Category Archives: Boundaries

IBRU Borderlines newsletter

Posted on January 25, 2012 by stuartelden

A new issue of Borderlines, the newsletter and calendar of events from the International Boundaries Research Unit at Durham, is now available online. It includes the workshop programme, border news, and a brief note from me about taking over as Academic … Continue reading →

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‘In praise of borders’

Posted on October 28, 2011 by stuartelden

First of a series in the New York Times. Engaging in its sense of fascination; naïve in its politics. The author’s Strange Maps blog is also worth a look.

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Longer Times, Wider Geographies text

Posted on October 21, 2011 by stuartelden

I previously posted the audio recording of my comments to the Tyneside Stop the War coalition meeting. The whole event was recorded by the organisers, and you can find that here. The text of my talk is now available here. … Continue reading →

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Nowhereisland

Posted on October 15, 2011 by stuartelden

Nowhereisland is an interesting art project with a political and geographical twist. Retreating sea ice led to the discovery of a previously uncharted island in Svalbard. Artist Alex Harley was given a grant to remove material from the island and … Continue reading →

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Longer Times, Wider Geographies

Posted on October 6, 2011 by stuartelden

I’ve uploaded an audio recording of my comments to the meeting last night of the Tyneside Stop the War coalition meeting. The meeting was held to mark ten years since the war on Afghanistan started. The first speaker Lindsey German, of Stop … Continue reading →

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The Killing of Anwar al-Awlaki

Posted on October 2, 2011 by stuartelden

It has been the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki that has made the headlines, though it appears that among the others killed were two other US targets (report here). Among the reactions worth reading are Juan Cole, the Disorder of Things … Continue reading →

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Judith Butler on Palestine

Posted on September 26, 2011 by stuartelden

Interesting piece by Judith Butler on the Palestine bid for statehood and the demise of the Oslo accords in the London Review of Books. One small excerpt: If nothing else, a new set of dynamics will be inaugurated through the … Continue reading →

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Israel/Palestine maps

Posted on September 23, 2011 by stuartelden

Whatever else the Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN has achieved, it has brought discussion back to the centre of attention. The cartography of the region is, of course, highly political. This new piece in Political Geography (“Trapped in … Continue reading →

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Berkeley and Tucson

Posted on September 19, 2011 by stuartelden

Now back in the UK. Both visits were a lot of fun, and it was great to visit Berkeley for the first time – a lovely campus and great walks in the hills behind it – and Tucson again for … Continue reading →

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Exterritory project event on Extraterritoriality

Posted on September 12, 2011 by stuartelden

Interesting and intriguing invitation to speak at an event on extraterritoriality by the Exterritory Project. The project is run by two Israeli artists – Ruti Sela and Maayan Amir. They’ve done things like project art works onto the sails of … Continue reading →

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