Category Archives: Derek Gregory

Theory of the drone

Posted on June 7, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on geographical imaginations:
I’ve been contacted by L’actualité for an interview on drones, which led me to a new book by French philosopher Grégoire Chamayou (CNRS): Théorie du drone (La fabrique, 2013).  I’ve only just ordered it, so this post is…

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Toys for the State of Exception

Posted on March 28, 2013 by stuartelden

Agamben Toys – Apposite Baubles for the State of Exception (via Derek Gregory, who acknowledges Alex Vasudevan). Derek’s post at Geographical Imaginations is worth a look for the more sinister side of all this – though comedy as opposition and critique shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Everyday Geopolitics

Posted on November 21, 2012 by stuartelden

Sara Fregonese and Adam Ramadan have a blog entitled Everyday Geopolitics; and Craig Jones has just started one called War Law & Space. Derek Gregory has linked to both from his own blog, in apost that also provides a good … Continue reading →

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Richard Seymour – The territorial logic of the capitalist state

Posted on September 25, 2012 by stuartelden

Interesting post at Lenin’s Tomb on contemporary politics, states and spaces. Some discussion of Lefebvre, Gregory, Arrighi, and Harvey.

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Two Geographical Imaginations posts

Posted on September 18, 2012 by stuartelden

Derek Gregory’s blog Geographical Imaginations has fast become a must-read. Here are two very interesting recent posts – one on Trevor Paglen’s work on US military patches; and one on Judith Butler’s new thoughts on Antigone, inspired by Anne Carson’s … Continue reading →

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Derek Gregory on Robert Kaplan, The Revenge of Geography

Posted on September 10, 2012 by stuartelden

Both Jeremy Crampton and I have mentioned Robert Kaplan’s The Revenge of Geography, to be published this week. Drawing on Kaplan’s previous work, and providing some useful links to other discussions, Derek Gregory discusses it here.

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Derek Gregory – Frithjof Voss Stiftung award

Posted on September 4, 2012 by stuartelden

Speaking of Derek – congratulations are in order for the International Science Award of German Geography from the Frithjof Voss Stiftung. He has the details (and a good story or two) here.

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Shakespeare and War

Posted on August 30, 2012 by stuartelden

Derek Gregory has followed up his post on Theatre of/and War with one on Shakespeare and War. Lots of good reading suggestions in both. I’d also suggest Simon Barker, War and Nation in the Theatre of Shakespeare and his Contemporaries. Derek kindly … Continue reading →

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Ben Anderson on ‘rapid response’

Posted on August 25, 2012 by stuartelden

Ben Anderson has a piece on ‘Rapid Response’ at the Berfrois website, which begins with the shooting at the cinema in Aurora, but draws out more general issues about states of emergency. Phil Steinberg and Derek Gregory have both written … Continue reading →

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Derek Gregory on ‘The Life of a Bullet’

Posted on August 9, 2012 by stuartelden

Also from Derek Gregory – some discussion of the arms trade, and lots of links, following from this powerful film clip.  

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