Author Archives: stuartelden

The Foucault Effect 1991-2011 discussant

Posted on May 10, 2011 by stuartelden

An addition to the programme for this event (London, 3-4 June) – I’ve been asked to be a discussant to the first session on the Friday evening. Papers in that session are by Daniel Defert, Colin Gordon, Peter Fitzpatrick and Maria … Continue reading →

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Territory: Conceptual, Political, Historical

Posted on May 10, 2011 by stuartelden

I’ll be giving a talk at the Hong Kong Baptist University on 18th May. Because the audience will be mixed between faculty and students, I’ve been asked to be more general and so this will give me a chance to … Continue reading →

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New at the Society and Space blog

Posted on May 9, 2011 by stuartelden

Over at the Society and Space blog, a couple of new things Review editors Christian Abrahamsson and Mary Thomas explain a forthcoming selection of pieces on fiction. A mini-interview with Pion publishing editor Amye Kenall on what happens after a … Continue reading →

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Spatial Justice workshop videos

Posted on May 9, 2011 by stuartelden

The videos from the Spatial Justice workshop at the University of Westminster last year are available here. Chaired by Chantal Mouffe, it includes talks by David Harvey, Doreen Massey, Engin Isin, Mustafa Dikeç and others. (Thanks to Rory for the link.)

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Higher Education in North America

Posted on May 8, 2011 by stuartelden

Very interesting piece in The Nation.

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Noel Castree on the Future of Geography in English Universities

Posted on May 8, 2011 by stuartelden

Depressing but important reading in The Geographical Journal.

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British Intellectuals?

Posted on May 8, 2011 by stuartelden

The Guardian has published a list of its top 300 British intellectuals here. Some commentary here and thoughts from 10 ‘intellectuals’ here. I’m less interested in who is included (and who not) than the categories into which they are put. … Continue reading →

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Moretti on Hamlet

Posted on May 7, 2011 by stuartelden

Franco Moretti has a piece on Hamlet in New Left Review. It’s available here, though that may require subscription, or free access in a variant form here. This is an illustration of how Moretti’s approach of not reading novels as … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: The Royal Body

Posted on May 7, 2011 by stuartelden

Call for Papers Centre for the Study of Bodies and Material Culture, Royal Holloway, University of London 2-5 April 2012 ‘For the King has in him two bodies . a Body natural and a Body politic.’ The idea of the … Continue reading →

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Lee Braver interview

Posted on May 7, 2011 by stuartelden

Figure/Ground’s latest interview is with Lee Braver – Department Chair and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Hiram College, where he teaches advanced seminars on Being and Time, Wittgenstein, Kierkegaard, Foucault, Later Heidegger, Being & Nothingness, Postmodernism,  Phenomenology and Derrida. He specializes in nineteenth and twentieth century continental philosophy, history of philosophy, … Continue reading →

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