Category Archives: People

Interview with Alberto Toscano

Posted on September 1, 2012 by stuartelden

Interesting interview with Alberto Toscano, which discusses his forthcoming co-authored book Cartographies of the Absolute, his previous work, and the state of universities today.

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The State of the Field of Geography

Posted on September 1, 2012 by stuartelden

Panel discussion on ‘The State of the Field of Geography’ at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, including Hashim Sarkis and Neil Brenner.

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Chris Butler – Henri Lefebvre: Spatial Politics, Everyday Life and the Right to the City

Posted on August 31, 2012 by stuartelden

Recently out with Routledge. Looks good, though shame about the price. While certain aspects of Henri Lefebvre’s writings have been examined extensively within the disciplines of geography, social theory, urban planning and cultural studies, there has been no comprehensive consideration … Continue reading →

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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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Quentin Meillassoux – ‘Iteration, Reiteration, Repetition’ text

Posted on August 29, 2012 by stuartelden

Meillassoux’s 20th April 2012 lecture in Berlin is now online. Not sure how authorised this is, but Peter Gratton and Graham Harman have both linked to it. Graham has some thoughts in response in his post.

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Urban Territory: Violent Political Technologies in London and Kano

Posted on August 29, 2012 by stuartelden

This is my abstract for the AAG meeting in Los Angeles next April. It will be part of the ‘Violence and Space’ sessions organised by Philippe le Billon and Simon Springer – call for papers here. I’ll also be part … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Michel Foucault, Peter Sloterdijk, Politics, Stephen Graham, Territory, Terror and Territory, urban/urbanisation | 12 Comments

Lefebvre on Hitler

Posted on August 28, 2012 by stuartelden

One of Lefebvre’s earliest books – very hard to find these days – was a short study of the first five years of Hitler’s dictatorship in Germany. Hitler au pouvoir, les enseignements de cinq années de fascisme en Allemagne, Paris: Bureau … Continue reading →

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Michael Watts – Silent Violence reissue forthcoming

Posted on August 28, 2012 by stuartelden

Michael Watts’s classic Silent Violence: Food, Famine, and Peasantry in Northern Nigeria is coming out in early 2013 with University of Georgia Press in their excellent Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation series. As well as some really good new … Continue reading →

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Judith Butler – Adorno prize

Posted on August 28, 2012 by stuartelden

Judith Butler has been awarded the Adorno prize (press release in German here). Given the remit of the prize, and Butler’s reputation, this seems highly deserved. However there was a piece in The Jerusalem Post criticising the award because Butler … Continue reading →

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Some more free downloads

Posted on August 28, 2012 by stuartelden

I’ve been posting up old papers here for a while, but haven’t done any recently. Here are a few more: Elden, S. & Williams, A. The Territorial Integrity of Iraq, 2003-2007: Invocation, Violation, Viability. Geoforum. 2009;40:407-417. Elden, S. The War … Continue reading →

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