Category Archives: Conferences

Ruling Climate: The theory and practice of environmental governmentality 1500 – 1800 – cfp for workshop at Warwick

Following from the Geographies of Man: Environmental Influence from Antiquity to the Enlightenment held on 16th May 2014, the call for papers for the next conference is now open: Ruling Climate: The theory and practice of environmental governmentality 1500 – 1800 – 16th … Continue reading

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Warwick Graduate Conference in Political Geography – call for papers

A reminder of this conference coming up at Warwick, with a call for papers. Please spread the word in your institutions to potentially interested participants.Please consider submitting a paper for the next Warwick Graduate Conference in Political Geography, held at the … Continue reading

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Stuart Elden and Todd Reisz opening lectures to ‘Identity, Sovereignty, and Global Politics in the Building of Baghdad’ conference

This is the video of the opening keynote session of the ‘Identity, Sovereignty, and Global Politics in the Building of Baghdad’ conference, which includes my lecture ‘Crises of Territorial Integrity: Iraq and Nigeria’. My talk is from 11.50-38 minutes – … Continue reading

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My essay on Foucault’s La société punitive – forthcoming in Historical Materialism

My substantial (c. 8,000 words) essay on Foucault’s La société punitive is forthcoming in Historical Materialism. Thanks to Sebastian Budgen for his invitation to write this, and Alberto Toscano for taking it through two rounds of review. My shorter review of this important … Continue reading

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A week at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design – speaking about Iraq and Nigeria, urban territory and Lefebvre

I’m now on my way home from a very interesting and enjoyable week at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. The invitation was to give one of the two keynote talks to a conference on the Identity, Sovereignty, and Global Politics in … Continue reading

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General Organology conference on Bernard Stiegler – University of Kent, 20-22 November 2014

General Organology: The Co-individuation of Minds, Bodies, Social Organisations and Technè 20-21-22 November 2014, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. Download Conference Programme Register Online (for both guests and speakers) A good lineup of speakers, including a closing keynote from Stiegler … Continue reading

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Gregynog Ideas Lab IV – International Politics residential workshop 13-18 July 2015

Initial details of the fourth Gregynog Ideas Lab, an International Politics residential workshop in Wales, have been announced for 13-18 July 2015.

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Heidegger Black Notebooks conference – New York, Sept 11-12 2014

Peter Trawny, Richard Wolin, Thomas Sheehan, Emmanuel Faye, Karsten Harries and others – conference at CUNY, 11-12 September 2012. Thanks to Philippe Theophanidis for the link. Details of another conference on this theme in Atlanta the week before are here.  

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Basel ‘New Developments in Theory’ lecture and ‘Space, Territory, Literature’ seminar

Ridvan Askin has sent me the flyers for the ‘New Developments in Theory’ lecture and the ‘Space, Territory, Literature’ seminar at the University of Basel in November. Looking forward to these days in Basel – a city I have only ever … Continue reading

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Warwick Graduate Conference in Political Geography – call for papers

Please consider submitting a paper for the next Warwick Graduate Conference in Political Geography, held at the University of Warwick on 27-28 November, 2014. Full details here – keynote from Alex Jeffrey (University of Cambridge) Three travel grants of up to £250 … Continue reading

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