Category Archives: The Birth of Territory

Alexander von Humboldt lecture – The Emergence of Territory

Posted on March 4, 2013 by stuartelden

An old lecture of mine, on the history of territory project, has been posted on YouTube. It’s one of the Alexander von Humboldt lectures at the University of Nijmegen, from September 2010. It’s introduced by Huib Ernste, and you can … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Territory proofs

Posted on February 28, 2013 by stuartelden

I’ve recently received the proofs for The Birth of Territory, due out later this year. It looks good and I’ve not spotted anything serious as yet. It’s a strange experience to be reading this in very-near-final form, looking like a … Continue reading →

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‘How should we do the history of territory?’ – online

Posted on January 25, 2013 by stuartelden

My paper ‘How should we do the history of territory?’ is now online – forthcoming in the inaugural issue of the RSA journal Territory, Politics, Governance. The journal requires subscription, so if you can’t easily get hold of it, please … Continue reading →

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A history of the concept of distance?

Posted on January 24, 2013 by stuartelden

At Open Geography, Jeremy Crampton reports a conversation: A colleague recently asked me if geographers have written anything on the history of distance as a concept, especially since the Medieval period and the early modern. (He had in mind Elden’s … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Territory – draft blurb

Posted on January 21, 2013 by stuartelden

The Birth of Territory is inching its way towards publication. The proofs are due within a month, and the index needs to be compiled. I’ve just sent in the ‘author questionnaire’, which marketing will use as a basis for their … Continue reading →

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Shakespearean Territories in Oxford – audio available

Posted on November 24, 2012 by stuartelden

I’ve posted the audio recording of my talk to the 1887 Society, Mansfield College, University of Oxford from earlier this week. The first 18 minutes discuss my work on territory and the Shakespeare project in more general terms; the example in the … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Territory – copy-editing done

Posted on November 18, 2012 by stuartelden

I’ve just finished checking through all the queries with the copy-editing of the manuscript of The Birth of Territory. This must have been quite a job, given the length of the manuscript and the number of foreign words and references. … Continue reading →

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A long day

Posted on October 23, 2012 by stuartelden

Yesterday was a long and varied day, in which I dealt with aspects of just about every part of my roles at Durham and beyond. I was in before 8am, dealing with some teaching stuff, and then giving a two-hour … Continue reading →

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‘Shakespearean Territories’ – abstract for Warwick

Posted on September 5, 2012 by stuartelden

This is my abstract for the Critical International and Political Studies annual lecture, University of Warwick, October 3rd 2012. This lecture shows how Shakespeare’s plays can help us to think about the multi-faceted nature of territory as word, concept and … Continue reading →

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Thomas Meyer’s Beowulf

Posted on August 26, 2012 by stuartelden

The latest book from Punctum is Thomas Meyer’s translation of Beowulf. No ordinary translation – typographically and linguistically this is very different and this is a beautifully produced edition. It’s available free online or for a small price. You can … Continue reading →

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