Monthly Archives: December 2014

Postmodern Velázquez (2014)

Posted on December 21, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Postmodern Velázquez, New York Times, Dec 11 2014 In Michel Foucault’s  essay on Velázquez’s  baroque masterpiece “Las Meninas,”  he comments on Velázquez’s decision to insert his self-portrait into the painting’s narrative, planting a seed that…

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The domestic uncanny and the geographical unconscious: two new reviews

Posted on December 21, 2014 by stuartelden

Two new reviews at the Society and Space open site.

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Foucault audio and video recordings – minor updates to chronological list

Posted on December 20, 2014 by stuartelden

I’ve now updated the list of Foucault audio and video recordings, including a recording of the first few lectures of L’hermeneutique du sujet from 1982. This recording then jumps to lectures from 1984. This list is part of the ‘Foucault Resources‘ part … Continue reading →

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88 Critical Theory Books That Came Out in 2014

Posted on December 20, 2014 by stuartelden

critical-theory.com rounds up ‘88 Critical Theory Books That Came Out in 2014‘ Some of these will also be on my end of year list, which I hope to post soon. But plenty more ideas here for things I’ve not yet … Continue reading →

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New papers and reviews for December

Posted on December 19, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on AntipodeFoundation.org:
Thus far in December we’ve published three new papers, three reviews, and an Antipode lecture. Papers The Elusive Inclusive: Black Food Geographies and Racialized Food Spaces by Margaret Marietta Ramírez Abstract: North American food scholars,…

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Foucault’s ‘Rêver de ses plaisirs’ – comparison of the 1983 article and 1984 chapter (and a request for help)

Posted on December 19, 2014 by stuartelden

As a kind of appendix to my comparison of the three different introductions to the History of Sexuality volume II, I thought I would share my working notes on the two different versions of the first chapter of History of Sexuality volume … Continue reading →

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Time Magazine profile of Foucault from 1981

Posted on December 19, 2014 by stuartelden

In 1981 Foucault was profiled in Time magazine – Otto Friedrich with Sandra Burton, “France’s Philosopher of Power”, Time, November 16 1981, pp. 58-9. I’d seen a few references to this piece before, such as in Mark Kelly’s guide to the first … Continue reading →

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Michel Foucault’s ‘apology’ for neoliberalism (2014)

Posted on December 19, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Mitchell Dean, Michel Foucault’s ‘apology’ for neoliberalism. Lecture delivered at the British Library on the 30th anniversary of the death of Michel Foucault, June 25, 2014, Journal of Political Power, Volume 7, Issue 3, 2014,…

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Radio Benjamin – Walter Benjamin’s radio transcripts reviewed in Berfrois by David Beer

Posted on December 19, 2014 by stuartelden

  Radio Benjamin is reviewed by David Beer in Berfrois. Here’s the opening two paragraphs: Writing at sometime around 1930 or 1931, Walter Benjamin (p.364) suggested that the voice on the radio is a like a visitor in the home, … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Agamben’s Homo Sacer: The Last Act (L’Uso dei Corpi)

Posted on December 18, 2014 by stuartelden

At Critical Legal Thinking, Flavio Michele Ceci discusses ‘Homo Sacer: The Last Act’ – the recent publication of Giorgio Agamben’s L’uso dei Corpi — forthcoming in English translation as The Use (or Usage?) of Bodies. Here’s the first paragraph: Giorgio Agamben has abandoned Homo sacer. By his own … Continue reading →

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