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The Antipode Foundation’s Scholar-Activist Project and International Workshop Awards, 2017

Posted on October 17, 2016 by stuartelden

Originally posted on AntipodeFoundation.org:
We’re pleased to announce the fifth year of the Antipode Foundation’s Scholar-Activist Project and International Workshop Awards. – Scholar-Activist Project Awards are single-year grants of up to £10,000 intended to support collaborations between academics and…

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Early Modern Literary Geographies conference – audio recording of my Hamlet talk

Posted on October 17, 2016 by stuartelden

I’ve just got home from California after a couple of fascinating days at the Early Modern Literary Geographies conference. This was held in the Huntington Library in San Marino, a superb venue set in glorious grounds. The conference was very useful for … Continue reading →

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Johannes Angermuller on ‘How do you define yourself as an academic?’

Posted on October 14, 2016 by stuartelden

Interesting piece by my Warwick colleague Johannes Angermuller on ‘How do you define yourself as an academic?‘ in The Times Higher. Researchers should be free from constraints that prevent them from the pursuit of scientific truth – this is an … Continue reading →

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Jean-Paul Sartre’s refusal of the Nobel prize for literature

Posted on October 14, 2016 by stuartelden

Bob Dylan’s award of the Nobel prize for literature is obviously all over the news and social media. The New York Review of Books has a translation of Jean-Paul Sartre’s short piece on his own refusal of that award over fifty … Continue reading →

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Joe Painter’s appreciation of Doreen Massey in Soundings (pdf)

Posted on October 14, 2016 by stuartelden

Joe Painter’s appreciation of Doreen Massey in Soundings is available to download as a pdf here. I’ve added this to the list of obituaries and tributes on this site.

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A Taxonomy of University Presses Today

Posted on October 14, 2016 by stuartelden

An interesting discussion of the different types of university presses – worth a read since not all are the same kind of publisher. https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2016/10/13/a-taxonomy-of-university-presses-today/

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Early Modern Literary Geographies – 14-15 October 2016

Posted on October 13, 2016 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
Early Modern Literary Geographies, Huntington library, San Marino, CA, 14-15 October 2016 – details here or download the programme brochure The conference is organised around the themes of Body, House, Neighbourhood, and Region. I’ll be speaking…

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