Category Archives: Publishing

Istanbul and Los Angeles

Posted on April 3, 2013 by stuartelden

Just about to hit the road again, to conferences in Istanbul and Los Angeles. I’ll be speaking about Boko Haram in Istanbul, at a meeting of the Open Society Institute’s academic fellowship program. This gives me a chance to meet … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Conferences, Peter Sloterdijk, Publishing, Society and Space, The Birth of Territory, Travel, Universities | 1 Comment

The Birth of Territory proofs and index

Posted on April 2, 2013 by stuartelden

The proofs and index for The Birth of Territory are now done. I think that’s it for work on this book from my side, though I’m still awaiting the cover design. I wrote a bit about the experience of looking … Continue reading →

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International Political Sociology virtual theme issue on Territorialities, Spaces, Geographies

Posted on March 31, 2013 by stuartelden

International Political Sociology has just put together an open access virtual theme issue on Territorialities, Spaces, Geographies – including papers by Nisha Shah, John Agnew, Neil Brenner and me, and Nick Vaughan-Williams: This special issue presents a selection of work at … Continue reading →

Posted in Boundaries, John Agnew, Neil Brenner, Politics, Publishing, Territory | 1 Comment

Verso Radical Thinkers – series 8 and call for suggestions

Posted on March 29, 2013 by stuartelden

From Sebastian Budgen at Verso – comments below are fine and I’ll pass them on: Series 8 of Radical Thinkers will consist in the following: Spectre of Hegel: Early Writings –  Louis Althusser Hegemony and Socialist Strategy: Towards a Radical … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Etienne Balibar, Jacques Rancière, Louis Althusser, Publishing | 11 Comments

Angharad Closs Stephens – The Persistance of Nationalism

Posted on March 25, 2013 by stuartelden

My colleague Angharad Closs Stephens’s book The Persistence of Nationalism: From Imagined Communities to Urban Encounters has just been published by the Routledge Interventions series. From the back cover: This is a book about the difficulties of thinking and acting … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s La grande étrangère – previously unpublished texts on literature

Posted on March 24, 2013 by stuartelden

A collection of Foucault’s writings on literature – La grande étrangère: À propos de littérature – has recently been published in France. It seems the ‘no posthumous publications’ injunction is well and truly abandoned. This volume includes pieces on Sade, … Continue reading →

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Territory, Politics, Governance – Issue 1 now available

Posted on March 22, 2013 by stuartelden

Various papers from issue 1 had been available before, but the whole inaugural issue of Territory, Politics, Governance, a Regional Studies Association journal, is now available. My paper is open access, the rest require subscription.All the papers are now available … Continue reading →

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Ben Woodard – On an Ungrounded Earth

Posted on March 14, 2013 by stuartelden

Ben Woodard’s book On an Ungrounded Earth: Towards a New Geophilosophy is available to download or buy from Punctum Books. For too long, the Earth has been used to ground thought instead of bending it; such grounding leaves the planet as … Continue reading →

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University of Minnesota Press blog – What do university presses do?

Posted on March 14, 2013 by stuartelden

Jason Weidemann of University of Minnesota Press on ‘What do university presses do?’ The particular example is the process of turning Matthew Wolf-Meyer’s dissertation into the book The Slumbering Masses.  

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A new publisher – Rowman and Littlefield International

Posted on March 8, 2013 by stuartelden

I recently met with Sarah Campbell, the editorial director of Rowman and Littlefield International, a new publisher part owned by the US Rowman and Littlefield, but with editorial independence. It sounds like they have very interesting plans for their list. … Continue reading →

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