Category Archives: Territory

Stuart Elden, “Territory – Political Technology, Volume, Terrain”, video of Architectural Association lecture

Posted on October 16, 2015 by stuartelden

The video of my lecture on “Territory – Political Technology, Volume, Terrain“, given as a Landscape Urbanism Open School Event, Architectural Association lecture on  7/10/2015 is now available. The volume is very quiet, and it begins a few moments in … Continue reading →

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Today, 1pm, Architectural Association, London – “Territory – Political Technology, Volume, Terrain”

Posted on October 7, 2015 by stuartelden

Today at 1pm I’ll be giving a lecture to the Landscape Urbanism Programme at the Architectural Association, London: “Territory – Political Technology, Volume, Terrain”,  (abstract and details). I understand that the talk will be recorded and made available online. The lecture will range … Continue reading →

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Geography and Politics Redux? – open access virtual theme issue of Transactions, edited by Richard Powell (including essay by me)

Posted on September 10, 2015 by stuartelden

‘Geography and Politics Redux?‘ – open access virtual theme issue of Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, edited by Richard Powell. It includes my 2005 piece ‘Missing the point: globalization, deterritorialization and the space of the world‘. That piece took … Continue reading →

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Feature on Terror and Territory (interview, review and profile) in Iran’s Shargh Daily

Posted on August 17, 2015 by stuartelden

There is a full-page feature on my 2009 book Terror and Territory in Iran’s Shargh Daily newspaper. It was put together by Sahand Sattari, and includes a translation of an interview with Exploring Geopolitics, a review of the book, and a short profile of my background, publications and current … Continue reading →

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Audio recording of talk on terrain and territory from AAG 2015

Posted on August 15, 2015 by stuartelden

The audio recording of my 22 April 2015 AAG talk on ‘The Geophysics of Territory’ is available here (18 minutes). This was in sessions co-organised with Gastón Gordillo; Derek Gregory and Setha Low acted as discussants. The talk ranges across quite … Continue reading →

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Nick Blomley, ‘The Territory of Property’ in Progress in Human Geography

Posted on August 8, 2015 by stuartelden

Nicholas Blomley, ‘The Territory of Property‘, Progress in Human Geography (requires subscription) – an important piece on this question. The pervasive and important territorial dimensions of property are understudied, given the tendency to view territory through the lens of the state. Viewing … Continue reading →

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The week after completing a book – initial new work on Shakespeare and Foucault

Posted on July 17, 2015 by stuartelden

When I finished my first book, Mapping the Present, I remember asking a much more senior academic friend ‘what do I do now?’ His response was clear: ‘Write another one!’ This came back to me this week as I’ve been … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Conferences, Foucault's Last Decade, Foucault: The Birth of Power, Mapping the Present, Michel Foucault, Publishing, Shakespearean Territories, Territory, William Shakespeare | 3 Comments

Theory and Other Languages – short article at E-IR

Posted on July 9, 2015 by stuartelden

I have a short piece entitled “Theory and Other Languages” at E-IR (open access). This was written on the request for a piece on this topic by Jan Tattenberg. It’s an autobiographical piece about how my work has been conducted … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Foucault's Last Decade, Foucault: The Birth of Power, Henri Lefebvre, Kostas Axelos, Mapping the Present, Martin Heidegger, Michel Foucault, My Publications, Publishing, Shakespearean Territories, Speaking Against Number, Territory, Terror and Territory, The Birth of Territory, Understanding Henri Lefebvre, William Shakespeare | 1 Comment

Margaret Moore, A Political Theory of Territory – recently out with OUP.

Posted on July 7, 2015 by stuartelden

Margaret Moore, A Political Theory of Territory – recently out with OUP. Our world is currently divided into territorial states that resist all attempts to change their borders. But what entitles a state, or the people it represents, to assume … Continue reading →

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Nick Vaughan-Williams, Europe’s Border Crisis: Biopolitical Security and Beyond – forthcoming from Oxford University Press

Posted on July 1, 2015 by stuartelden

Nick Vaughan-Williams, Europe’s Border Crisis: Biopolitical Security and Beyond – forthcoming from Oxford University Press [update: published 1 October 2015]. Europe’s Border Crisis investigates dynamics in EU border security and migration management and advances a path-breaking framework for thought, judgment, and action in … Continue reading →

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