Category Archives: Conferences

Sloterdijk at the Tate

Posted on June 17, 2012 by stuartelden

Went to the Sloterdijk talk at the Tate yesterday. Nigel Thrift unfortunately couldn’t be there, so his place was taken by his Warwick colleague Ralf Rogowski. Rogowski gave an introduction and then Sloterdijk gave a talk. It was billed as … Continue reading →

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Slavoj Žižek’s response to the campaign against Syriza

Posted on June 14, 2012 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Greek Left Review:
The campaign against SYRIZA in the days before elections is getting nastier and nastier – since our enemies control the big media, they can permit themselves direct lies, knowing that our answer cannot reach…

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Les fabriques des “géographies” – Making academic geographies in Europe

Posted on June 13, 2012 by stuartelden

Geographica Helvetica Symposium Les fabriques des “géographies” – Making academic geographies in Europe 19 October 2012 ; Fribourg, Switzerland The conference marks the re-launching of Geographica Helvetica (the Swiss Journal of Geography) Conference Organisers: Benedikt Korf (Zürich), Ola Söderström & Francisco … Continue reading →

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Bruno Latour to give the Gifford lectures in Edinburgh

Posted on June 11, 2012 by stuartelden

In February 2013 – some details here, but says more info to come in December. Thanks to Graham Harman for the link.

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Kant’s Geography in Atlanta

Posted on June 1, 2012 by stuartelden

I’ll be speaking about Kant’s Geography in Atlanta in December at the American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division. It’s a session on the Reading Kant’s Geography book with Robert Bernasconi and Robert Louden also speaking. Eduardo Mendieta will also be there, … Continue reading →

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Historical Materialism conference – call for papers

Posted on May 31, 2012 by stuartelden

‘Weighs Like a Nightmare’ – Ninth Annual Historical Materialism Conference Central London 8-11 November 2012. Call for papers – deadline 1 June 2012. I’ve been told they are particularly interested in papers from the ‘critical/radical/Marxist geography world’… Has Marx been … Continue reading →

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Designing Geopolitics conference

Posted on May 31, 2012 by stuartelden

In San Diego this weekend, but with live stream. D:GP is a think-tank focused on how planetary scale computation transforms political geography and models of sovereignty, as seen through the lens of speculative art and design. D:GP collaborates directly with … Continue reading →

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The University of Nottingham Centre for Critical Theory Annual Lecture

Posted on May 28, 2012 by stuartelden

Given by my friend and colleague Ben Anderson – live broadcast online for those who can’t get to Nottingham. The University of Nottingham Centre for Critical Theory Annual Lecture Ben Anderson: Atmospheres of Emergency 13 Jun 2012 7pm – 9pm. … Continue reading →

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Marking finished

Posted on May 27, 2012 by stuartelden

Finally finished marking. Over the past month or so it’s been a lot of essays; 10 dissertations on topics from Portuguese music to Terry Pratchett novels to the war on terror; and 180 exam papers. These have been interspersed with quite … Continue reading →

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London Conference in Critical Thought

Posted on May 27, 2012 by stuartelden

Birkbeck, 29-30 June 2012 -programme here; more details here. Papers on art, spaces, human rights, animals, bodies, Marx, Foucault, Deleuze, etc. etc.

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