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Details of the 2015 International Conference on Critical Geography to be held in Ramallah, Palestine, 26-30 July (via Antipode).

An excellent review of the recently discovered book by Lefebvre on architecture.

Another new commentary on the Society and Space open site – this time on the relation India has to the situation in Israel and Palestine.

A thoughtful piece at the Society and Space open site on the situation in Palestine from Nadim Khoury. When I was visiting Al Quds in 2013, Nadim was one of the people I was working with – a very interesting … Continue reading →

There is a memorial event for urbanist and planner Peter Hall at the Royal Geographical Society in London on October 22nd. The event is free but pre-registration is essential. As previously posted, there is an obituary in The Guardian and one at Building Design.

This is interesting – analysis of the words in the title of US Geography dissertations since 1888 to track changing interests in the discipline. (Some dumb comments though, including a gratuitous swipe at a journal I know well…) Thanks to … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Governing Emergencies:
Not long to go until the first Governing Emergencies workshop. We now have details of our speakers and the papers they will present. Tuesday 23rd September: Introduction to the Workshop and Network: Governing Emergencies Ben…

Call for papers on an interesting theme. See also the Society and Space virtual theme issue on Geopolitical Economy edited by Deb Cowen and me back in 2013. Geopolitical Economy: States, Economies and the Capitalist World Order Research in Political Economy, Volume 30 … Continue reading →

Interview with Walaa Alqaisiya and Lisa Bhungalia by Mat Coleman and Mary Thomas at the Society and Space open site.

Deleuze’s transcribed lectures Tips on preparing and delivering a conference paper, and on fielding questions Foucault’s Last Decade – Update 13 The Birth of Territory – published one year ago David Harvey in conversation with Tariq Ali Books received – … Continue reading →