Category Archives: People

Object-Orientated Literary Criticism

Posted on August 13, 2012 by stuartelden

In the latest issue of New Literary History, Graham Harman, Timothy Morton and Jane Bennett discuss object-orientated literary criticism. Harman’s piece begins with an overview of his approach, which is a useful starter for those unfamiliar, but moves into criticism … Continue reading →

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Łukasz Stanek – Henri Lefebvre on Space

Posted on August 13, 2012 by stuartelden

I finally got round to reading Łukasz Stanek, Henri Lefebvre on Space: Architecture, Urban Research, and the Production of Theory, which has been out for a little while. The book is extremely well researched, and filled with interesting discoveries from … Continue reading →

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Heidegger and Schmitt correspondence (again)

Posted on August 11, 2012 by stuartelden

Twenty-five years after they first published it, Telos are again highlighting the letter Martin Heidegger sent to Carl Schmitt in August 1933. The point of the letter was to thank Schmitt for sending a copy of The Concept of the … Continue reading →

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More books received

Posted on August 10, 2012 by stuartelden

The Pluto ones are for review work, and a couple of others are review copies. More interesting reading here.

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University of Minnesota Press books received

Posted on August 10, 2012 by stuartelden

I did some review work for University of Minnesota Press – lots of nice new books received in recompense (plus two on order).

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Alec Murphy on ‘Territory’s Continuing Allure’

Posted on August 10, 2012 by stuartelden

Also in the Annals of the AAG (requires subscription) Alec Murphy has an interesting piece about questions of territory today. The role of the territorial state has changed in recent decades in the wake of the communications revolution; the explosion … Continue reading →

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Christaller and Nazism

Posted on August 10, 2012 by stuartelden

Jeremy Crampton has an interesting post at Open Geography about the links between Walter Christaller and Nazism. It begins with a link to an important paper by Trevor Barnes and Claudio Minca on Christaller and Carl Schmitt forthcoming in the Annals of … Continue reading →

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Foucault – Mal Faire, Dire Vrai

Posted on August 9, 2012 by stuartelden

Clare O’Farrell has posted news of the publication of Foucault’s 1981 Louvain lectures – an English translation is forthcoming (details here). I won’t repost all the information you can find on the Foucault News blog (or here), which includes the … 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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Derek Gregory on Eyal Weizman’s Forensic Architecture Project

Posted on August 9, 2012 by stuartelden

Some discussion and lots of useful links here.

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