Category Archives: Publishing

Why you should double-check references…

Posted on July 13, 2017 by stuartelden

I have long made a point of trying to avoid references of the form ‘X cited in Y’ (see Eleven Thoughts on Reading and Citing), at least without first checking source X. Having spent quite a bit of time recently … Continue reading →

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Rob Kitchin – Balancing and redistributing ‘additional’ academic work

Posted on July 5, 2017 by stuartelden

Rob Kitchin has a very good piece on ‘Balancing and redistributing ‘additional’ academic work‘ at his The View from the Blue House blog. Beginning with an absolutely terrifying list of requests to review, examine, interview, contribute etc. (and I thought I … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Territory – now available in Chinese translation

Posted on July 3, 2017 by stuartelden

My 2013 book The Birth of Territory is now available in Chinese translation. It can be ordered here.  

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David Scott (ed.), Understanding Foucault, Understanding Modernism reviewed at NDPR

Posted on June 29, 2017 by stuartelden

David Scott (ed.), Understanding Foucault, Understanding Modernism is reviewed at NDPR by Corey McCall. This sounds an interesting collection – what a shame about the grotesque price. Even with the 10% discount, both physical book and e-book are over £80. Michel … Continue reading →

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The Future of the University Press: A Forum (part open access)

Posted on June 6, 2017 by stuartelden

The Future of the University Press: A Forum in the Chronicle of Higher Education (a couple of pieces are open access; most only accessible to subscribers). We asked publishers, press directors, editors, scholars, and other insiders for their views on … Continue reading →

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Here Be Monsters: A Punctum Publishing Primer – Eileen Joy on the current state of academic publishing

Posted on May 9, 2017 by stuartelden

Here Be Monsters: A Punctum Publishing Primer – Eileen Joy on the current state of academic publishing. Much to think about here. punctum doesn’t publish books for your grandmother’s tenure and promotion committee, which somehow, through a strange process of … Continue reading →

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Giorgio Agamben, The Omnibus Homo Sacer – forthcoming in July from Stanford University Press

Posted on May 4, 2017 by stuartelden

I’d seen a French translation of this, and so was wondering if there would be an English version, and here it is: Giorgio Agamben, The Omnibus Homo Sacer – forthcoming in July from Stanford University Press. 1336 pages, bringing together all … Continue reading →

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Another critique of academia.edu – at Diggit Magazine

Posted on May 2, 2017 by stuartelden

Another critique of academia.edu – ‘The end of Academia.edu: how business takes over, again‘ at Diggit Magazine. See also my post from earlier this year ‘Delete your academia.edu account… (there are other ways to share your work)‘ and the comments to … Continue reading →

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Derek Gregory’s tribute to geography editor John Davey

Posted on April 28, 2017 by stuartelden

Derek Gregory has written a nice tribute to geography editor John Davey, who died recently. Davey worked with Edward Arnold and Blackwell, and published David Harvey’s early books, as well as many others, including Derek’s Geographical Imaginations. I didn’t know him in person, … Continue reading →

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Can you have too much writing time? – some discussion at Explorations of Style

Posted on April 24, 2017 by stuartelden

Can You Have Too Much Writing Time? A few weeks ago, I received an email from a former student, asking for some advice about managing a summer of writing. With her permission, I am sharing her email and my reflections on … Continue reading →

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