Category Archives: Publishing

Helen Tartar, Editorial Director, Fordham University Press, 1951-2014

Posted on March 11, 2014 by stuartelden

Several friends have shared stories of working with Helen Tartar, editor with Stanford University Press and Fordham University Press. I never met nor worked with Helen, but it’s clear I’ve read several books she worked on with authors, editors and … Continue reading →

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Bradley Garrett interview on writing and publishing his book Explore Everything

Posted on March 9, 2014 by stuartelden

Very interesting interview with Bradley Garrett on writing and publishing his book Explore Everything: Place-Hacking the City.

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Two useful pieces on writing dissertations and publishing books

Posted on March 9, 2014 by stuartelden

In The Chronicle on writing a dissertation/thesis. In The Times Higher on publishing a book.

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A translation of the first lecture of Foucault’s Du gouvernement des vivants

Posted on March 7, 2014 by stuartelden

While looking for the source of a Rosa Luxembourg quote Foucault mentions, I found this translation of the first lecture of Du gouvernement des vivants (January 9th 1980). The publication of the official translation has been delayed until September, so for those with … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s 1980-81 course Subjectivité et vérité projected for May 2014 publication

Posted on March 7, 2014 by stuartelden

Foucault’s 1980-81 course Subjectivité et vérité is listed for May 2014 publication on Amazon.fr. These dates have been pushed back for several other courses, so take with some caution. It doesn’t yet appear on the Seuil page.

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The Birth of Territory wins the 2013 Association of American Geographers Meridian Book Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work in Geography

Posted on March 6, 2014 by stuartelden

I have recently been given the good news that the The Birth of Territory has been awarded the 2013 Association of American Geographers Meridian Book Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work in Geography. I’m obviously delighted by the news, but also … Continue reading →

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New Formations – cfp Societies of Control

Posted on March 4, 2014 by stuartelden

New Formations – deadline for contributions to the next general issue (issue 83): April 30th 2014 Call for Contributions: New Formations issue 84-85 Societies of Control

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The People, Place, and Space Reader – open access material

Posted on March 4, 2014 by stuartelden

The People, Place, and Space Reader, edited by Jen Jack Gieseking & William Mangold, with Cindi Katz, Setha Low, & Susan Saegert The editors of The People, Place, and Space Reader believe that knowledge should be open to the public and have therefore … Continue reading →

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University of Minnesota Press – forerunners series launched

Posted on March 3, 2014 by stuartelden

In 2014, the University of Minnesota Press will launch its Forerunners series, which marks our foray into gray literature publishing. Other university presses have recently (or not so recently) begun publishing short digital works. Most of these are focused on … Continue reading →

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The journal article as genre – some good publishing advice

Posted on March 3, 2014 by stuartelden

Kyle Grayson at Chasing Dragons discusses the expectations of the journal article. As one of the editors of Politics he is well-placed to offer some good advice. This is the draft text for the Political Studies Association’s ‘Publishing in Politics Guide’.

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