Category Archives: Writing

Patrick Dunleavy on choosing a better title for your article

Some generally decent advice at the LSE Impact of Social Sciences blog An informative title for an article or chapter maximizes the likelihood that your audience correctly remembers enough about your arguments to re-discover what they are looking for. Without … Continue reading

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“Interview with Stuart Elden” at Groundwork

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

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

Posted in Bruno Latour, Foucault's Last Decade, Mapping the Present, Michel Foucault, My Publications, Peter Sloterdijk, Politics, Publishing, Ray Brassier, Society and Space, Speaking Against Number, Territory, Terror and Territory, The Birth of Territory, Travel, Universities, urban/urbanisation, Writing | 1 Comment

Shakespearean Territories – planned book now has a dedicated page

I’ve consolidated all the links to audio recordings and other pieces on a dedicated page for the Shakespearean Territories planned book project. This project has slipped a bit recently, as I’ve been concentrating on the Foucault’s Last Decade book, but I … Continue reading

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LSE’s Impact of Social Sciences – ‘top five posts on how to write’

Some interesting advice at the LSE Impact of Social Sciences blog.

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On saying ‘no’, Edmund Wilson style

Edmund Wilson, writer and critic, provides a list of things that he would not do… (list made more legible at Dangerous Minds).

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Writers’ advice for writers in The Atlantic – Franzen, King, Hosseini, and More

Thanks to Sue Ruddick for the tip – some good advice here.

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Chasing Dragons reading roundup on writing

Some interesting links on writing at Chasing Dragons.

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Interview with Biblioklept’s Edwin Turner

Edwin Turner, who runs the excellent and ever-fascinating Biblioklept blog, is interviewed about blogging by WordPress.

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The Daily Habits of Highly Productive Philosophers: Nietzsche, Marx & Kant

At Open Culture – drawing together descriptions of the work habits of Nietzsche, Marx and Kant.

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