Monthly Archives: December 2014

Giorgio Agamben, Pilate and Jesus – forthcoming in February 2015

Posted on December 3, 2014 by stuartelden

Giorgio Agamben, Pilate and Jesus, translated by Adam Kotsko – forthcoming in February 2015. Pontius Pilate is one of the most enigmatic figures in Christian theology. The only non-Christian to be named in the Nicene Creed, he is presented as a … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Bates and Richard Wilson (eds.), Shakespeare and Continental Philosophy

Posted on December 3, 2014 by stuartelden

This looks an interesting collection – Jennifer Bates and Richard Wilson (eds.), Shakespeare and Continental Philosophy. This collection of 15 essays by celebrated authors in Shakespeare studies and in continental philosophy develops different aspects of the interface between continental thinking … Continue reading →

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Last lecture of the semester: Foucault and Derrida on Madness

Posted on December 3, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on PHILOSOPHY IN A TIME OF ERROR:
Tonight. Below I go over the debate between Foucault and Derrida after a whole semester in which I taught their texts on crime and punishment, but not this particular debate. It’s…

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The Politics of the UK HE Marking Boycott, Part III

Posted on December 2, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on The Disorder Of Things:
A brief update. As anticipated in Part II, UCU’s higher education committee voted to suspend the industrial action over pensions until 15 January and enter into negotiations with employers, despite opposition from UCU…

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Eyal Weizman interview, film screening, Society and Space lecture and review of Forensis forthcoming

Posted on December 2, 2014 by stuartelden

A new interview with Eyal Weizman ahead of a film screening in London.

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Terry Eagleton reviews Trouble in Paradise and Absolute Recoil by Slavoj Žižek

Posted on December 2, 2014 by stuartelden

Terry Eagleton reviews Trouble in Paradise and Absolute Recoil by Slavoj Žižek in The Guardian. Here’s the great final paragraph (spoiler alert): Trouble in Paradise, with its unerring ear for political cant, is a book that everyone, not least the Masters of the Universe, … Continue reading →

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Gastón Gordillo on Forensis: The Architecture of Public Truth

Posted on December 2, 2014 by stuartelden

Gastón Gordillo has posted the introduction of his review of the Forensis collection, directed by Eyal Weizman. The full review essay will appear in Environment and Planning D: Society and Space in early 2015.

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Graham Scambler on Roy Bhaskar (1944-2014)

Posted on December 2, 2014 by stuartelden

Graham Scambler has a good discussion of the work of Roy Bhaskar, who died recently.

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Vingt ans et après. Suivi de Letzlove, l’anagramme d’une rencontre (2014)

Posted on December 2, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Th. Voeltzel, M. Foucault, Vingt ans et après. Suivi de Letzlove, l’anagramme d’une rencontre DATE DE PARUTION : 09/10/14 EDITEUR : Verticales ISBN : 978-2-07-014665-9 EAN : 9782070146659 PRÉSENTATION : Broché NB. DE PAGES :…

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Foucault’s Last Decade – Update 15

Posted on December 1, 2014 by stuartelden

In the past few weeks I have continued working on Subjectivité et vérité and took a very full set of notes, far more than can be contained in this chapter. I gave a talk on this lecture course at Nottingham … Continue reading →

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