Category Archives: People

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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Kotsko on Agamben’s style

Posted on July 9, 2012 by stuartelden

An interesting take on Agamben’s style of writing and argument – from one of his key English translators.

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Radical Philosophy 174 out

Posted on July 7, 2012 by stuartelden

Peter Nyers, Moving Borders: The Politics of Dirt Ackbar Abbas, Adorno and the Weather Peter Osborne, Disguised as a Dog: Cynical Occupy? Andrew McGettigan, The Privatization of Higher Education Nicholas Ray, Jean Laplanche, 1924-2012 Nina Power and Erica Lagalisse on … Continue reading →

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Eyal Weizman: The Least of all Possible Evils & Mengele’s Skull

Posted on July 6, 2012 by stuartelden

For those that missed him at the RGS in Edinburgh, but able to get to London, Eyal Weizman is discussing his most recent books on July 12th. Details at the Verso blog.

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