Category Archives: Politics

Elster on Leibniz and capitalism

Posted on October 13, 2011 by stuartelden

I first read Jon Elster as an undergraduate – Barbara Goodwin recommended his books Sour Grapes and Ulysses and the Sirens in her political theory class. Elster is also known as an analytical Marxist in works like Making Sense of … Continue reading →

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Slavoj Žižek at Occupy Wall Street

Posted on October 10, 2011 by stuartelden

The videos are hard work as the crowd repeats every line after he’s said it – did no-one think to provide a microphone or loudhailer? – though as one of the commentators said, it’s a shame they didn’t also do … Continue reading →

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‘Land, Terrain, Territory’ in Hebrew

Posted on October 9, 2011 by stuartelden

My ‘Land, Terrain, Territory’ paper is coming out in Hebrew translation. It will be in issue 4 of  Mafte’akh: Lexical Review of Political Thought  – a project based out of the Minerva Humanities Center at Tel Aviv University. It will appear under a … Continue reading →

Posted in My Publications, Neil Brenner, Politics, Publishing, Territory, Terror and Territory, The Birth of Territory | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Longer Times, Wider Geographies

Posted on October 6, 2011 by stuartelden

I’ve uploaded an audio recording of my comments to the meeting last night of the Tyneside Stop the War coalition meeting. The meeting was held to mark ten years since the war on Afghanistan started. The first speaker Lindsey German, of Stop … Continue reading →

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Stefan Collini on British Higher Education

Posted on October 6, 2011 by stuartelden

Very interesting piece “From Robbins to McKinsey: The Dismantling of the Universities” in the London Review of Books. Lots of good bits, and if you want to know what a mess we’re in, it’s well worth a read. I particularly … Continue reading →

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Judith Butler on the Politics of the Street text

Posted on October 5, 2011 by stuartelden

I mentioned the video of Judith Butler’s lecture “The Politics of the Street and New Forms of Alliance” earlier this week; now you can read the text – thanks again to Ayşe Mermutlu for the links. Update: The text is available here

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Roundup – Sebald, Books, Speculative Realist Literary Criticism, Occupy Wall Street, Zizek on TV

Posted on October 5, 2011 by stuartelden

Some interesting stuff I’ve recently come across… A retrospective ten years after W.G. Sebald’s death in The Times Higher Education (via Continental Philosophy). Interesting reading, especially on his resistance to the bureaucratisation of higher education. Jeffrey Jerome Cohen offers some interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, Levi Bryant, Medieval Studies, Politics, Publishing, Slavoj Zizek, Universities | 1 Comment

Judith Butler on the politics of the street

Posted on October 3, 2011 by stuartelden

Video of a lecture “The Politics of the Street and New Forms of Alliance” here – thanks to Ayşe Mermutlu for the link. Update: The text is available here

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The Killing of Anwar al-Awlaki

Posted on October 2, 2011 by stuartelden

It has been the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki that has made the headlines, though it appears that among the others killed were two other US targets (report here). Among the reactions worth reading are Juan Cole, the Disorder of Things … Continue reading →

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Working to Contract

Posted on October 2, 2011 by stuartelden

The British Universities and College Union is in dispute with employers over pensions (USS), and hasn’t managed to get anywhere through its attempts at negotiation. A ballot was held that voted for industrial action. (I voted yes, by the way.) … Continue reading →

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