Author Archives: stuartelden

Reading Kant’s Geography out

Posted on June 14, 2011 by stuartelden

Finally! Reading Kant’s Geography, the collection I co-edited with Eduardo Mendieta is out. I’ve not yet seen a copy, but Eduardo has. You can download my introduction for free here. Contributors include Robert Bernasconi, Jeff Malpas, Onora O’Neill, Charles Withers, … Continue reading →

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2012 Telos Conference – Space: Virtuality, Territoriality, and Relationality

Posted on June 14, 2011 by stuartelden

This conference looks really interesting – but not sure I can cope with three transatlantic flights in early 2012. CALL FOR PAPERS: The 2012 Telos Conference: Space: Virtuality, Territoriality, and Relationality January 14-15, 2012 New York City Every day we … Continue reading →

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Roundup

Posted on June 13, 2011 by stuartelden

Very interesting interview with Jeffrey Jerome Cohen here. Beowulf and Grendel; why ‘speculative realism’ is more use for medieval studies than Agamben; race, gender, nationalism; and contemporary politics like the ‘war on terror’. Over at the Society and Space blog, Bradley … Continue reading →

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New interview with Quentin Skinner

Posted on June 13, 2011 by stuartelden

Interesting interview between Quentin Skinner and Raia Prokovnik in the new issue of Contemporary Political Theory – requires subscription. This piece on ‘A Genealogy of the Modern State’, in the Proceedings of the British Academy is, however, available open access.

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Birmingham Fellowships

Posted on June 13, 2011 by stuartelden

These look a great opportunity for people just out of PhD – five year post-doctoral fellowships with a prospect of an academic job at the end of it. The fellowships are across all fields. Video from PVC Adam Tickell explaining and … Continue reading →

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Heidegger – Contributions to Philosophy new translation

Posted on June 12, 2011 by stuartelden

This is really important news in Heidegger studies. The Beiträge zur Philosophie (Vom Ereignis) is coming out in a new translation. It will be out with Indiana University Press in April 2012, with the translation made by Richard Rojcewicz and Daniela … Continue reading →

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The Foucault Effect 1991-2011 audio

Posted on June 12, 2011 by stuartelden

The audio recordings of the 3-4 June 2011 event at Birkbeck are now available here. You can find my notes on the event here, and the written up text of my discussant comments here (the direct link to the audio … Continue reading →

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Territory without borders

Posted on June 11, 2011 by stuartelden

That’s the title of a piece I have forthcoming in the Harvard International Review. Some of the argument is rehearsed in other places, and I gave a keynote to the Global Studies Association in 2009 with this title. It’s an attempt to discuss … Continue reading →

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2012 – talks on ‘Volume’

Posted on June 11, 2011 by stuartelden

Somewhat into the future, two dates for talks in 2012 are already in the diary… 30 March 2012 – “Secure the Volume”, Public Lecture on Security theme, Committee for Social Thought, University of Kentucky 3 May 2012 – “The Politics … Continue reading →

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Summer work

Posted on June 11, 2011 by stuartelden

Lots to do this summer (though it doesn’t exactly feel like summer in York)… Finish ‘Society and Space’ volume introduction and draft introduction to ‘Foundations’ volume for the Sage Environment and Planning collection. Submit the paper on King Lear that … Continue reading →

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