Category Archives: People

Harman on editing, etc.

Posted on March 4, 2011 by stuartelden

Graham Harman provides an interesting advice post on writing, editing and goal-setting.

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The Geospatial Revolution

Posted on March 3, 2011 by stuartelden

If you are interested in the interrelation of universities, the military and developments in geospatial technology… First, watch the glossy video produced by Penn State then go to Open Geography and read Jeremy Crampton’s critique.

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Protevi interviews Parikka on Insect Media

Posted on March 2, 2011 by stuartelden

Over at APPS, John Protevi interviews Jussi Parikka about his new book Insect Media. Among other things, the interview touches upon the curious rehabilitation of Jakob von Uexküll.

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Quentin Skinner in Newcastle

Posted on March 2, 2011 by stuartelden

Medieval and Early Modern Studies Keynote Lecture Series  Quentin Skinner, ‘A Genealogy of Liberty’ University of Newcastle, UK, Tuesday 8th March, 5pm, Room G21/22 of the Devonshire Building Abstract: Among contemporary political theorists, the idea of individual liberty is generally defined … Continue reading →

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E-book on Franco Moretti

Posted on March 1, 2011 by stuartelden

Franco Moretti’s Graphs, Maps, Trees: Abstract Models for Literary History is discussed in this new book, entitled Reading Graphs, Maps, and Trees: Responses to Franco Moretti, available as a free pdf and in other formats. Graphs, Maps, Trees is a short, … Continue reading →

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Fossils: Age, World, Relation

Posted on March 1, 2011 by stuartelden

This is the title of the talk I’ll be giving at ANU in four weeks time. The Humanities Research Centre theme for this year is ‘The World and World-Making in Humanities and the Arts’. The draft abstract follows:- What do fossils … Continue reading →

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Another e-book on student protests

Posted on February 28, 2011 by stuartelden

An und für sich notes two e-books on the student protests. I mentioned one of these before before, but not this one: In a similar vein is the PDF version of the book Toward a Global Autonomous University produced by the … Continue reading →

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Butler on Kafka

Posted on February 27, 2011 by stuartelden

Judith Butler discusses Kafka in the London Review of Books (open access). This would be interesting enough just by author and subject, but it also raises some intriguing and important issues about publishing, author’s wishes and copyright. There are some very interesting reflections … Continue reading →

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Of fellowships and stone

Posted on February 26, 2011 by stuartelden

Jeffrey Jerome Cohen reports here on his good news of an ALCS fellowship, and the project that he will be working on. A few things I found interesting in his post, which I am relating to my own experience of … Continue reading →

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Adam’s Ancestors

Posted on February 26, 2011 by stuartelden

Jeremy Crampton comments on David Livingstone’s book Adam’s Ancestors, here; a book I mentioned in my ‘reading list’ post yesterday. Jeremy provides a brief outline of what the book is about, and notes the part he paid in Livingstone’s argument. He suggests … Continue reading →

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