Category Archives: People

Books received

Posted on May 28, 2013 by stuartelden

The Korean translation of Lefebvre’s Rhythmanalysis (including my introduction from the English translation); Jacob Taubes, To Carl Schmitt; Richard J. Bernstein’s Violence; and the 2013 diary from Passia, with a wealth of maps, information and data on Palestine, along with … Continue reading →

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Peter Sloterdijk – Philosophical Temperaments

Posted on May 23, 2013 by stuartelden

Peter Sloterdijk’s little book Philosophical Temperaments: From Plato to Foucault is now out in English translation with Columbia University Press. The chapter on Plato is available to read free online.

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Parrhesia issue 16 out

Posted on May 22, 2013 by stuartelden

Open access and available to download here. Includes essays by Graham Harman, Tristan Garcia, Quentin Meillassoux, Marie-Eve Morin on Jean-Luc Nancy, etc. (via Graham Harman’s blog)

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The Funambulist Pamphlets

Posted on May 21, 2013 by stuartelden

One of my favourite blogs, The Funambulist, teams up with one of the most interesting and challenging new publishing outlets, Punctum Books, to produce a series of little books on themes covered on the blog. The twelve first volumes are … Continue reading →

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Jeanne Haffner, The View from Above

Posted on May 21, 2013 by stuartelden

Jeanne Haffner’s The View from Above: The Science of Social Space has recently been published by MIT Press. In mid-twentieth century France, the term “social space” (l’espace social)—the idea that spatial form and social life are inextricably linked—emerged in a … Continue reading →

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Foucault for Architects

Posted on May 20, 2013 by stuartelden

Gordana Fontana-Giusti’s Foucault for Architects is now out (via Heterotopian Studies). From the mid-1960s onwards Michel Foucault has had a significant impact on diverse aspects of culture, knowledge and arts including architecture and its critical discourse. The implications for architecture … Continue reading →

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Spheres Of Action – edited by Alliez and Osborne

Posted on May 20, 2013 by stuartelden

Spheres Of Action: Art and Politics, edited by Éric Alliez and Peter Osborne, recently out with MIT Press. Contemporary art is increasingly part of a wider network of cultural practices, related through a common set of references in cultural theory. … Continue reading →

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The Dimensions of Territory – audio of talk at Al Quds Bard Honors College

Posted on May 20, 2013 by stuartelden

The audio recording of my talk earlier this month at Al Quds Bard Honors College, “The Dimensions of Territory”, is available here. For people who know my work on territory it doesn’t have much new, but it tries to give … Continue reading →

Posted in Boundaries, Eyal Weizman, Michel Foucault, Paul Virilio, Peter Sloterdijk, Politics, Stephen Graham, Territory, Terror and Territory, The Birth of Territory, urban/urbanisation | 1 Comment

Reconsidering Gottmann, The Significance of Territory – forthcoming in Geographica Helvetica

Posted on May 18, 2013 by stuartelden

My short piece on Jean Gottmann’s The Significance of Territory – a kind of 40 years on reconsideration – is forthcoming in Geographica Helvetica. I’ve just received the proofs and have been told it will be both open access online … Continue reading →

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Books received

Posted on May 16, 2013 by stuartelden

Another few books received – Mark Blyth’s Austerity; Paul Virilio’s The Art of the Motor; Audrea Lim’s collection The Case for Sanctions Against Israel; the new issue of Geographica Helvetica; and two manuscripts to review.

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