Category Archives: Territory

Shlomo Sand – The Invention of the Land of Israel reviewed

Posted on May 14, 2013 by stuartelden

Donald Sassoon reviews Shlomo Sand, The Invention of the Land of Israel in The Guardian.

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Jerusalem light rail

Posted on May 6, 2013 by stuartelden

On Sunday I took a couple of hours to explore the fairly new Jerusalem light rail. It opened in late 2011 and when I was last here in 2009 it was still under construction. I’m staying near Damascus Gate, and … Continue reading →

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Al Quds University talk details

Posted on May 6, 2013 by stuartelden

The details for my public lecture this week – Wednesday 8 May 2013, 1.30pm, “The Dimensions of Territory”, Al Quds Bard Honors College building, Al Quds University, Abu Dis Campus.

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back in Jerusalem

Posted on May 4, 2013 by stuartelden

I’m back in Jerusalem, staying in the historic Jerusalem hotel in the east of the city, only a few minutes walk from Damascus gate. This is the first time I’ve been back since 2009. The reason I’m here is that … Continue reading →

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Thinking Memory Through Space – conference in London

Posted on May 3, 2013 by stuartelden

Conference in July in London – full details here.

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The Geopolitics of Boko Haram

Posted on April 29, 2013 by stuartelden

The audio recording of my talk in Istanbul earlier this month is available here. The talk was under the title of “Nigeria’s ‘War on Terror’: The Geopolitics of Boko Haram”. I’ve given this talk, in slightly different forms in a … Continue reading →

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1000 years of European and Middle Eastern borders

Posted on April 28, 2013 by stuartelden

If you can get past the idea that previous political geographical arrangements had strict borders and marked out territories, on a modern model; and some of the historical errors; this is an interesting animation of 1000 years of history and geography. via … Continue reading →

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Boko Haram paper at the AAG

Posted on April 17, 2013 by stuartelden

The audio recording of my AAG talk is available here. The title was “Urban Territory: Violent Political Technologies in London and Kano”, but between writing the abstract and giving the talk events in Nigeria meant that my focus changed quite … Continue reading →

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Books received

Posted on April 16, 2013 by stuartelden

Rosi Bradotti, The Posthuman; Mark Purcell, The Down-Deep Delight of Democracy (to review); Laurence Hemming’s Heidegger and Marx (which I endorsed); Neve Gordon’s Israel’s Occupation; the launch issue of Territory, Politics, Governance (which has an essay from me in it); … Continue reading →

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The AAG meeting

Posted on April 13, 2013 by stuartelden

I’ve spent the last week in Los Angeles for the Association of American Geographers annual meeting. It was mainly in the Westin Bonaventure hotel – made famous in the 1980s by the readings of Fredric Jameson and Edward Soja. I … Continue reading →

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