Category Archives: Territory

OCHA maps of the West Bank and Gaza access restrictions

Posted on February 2, 2014 by stuartelden

OCHA (U.N. Office for Coordination of Human Affairs) maps of West Bank and Gaza – especially focusing on access restrictions. Thanks to Léopold Lambert for the links.

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Álvaro Sevilla Buitrago – Hegemonía, gubernamentalidad, territorio

Posted on February 2, 2014 by stuartelden

If you read Spanish, this looks like a really interesting article linking Foucault, Gramsci and Lefebvre to the study of urban planning – ‘Hegemonía, gubernamentalidad, territorio. Apuntes metodológicos para una historia social de la planificación’ (via Álvaro’s blog – Multipliciudades).

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Saskia Sassen – Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy

Posted on February 1, 2014 by stuartelden

Saskia Sassen’s Expulsions is forthcoming in June 2014. Soaring income inequality and unemployment, expanding populations of the displaced and imprisoned, accelerating destruction of land and water bodies: today’s socioeconomic and environmental dislocations cannot be fully understood in the usual terms of … Continue reading →

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“Interview with Stuart Elden” at Groundwork

Posted on January 29, 2014 by stuartelden

Another interview with me, conducted by Jordan Skinner, has been published at the Groundwork site – a blog run by past and present students of the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University. It ranges widely across … Continue reading →

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‘Territory and Transgression: A Conversation with Stuart Elden’ @thepolisblog

Posted on January 27, 2014 by stuartelden

A long interview with me, conducted by Peter Sigrist, has just been published at Polis. It covers most of my current and past interests, including territory, Lefebvre, Foucault, Sloterdijk, Heidegger, politics,  my time in Israel/Palestine, publishing, literature and film… Many … Continue reading →

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Peter Adey lectures at Durham – IAS and Geography

Posted on January 27, 2014 by stuartelden

Peter Adey of Royal Holloway is a fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies at Durham this term – these are his lectures during his time there (via rhulgeopolitics). First, on Monday 27 January, there’s ‘Light and Levitation: Vertical Critique‘. … Continue reading →

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CFP: Politics without Borders – Nottingham Postgraduate Conference

Posted on January 22, 2014 by stuartelden

Politics without Borders A cross-disciplinary exploration of the challenges facing a globalised world Second annual Nottingham Postgraduate Conference 12 June 2014, Engineering and Sciences Learning Centre, University Park, University of Nottingham The School of Politics and International Relations is hosting … Continue reading →

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An alternative map of Africa – reimagining the continent without colonisation

Posted on January 20, 2014 by stuartelden

An intriguing map of Africa, imaging how it might have looked had it not been colonised. This might be a good spur to class discussion, though one thing that should immediately be noted is that it’s not just that boundaries … Continue reading →

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Funambulist paper 46 – Grégoire Chamayou’s Manhunts: From Territory to Space? – by Stuart Elden

Posted on January 18, 2014 by stuartelden

A short article by me, entitled ‘Grégoire Chamayou’s Manhunts: From Territory to Space?’ has been posted as the 46th Funambulist paper (open access). In it I discuss Chamayou’s book Manhunts in relation to my own work on territory. Thanks to … Continue reading →

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Marina Warner on ‘Maps and Monsters’ in the NYRB

Posted on January 8, 2014 by stuartelden

Marina Warner discusses ‘Maps and Monsters‘ in the NYRB, with some striking images.

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