Author Archives: stuartelden

Off to Sydney

Posted on March 9, 2011 by stuartelden

Just about to head to Sydney to give talks at the University of Western Sydney and the University of New South Wales. Both will be on ‘The Birth of Territory’. The very different audiences – the Centre for Cultural Research at … Continue reading →

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Interview

Posted on March 9, 2011 by stuartelden

I’m interviewed by John Protevi over at the New APPS site.

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Babich on Foucault-Nietzsche-Heidegger

Posted on March 8, 2011 by stuartelden

Babette Babich’s book chapter “A Philosophical Shock’: Foucault’s Reading of Heidegger and Nietzsche” is available open access here.

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The spaces of China Miéville

Posted on March 8, 2011 by stuartelden

Very interesting interview with China Miéville here, particularly focusing on architecture, the city and the other geographies of his novels. Thanks to Graham Harman for the link.

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Blogs, again

Posted on March 7, 2011 by stuartelden

Adrian tells us to ‘hold [y]our fire’, but I think that the one negative post on crit-geog-forum was indicative of a much wider held belief. I do think some people find blogs threatening. There is an interesting analysis here (via here), especially about … Continue reading →

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Halliday on the LSE-Gaddafi link

Posted on March 7, 2011 by stuartelden

The late Fred Halliday tried to warn the LSE of what it was getting into and the risks that came with it. The memo has now been published here. Thanks to John on FB for the link.

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Ray Brassier interview

Posted on March 6, 2011 by stuartelden

Interview with Ray Brassier in Kronos (via Mark Kelly). Brassier is the translator of Meillassoux’s After Finitude and author of Nihil Unbound. He was one of the four original speakers (with Meillasoux, Graham Harman and Iain Hamilton-Grant) at the ‘Speculative Realism’ … Continue reading →

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Cahiers pour l’analyse

Posted on March 5, 2011 by stuartelden

Thanks to Nick at Speculative Heresy for the reminder to check out the Cahiers d’analyse project website. Loads of interesting material there, including the debate between the Cercle d’épistémologie and Foucault in 1968, in which Foucault discusses some of themes … Continue reading →

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Iain Boal talk in London

Posted on March 5, 2011 by stuartelden

For those able to get to London (via Alberto Toscano) Iain BoalFrom renaissance globe to google earth: visualizing the planet Thursday 10 March, 5-7, Goldsmiths, University of London, Room NAB (New Academic Building) 3.26 All welcome.  Iain Boal is one … Continue reading →

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Marx Reloaded poster

Posted on March 4, 2011 by stuartelden

I linked to the trailer before, but this is the poster for the film. Clicking on it will take you to a larger image. As has been pointed out on facebook already, Sloterdijk is making some kind of move on … Continue reading →

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