Author Archives: stuartelden

Leaving Canberra

Posted on May 14, 2011 by stuartelden

I fly to Hong Kong in the morning, and then get the ferry direct to Macau. I’m very sorry to leave Canberra and the ANU. I’ve had a great time here, and Canberra has felt like home. The HRC was a great … Continue reading →

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Society and Space – writing its history

Posted on May 14, 2011 by stuartelden

I’ve been spending the last several days writing the introduction to the volume of Society and Space papers for the Sage Environment and Planning collection. It’s been fascinating to go over the journal’s back issues, yet again, and trace the … Continue reading →

Posted in Derek Gregory, My Publications, Nigel Thrift, Society and Space | 1 Comment

Warwick workshop on “the normal and the pathological”

Posted on May 13, 2011 by stuartelden

Interesting looking workshop in September (via John Protevi at New APPS) A workshop on “the normal and the pathological,” offered by the Contemporary Issues in Bioethics and Biopolitics research project University of Warwick, 27-28 September 2011 Confirmed speakers: Jean-Claude Dumoncel, Robert Bernasconi, Bill … Continue reading →

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Fossils in Macau

Posted on May 12, 2011 by stuartelden

The ‘Fossils’ paper I gave here at the ANU gets its second outing next week in Macau. Here are the details: University of Macau Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Seminar Fossils: Age, World, Relation By Prof. Stuart Elden Professor … Continue reading →

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Harman’s Meillassoux book

Posted on May 11, 2011 by stuartelden

Flyer here, with a discount price, and Žižek’s blurb.

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Cartographier le pouvoir, Foucault et Bourdieu

Posted on May 11, 2011 by stuartelden

Illustrated pamphlet on Foucault and Bourdieu, in French, here (via Foucault News).

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Collaborative Art workshop

Posted on May 11, 2011 by stuartelden

Posted on behalf of Rory Rowan Collaborative Art: Practices, Spaces, Communities An Interdisciplinary Workshop 16th May 2011, 1pm – 5pm 11 Bedford Square, London, WC1E 6DP This workshop aims to interrogate and develop conceptual understandings of collaborative art practices by … Continue reading →

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The Island of the Day Before

Posted on May 11, 2011 by stuartelden

In the workshop today, I mentioned the instance of Samoa proposing to change its position in relation to the international date line (story here). It seems to me a good little example to discuss the way time-zones work, their relation to space, … Continue reading →

Posted in Territory, Umberto Eco | 1 Comment

Levi Bryant interview

Posted on May 11, 2011 by stuartelden

A very revealing interview over at New APPS… Update: There is another new interview with him at Figure/Ground.

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World, Territory, Space workshop

Posted on May 11, 2011 by stuartelden

The workshop/Masterclass was held today. A good group of about 15, discussing four of my texts around the themes of ‘world, territory, space’ (details and links here). We discussed the use of spatial/geographical terms in and beyond Geography; the relation … Continue reading →

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