subjects: Indeterminacy & Justice

Posted on May 12, 2012 by stuartelden

Conference the day after the Political Geology one, also at Lancaster. Flyer here. (In)determinate Subjects: Indeterminacy & Justice Thursday 22st June 2012 Lancaster University, FASS MR 2 & 3 Supported by Faculty of Science & Technology Increasing attention has been … Continue reading →

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Earth book series – Waterfall and Volcano

Posted on May 12, 2012 by stuartelden

Interesting looking series just launched with two titles out. One of the planned chapters of my The Space of the World book is on ‘earth’ and I’m interested in the relation between theories of the earth and world. But I … Continue reading →

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GO: On the Geographies of Gunnar Olsson

Posted on May 12, 2012 by stuartelden

Interesting looking (though expensive) collection on the work of Gunnar Olsson – one of geography’s most original voices. Since the early 1960s, the internationally acclaimed and highly distinguished Swedish geographer Gunnar Olsson has made substantial contributions to his own discipline. … Continue reading →

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Scott Kirsch on State, Space, World

Posted on May 12, 2012 by stuartelden

Another detailed review – in Antipode by Scott Kirsch. The whole review appears to be available free. Here’s two paragraphs – the second and the last: Of course, it is not surprising that Lefebvre’s opus on space became the touchstone … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 12, 2012 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Path to the Possible:
I recently did a book review of State, Space, World, a collection of Henri Lefebvre’s work edited by Neil Brenner and Stuart Elden (who blogs at Progressive Geographies).  The review is in Social…

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Eric Santner – The Royal Remains

Posted on May 11, 2012 by stuartelden

I previously knew Santner’s work from his study of Sebald, On Creaturely Life. This more recent book covers similar ground to the Manow book I mentioned a few days ago – the persistence of the ‘two bodies’ idea explored by … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 11, 2012 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Cet inédit de Michel Foucault est publié en encadré dans “Stratégie judiciaire. Face à la répression il n’est pas interdit de se défendre”, Courant alternatif, mai 2012. Voici un texte écrit par Michel Foucault pour…

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