Category Archives: The Birth of Territory

The Birth of Territory is ten years old…

Posted on September 14, 2023 by stuartelden

The book I consider to be my best work – The Birth of Territory – is ten years old this week. It was published by University of Chicago Press in September 2013. It is the most cited, most widely reviewed … Continue reading →

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Urban Nature podcast episode 4: Stuart Elden and Gabriel Kozlowski

Posted on May 2, 2023 by stuartelden

Urban Nature episode 4: Stuart Elden and Gabriel Kozlowski I was pleased to be Gabriel’s guest on the Urban Nature podcast for a discussion of several different aspects of my work – on territory, terrain, Lefebvre, Foucault, Shakespeare and even … Continue reading →

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Shifting Territory and Sovereignty: People, Place and Power – interview on Radio Northern Beaches

Posted on December 14, 2021 by stuartelden

Shifting Territory and Sovereignty: People, Place and Power – interview on Radio Northern Beaches with Michael Lester, Not a great recording of my voice, but hopefully listenable. in conversation with stuart elden, professor, political theory and geography, warwick university, uk, … Continue reading →

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Gavin Hollis reviews Shakespearean Territories in Renaissance Quarterly (open access)

Posted on July 6, 2021 by stuartelden

Gavin Hollis generously reviews my 2018 book Shakespearean Territories in Renaissance Quarterly (open access). The work of the prolific political theorist and geographer Stuart Elden merits further engagement by literary historians of early modernity, in particular anyone interested in matters … Continue reading →

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Dante Fedele, The Medieval Foundations of International Law: Baldus de Ubaldis (1327–1400), Doctrine and Practice of the Ius Gentium – Brill 2021

Posted on May 14, 2021 by stuartelden

Dante Fedele, The Medieval Foundations of International Law: Baldus de Ubaldis (1327–1400), Doctrine and Practice of the Ius Gentium – Brill 2021 This looks a really interesting study of Baldus, who was significant in the argument I make in The Birth … Continue reading →

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Terrains and Territories – Stuart Elden and Nico Buitendag discussion at Undisciplined

Posted on May 4, 2020 by stuartelden

Terrains and Territories – Stuart Elden and Nico Buitendag discussion at Undisciplined Many thanks to Nico for this invitation, and for a wide-ranging discussion that touches on nearly everything I’ve worked on. This is part of a series of discussions … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Territory coda translated in Iran’s Shargh Daily

Posted on March 16, 2019 by stuartelden

The coda from my 2013 book The Birth of Territory (‘Territory as a Political Technology’) is translated in today’s issue of Iran’s Shargh Daily newspaper (the pdf is here). This translation is made by Sahand Sattari, who has also translated some … Continue reading →

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Pod save Austria: Addresses on the State of the Nation(s), 14-20 May 2018

Posted on May 8, 2018 by stuartelden

I’ll be speaking at this event, with my talk on 19 May on the topic of ‘Terror and the State of Territory’. Gudrun Harrer and Saskia Stachowitsch will be responding. My talk will draw on previous work on territory, both … Continue reading →

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A year in review – publications, writing, talks, etc.

Posted on December 20, 2017 by stuartelden

This is my last day of work in 2017. Tomorrow we head to Tenerife for ten days holiday, hoping for sunshine and lots of cycling. The last major work task I completed today was the copyediting queries for Shakespearean Territories. … Continue reading →

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Shakespearean Territories – forthcoming with University of Chicago Press in Fall 2018

Posted on September 21, 2017 by stuartelden

I am delighted to announce that my book Shakespearean Territories will be published by University of Chicago Press in Fall 2018. I received final approval yesterday, and the book is now in production. I published The Birth of Territory with the press … Continue reading →

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