Monthly Archives: December 2013

40 Critical Theory Books That Came Out in 2013

Posted on December 24, 2013 by stuartelden

critical-theory.com has produced a detailed list of forty books that came out in 2013. Lots of great books in here. I’m pleased that my own The Birth of Territory has made the cut. [update: now has fifty books including reader additions … Continue reading →

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John Protevi’s Notes on conference and essay volume organizing

Posted on December 24, 2013 by stuartelden

At New APPS, John Protevi has some interesting “Notes on conference and essay volume organising“. These are very good and while some points are specific to Philosophy much isn’t. Two things I would add though. First, is that it is … Continue reading →

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Une histoire au présent. Les historiens et Michel Foucault (2013)

Posted on December 24, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
D. Boquet, B. Dufal, P. Labey (éd.), Une histoire au présent. Les historiens et Michel Foucault, Paris, CNRS éditions, 2013 (25 euros) Publisher’s page Further info on Les émotions au Moyen Âge site Cette réflexion…

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Bob Jessop’s 1984 book on Nicos Poulantzas available as a free pdf

Posted on December 24, 2013 by stuartelden

Bob Jessop’s excellent 1984 book on Nicos Poulantzas available as a free pdf at bobjessop.org

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Foucault’s La société punitive – some initial thoughts on the first half

Posted on December 23, 2013 by stuartelden

I received Foucault’s La société punitive last week, and it was the only academic book I took with me on my Christmas trip to Ghana. As with these lecture courses generally I know I will read them several times, so … Continue reading →

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Five forthcoming papers available online

Posted on December 23, 2013 by stuartelden

Five Society and Space papers online.

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Olivia Harrison on Living Together: Jacques Derrida’s Communities of Violence and Peace

Posted on December 23, 2013 by stuartelden

Long review of a book containing Derrida’s last US lecture and a series of responses – Elizabeth Weber (ed.) Living Together: Jacques Derrida’s Communities of Violence and Peace – in the LA Review of Books. Thanks to Ayşe Mermutlu for the link.

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Neoliberalism and the ethos of competition

Posted on December 23, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Thinking culture:
The new Theory, Culture & Society open site, which I’ve posted a little bit about before, has a discussion between Nick Gane and Will Davies on the topic of ‘Neoliberalism and the ethos of competition’. It’s a…

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Global terrorism

Posted on December 23, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on geographical imaginations:
With all the usual caveats about the notoriously contentious definition(s) of ‘terrorism’,  the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), which has been up and running at the University of Maryland…

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Confronting the Anxiety of Academic Writing

Posted on December 23, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Explorations of Style:
Last week I gave a webinar for the Text and Academic Authors Association on confronting the anxiety of academic writing. While these topics were on my mind, I thought I would use this post…

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