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Spaces of the Past, Histories of the Present: An Interview with Stuart Elden and Derek Gregory
No full textThe ontologies of space and territory, our experience of them and the techniques we use to govern them, the very conception of the socio-spatial formations that we inhabit, are all historically specific: they depend on a genealogy of practices, knowledges, discourses, regulations, performances and representations articulated in a way that is extremely complex yet nevertheless legible over time. In this interview we look at the logic and the patterns that intertwine space and time — both as objects and tools of inquiry — though a cross-disciplinary dialogue. The discussion with Stuart Elden and Derek Gregory covers the place of history in socio-spatial theory and in their own work, old and new ways of thinking about the intersection between history and territory, space and time, the implications of geography and history for thinking about contemporary politics, and the challenges now faced by critical thought and academic work in the current neo-liberal attack on public universities and the welfare stat
Stuart Elden. The early Foucault
No full textResenha do livro de Stuart Elden, The early Foucault, Cambridge, Polity, 2021.Book review: The early Foucault, Cambridge, Polity, 2021, by Stuart Elden
Reading Stuart Elden’s The Birth of Territory
No full textThe Birth of Territory is an outstanding scholarly achievement, a book ‘of remarkable depth and breadth’, as noted by Alec Murphy in his comment, a book that already promises to become a ‘classic’ in geography, together with very few others published in the past decades. But Elden's book is also a difficult one to position within mainstream human geography. Its genealogical engagement with multiple sources/texts in various historical and linguistic contexts is far reaching, and it has very few precedents in the discipline—since it is deliberately inspired by the Cambridge school of contextual history, and the German tradition of Begriffsgeschichte, conceptual history. The Birth of Territory is also methodologically challenging, as its account of territory is carved out of a clear selection of ‘presences and absences’ operated by the author that, like all work of this kind, is open to criticism in relation to the strategies of inclusion/exclusion (of texts, concepts, people) adopted. What follows is a brief account of an Author meets Critics panel on The Birth of Territory held at the AAG Conference held in Tampa in April 2014
Shakespearean territories
No full textShakespeare was an astute observer of contemporary life, culture, and politics. The emerging practice of territory as a political concept and technology did not elude his attention. In Shakespearean Territories, Stuart Elden reveals just how much Shakespeare’s unique historical position and political understanding can teach us about territory. Shakespeare dramatized a world of technological advances in measuring, navigation, cartography, and surveying, and his plays open up important ways of thinking about strategy, economy, the law, and colonialism, providing critical insight into a significant juncture in history. Shakespeare’s plays explore many territorial themes: from the division of the kingdom in King Lear, to the relations among Denmark, Norway, and Poland in Hamlet, to questions of disputed land and the politics of banishment in Richard II. Elden traces how Shakespeare developed a nuanced understanding of the complicated concept and practice of territory and, more broadly, the political-geographical relations between people, power, and place. A meticulously researched study of over a dozen classic plays, Shakespearean Territories will provide new insights for geographers, political theorists, and Shakespearean scholars alike
S. Elden, The Birth of Territory
No full textRecensione del volume di Stuart Elden dal titolo The Birth of Territory
Book Review of Stuart Elden – Terror and Territory: the Spatial Extent of Sovereignty
No full textThe text consists of one review of the book Terror and territory: the spatial extent of sovereignty (2009) English geographer Stuart Elden. The work provides an approach of territory as the spatial extent of political sovereignty, which conceives importance to the notion of terror as a fundamental quality of the territory as a form punitive of control executed within the recognized boundaries, through use the monopoly of legitimate violence that state power has. However, the territorial sovereignty that evokes modern state, Elden argues, has become contingent after the terrorist attacks of September 11 (2001), when the USA unleashed a policy of “war on terror”, unilaterally applying the law of international intervention.O presente texto consiste em uma resenha do livro Terror and territory: the spatial extent of sovereignty (2009) do geógrafo inglês Stuart Elden. Na obra o autor oferece uma abordagem conceitual do território como extensão espacial da soberania política, a qual concebe importância à noção de terror como uma qualidade fundamental do território. Elden constata que através do controle do território, o poder soberano faz uso do monopólio da violência legítima, situação que permite executar o terror como forma punitiva dentro dos limites territoriais reconhecidos. A soberania territorial que o Estado moderno evoca, argumenta Elden, tem se tornado contingente após os ataques terroristas de 11 de Setembro (2001), quando os Estados Unidos deflagrou uma política estatal de “guerra ao terror”, aplicando unilateralmente o direito de intervenção internacional em outros países. Esses fatos, segundo autor, tratam de um processo de reformulação geopolítica pós-fim da Guerra Fria, no qual a “guerra ao terror” compôs o instrumentário político de ação do Estado norte-americano.Ce texte consiste en une critique de l\u27ouvrage Terror and territory: the spatial extent of sovereignty (2009) du géographe anglais Stuart Elden. Dans l\u27ouvrage, l\u27auteur propose une approche conceptuelle du territoire comme extension spatiale de la souveraineté politique, qui donne de l\u27importance à la notion de terreur comme qualité fondamentale du territoire. Elden constate qu\u27à travers le contrôle du territoire, le pouvoir souverain utilise le monopole de la violence légitime, une situation qui permet que la terreur soit perpétrée comme une forme de punition dans des limites territoriales reconnues. La souveraineté territoriale qu\u27évoque l\u27État moderne, affirme Elden, est devenue contingente après les attentats terroristes du 11 septembre (2001), lorsque les États-Unis ont lancé une politique d\u27État de « guerre contre le terrorisme », appliquant unilatéralement le droit d\u27intervention internationale dans d\u27autres pays. des pays. Ces faits, selon l\u27auteur, concernent un processus de reformulation géopolitique après la fin de la guerre froide, dans lequel la « guerre contre le terrorisme » constituait l\u27instrument politique d\u27action de l\u27État nord-américain.El texto consiste en una revisión del libro Terror and territory: the spatial extent of sovereignty (2009) del geógrafo Inglés Stuart Elden. El trabajo ofrece un enfoque del territorio como extensión espacial de la soberanía política, que concibe importancia a la noción del terror como una cualidad fundamental del territorio como una forma de control punitivo dentro de las fronteras reconocidas, utilizando el monopolio de la violencia legítima que tiene el poder del Estado. Obstante, la soberanía territorial que evoca Estado moderno, Elden argumenta, se ha convertido en los contingentes después de los ataques terroristas del 11 de Septiembre (2001), cuando los EE.UU. desató una política de “guerra contra el terror”, aplicando unilateralmente la ley de la intervención internacional
Resenha Do Livro De Stuart Elden – Terror And Territory: The Spatial Extent Of Sovereignty
No full textO presente texto consiste em uma resenha do livro Terror and territory: the spatial extent of sovereignty (2009) do geógrafo inglês Stuart Elden. Na obra o autor oferece uma abordagem conceitual do território como extensão espacial da soberania política, a qual concebe importância à noção de terror como uma qualidade fundamental do território. Elden constata que através do controle do território, o poder soberano faz uso do monopólio da violência legítima, situação que permite executar o terror como forma punitiva dentro dos limites territoriais reconhecidos. A soberania territorial que o Estado moderno evoca, argumenta Elden, tem se tornado contingente após os ataques terroristas de 11 de Setembro (2001), quando os Estados Unidos deflagrou uma política estatal de “guerra ao terror”, aplicando unilateralmente o direito de intervenção internacional em outros países. Esses fatos, segundo autor, tratam de um processo de reformulação geopolítica pós-fim da Guerra Fria, no qual a “guerra ao terror” compôs o instrumentário político de ação do Estado norte-americano
Resenha Do Livro De Stuart Elden – Terror And Territory: The Spatial Extent Of Sovereignty
No full textO presente texto consiste em uma resenha do livro Terror and territory: the spatial extent of sovereignty (2009) do geógrafo inglês Stuart Elden. Na obra o autor oferece uma abordagem conceitual do território como extensão espacial da soberania política, a qual concebe importância à noção de terror como uma qualidade fundamental do território. Elden constata que através do controle do território, o poder soberano faz uso do monopólio da violência legítima, situação que permite executar o terror como forma punitiva dentro dos limites territoriais reconhecidos. A soberania territorial que o Estado moderno evoca, argumenta Elden, tem se tornado contingente após os ataques terroristas de 11 de Setembro (2001), quando os Estados Unidos deflagrou uma política estatal de “guerra ao terror”, aplicando unilateralmente o direito de intervenção internacional em outros países. Esses fatos, segundo autor, tratam de um processo de reformulação geopolítica pós-fim da Guerra Fria, no qual a “guerra ao terror” compôs o instrumentário político de ação do Estado norte-americano
The Pepys of London E11: Graeme Miller and the Politics of Linked' and 'An Interview with Graeme Miller: Walking The Walk, Talking the Talk: Re-imagining the Urban Landscape.
No full textCanguilhem
No full textGeorges Canguilhem (1904–95) was an influential historian and philosopher of science, as renowned for his teaching as for his writings. He is best known for his book The Normal and the Pathological, originally his doctoral thesis in medicine, but he also wrote a thesis in philosophy on the concept of the reflex, supervised by Gaston Bachelard. He was the sponsor of Michel Foucault’s doctoral thesis on madness. However, his work extends far beyond what is suggested by his association with these thinkers. Canguilhem also produced a series of important works on the natural sciences, including studies of evolution, psychology, vitalism and mechanism, experimentation, monstrosity and disease.
Stuart Elden discusses the whole of this important thinker’s complex work, including recently rediscovered texts and archival materials. Canguilhem always approached questions historically, examining how it was that we came to a significant moment in time, outlining tensions, detours and paths not taken. The first comprehensive study in English, this book is a crucial guide for those coming to terms with Canguilhem’s important contributions, and will appeal to researchers and students from a range of fields
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