Category Archives: People

Anti-Security – A Declaration

Posted on February 5, 2013 by stuartelden

Finally got round to looking at a copy of Anti-Security, edited by Mark Neocleous and George S. Rigakos, which came out in 2011. After a brief introduction, there is a powerful ‘declaration’ which sets out the academic and political rationale … Continue reading →

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Brooklyn College, Butler, Arendt and Academic Freedom

Posted on February 5, 2013 by stuartelden

Judith Butler continues to be criticised for her support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions program, most recently for the debate due to be hosted at Brooklyn College on 7th February. Various people including Alan Dershowitz have said such an event … Continue reading →

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Books received

Posted on February 4, 2013 by stuartelden

Mainly as recompense for review work, a good mix of old and new books, including Esposito’s Terms of the Political, Beatrice Hanssen’s Critique of Violence, Brad Evans, Liberal Terror, and a number of books by Sartre.

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Judith Butler at the American Academy of Religion

Posted on February 4, 2013 by stuartelden

A20-402 Plenary Address: Judith Butler from American Academy of Religion on Vimeo. (via Berfrois)

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Chomsky on the decline of US power

Posted on February 4, 2013 by stuartelden

At Informed Comment, an excerpt from a chapter in Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire, Noam Chomsky’s new interview book with David Barsamian.  

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AAG draft program available

Posted on February 2, 2013 by stuartelden

The draft program for the Association of American Geographers meeting in Los Angeles in early April is now available online. I’m speaking in a panel on Sloterdijk, a panel on the future of publishing, and giving a paper on ‘Urban … Continue reading →

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The Early Heidegger’s Philosophy of Life

Posted on February 1, 2013 by stuartelden

Also at NDPR, a very positive review of Scott Campbell’s The Early Heidegger’s Philosophy of Life, which looks very interesting. In his early lecture courses, Martin Heidegger exhibited an abiding interest in human life. He believed that human life has philosophical … Continue reading →

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Protevi on Widder on Deleuze

Posted on February 1, 2013 by stuartelden

John Protevi’s review of Nathan Widder’s Political Theory After Deleuzeis now available at NDPR.

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Two NDPR reviews of books on Kant

Posted on February 1, 2013 by stuartelden

Helga Varden reviews the collection Kant’s Political Theory, edited by Elizabeth Ellis; Jill Vance Buroker reviews Daniel N. Robinson, How is Nature Possible? Kant’s Project in the First Critique. The second is one of the most critical reviews I’ve seen in a … Continue reading →

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Spatial Politics – essays for Doreen Massey book and event

Posted on February 1, 2013 by stuartelden

Clive Barnett at Pop Theory has the news of a launch event for the collection Spatial Politics: essays for Doreen Massey, edited by Dave Featherstone and Joe Painter. The details of the event can be found here.

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