Category Archives: Derek Gregory

My first book, Mapping the Present is 20 years old…

Posted on October 4, 2021 by stuartelden

It was twenty years ago today that my first book, Mapping the Present: Heidegger, Foucault and the Project of a Spatial History was published. I received an advance on 4 October 2001. The contract was signed with Athlone, who became … Continue reading →

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Books received – Port-Royal, Gregory, Roussel, Dumézil, Said, Love

Posted on September 11, 2020 by stuartelden

Jeff Love’s biography of Alexandre Kojève, Edward Said’s Beginnings – both in recompense for review work, and some second-hand books for various things, mainly in relation to the Foucault work. Foucault introduced the Port-Royal Grammaire, and the issue of Langages … Continue reading →

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Derek Gregory, Under Afghan Skies – Prologue and Part I

Posted on March 30, 2020 by stuartelden

Derek Gregory’s Geographical Imaginations blog has been quiet for a while, but he’s just posted two parts of his extended essay, “Under Afghan Skies” – Prologue and Part I Here’s the first part of the Prologue post: In what seems … Continue reading →

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2018 Antipode lectures – videos online of Derek Gregory, Glen Coulthard and Silvia Federici

Posted on September 20, 2018 by stuartelden

Previous years are here – an extraordinary archive

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Derek Gregory roundup of forthcoming books on War Stories

Posted on January 3, 2018 by stuartelden

Derek Gregory has a very useful roundup of new and forthcoming books on War Stories, including works by Gary Fields, Caren Kaplan, Anna Feigenbaum, Maja Zehfuss and others.

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Drone Imaginaries and Society, Odense, June 5-6 2018

Posted on December 4, 2017 by stuartelden

Drone Imaginaries and Society – full details here (via Geographical Imaginations) University of Southern Denmark, June 5-6, 2018 Room Sky (Odense Campus College) Organizer: Kathrin Maurer (Phd, Dr. Phil) Associate Professor of German Studies kamau@sdu.dk Keynote Speaker: Derek Gregory: Peter Wall … Continue reading →

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Lisa Parks and Caren Kaplan (eds.), Life in the Age of Drone Warfare

Posted on November 20, 2017 by stuartelden

Lisa Parks and Caren Kaplan (eds.), Life in the Age of Drone Warfare – now out with Duke University Press. This volume’s contributors offer a new critical language through which to explore and assess the historical, juridical, geopolitical, and cultural dimensions … Continue reading →

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Derek Gregory, ‘War at a Distance: the Modern Battlefield’ (video)

Posted on September 23, 2017 by stuartelden

War at a Distance: the Modern Battlefield – Derek Gregory lecture, Radboud University, Nijmegen. In a modern war the battlefield can be anywhere. Drones and aerial bombing mean that there isn’t a clear frontline anymore. Because of this an even … Continue reading →

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Derek Gregory, ‘Bombs, Bunkers and Borders’ – first update on Syria

Posted on May 30, 2017 by stuartelden

Derek Gregory has a new post up entitled ‘Bombs, Bunkers and Borders‘. Important, though disturbing, reading. Here is the first of a series of updates on Syria, this one identifying recent work on attacks on hospitals and health care which … Continue reading →

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Derek Gregory’s tribute to geography editor John Davey

Posted on April 28, 2017 by stuartelden

Derek Gregory has written a nice tribute to geography editor John Davey, who died recently. Davey worked with Edward Arnold and Blackwell, and published David Harvey’s early books, as well as many others, including Derek’s Geographical Imaginations. I didn’t know him in person, … Continue reading →

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