Category Archives: People

Graham Harman on Tristan Garcia

Posted on July 26, 2012 by stuartelden

Graham Harman has written an interesting and detailed review essay on Tristan Garcia, concentrating on Forme et objet, at Berfrois. Forme et objet has been sitting in my amazon.fr basket for a while – this piece convinced me I should … Continue reading →

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Writing grant and research proposals

Posted on July 25, 2012 by stuartelden

Just found this really useful resource when looking for something else on Michael Watts’s site. Suggestions, examples, resources for writing dissertation proposals, grant proposals etc. While designed for (post)graduates and early career scholars, I think there is bound to be something … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Pierre Riviere project

Posted on July 25, 2012 by stuartelden

Clare O’Farrell’s Foucault News blog has just posted the abstract for a very interesting piece on Foucault’s Moi, Pierre Rivière project – Michael Sheringham, “Michel Foucault, Pierre Rivière and the Archival Imaginary“, Comparative Critical Studies 8.2–3 (2011): 235–257. Sheringham talks about … Continue reading →

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Ash Amin on Democracy

Posted on July 19, 2012 by stuartelden

Piece at Berfrois – draws on his forthcoming book with Nigel Thrift, Arts of the Political. If democracy means rule by the people for the people, it has broken down. All we have today is rule by elites for national … Continue reading →

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Richard Polt reviews the new translation of Heidegger’s Beiträge

Posted on July 19, 2012 by stuartelden

Richard Polt reviews the new translation of Heidegger’s Beiträge zur Philosophie – Contributions to Philosophy – at NDPR. Polt is the author of what I think is the best book on the Beiträge. He pulls no punches in his assessment … Continue reading →

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Modes of Writing

Posted on July 18, 2012 by stuartelden

Following from the last post, I’m struck by Derek Gregory writing about his ‘Deadly Embrace’ lecture, because he outlines a mode of working that is almost the reverse of mine. Derek explains how he begins with the visual, and then over … Continue reading →

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Derek Gregory’s Ten Rules for Presentations

Posted on July 18, 2012 by stuartelden

Find them here. If everyone followed these then conferences would be a lot more tolerable.

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Derek Gregory blog – Geographical Imaginations

Posted on July 17, 2012 by stuartelden

Derek Gregory has just started a blog at Geographical Imaginations. So far there are links to a number of his papers since The Colonial Present, future speaking dates, and a post where he talks about his current writing practices. Definitely … Continue reading →

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François Raffoul reviews Jeff Malpas, Heidegger and the Thinking of Place

Posted on July 16, 2012 by stuartelden

at NDPR.

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Interview with Nina Power

Posted on July 13, 2012 by stuartelden

Radio Free Everybody have an interview with Nina Power on Badiou, student protests and her writing – audio and transcript.

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