Category Archives: Territory

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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The United States that never was

Posted on January 2, 2014 by stuartelden

The Washington Post has a map of the United States with borders redrawn as if secessionist states had succeeded. Thanks to Michael Brown for the link.  

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25 research talks in 2013 – with links to audio versions

Posted on December 31, 2013 by stuartelden

The talk in Halifax at ArcticNet was the 25th research talk in a really busy year. (Links in what follows are to audio recordings, where available). I gave talks on the Shakespearean territories project at the University of York, Aberystwyth University, Memorial University of Newfoundland … Continue reading →

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Michael Byers on Stephen Harper and the North Pole

Posted on December 29, 2013 by stuartelden

Good commentary piece from Michael Byers about Canada and the supposed claim on the North Pole. I link to some other pieces on this topic here, in a brief report on my comments to the ArcticNet conference.

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Jeremy Crampton on my ‘the political is always technical’ comment

Posted on December 19, 2013 by stuartelden

Jeremy Crampton has responded in a very interesting way to my comment that ‘the political is always technical’. I made that comment in my remarks to the ArcticNet conference last week – a summary and the audio recording are here. … Continue reading →

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Territory, the continental shelf, and ice – my comments to the ArcticNet conference in Halifax

Posted on December 16, 2013 by stuartelden

On Thursday I gave my last talk of 2013, a brief contribution to a plenary session at the ArcticNet conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was a session on the law of the sea and the commission on the limits … Continue reading →

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