Monthly Archives: September 2015

Henri Lefebvre, Metaphilosophy, forthcoming in February [now July] 2016 – Verso page and available to pre-order

Posted on September 28, 2015 by stuartelden

Henri Lefebvre, Metaphilosophy, translated by David Fernbach and edited and introduced by Stuart Elden, is forthcoming in February July 2016. Verso’s page for the book is now live and it is available to pre-order. In Metaphilosophy, Henri Lefebvre works through the … Continue reading →

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Books received – Lefebvre, Nail, Wikileaks, RIS, Leibniz, Groupe Information Santé

Posted on September 28, 2015 by stuartelden

A real mix of stuff – a collection edited by Lefebvre on Fourier, Thomas Nail’s The Figure of the Migrant (which I endorsed and mentioned last week); the new issue of Review of International Studies; Verso’s new book The Wikileaks Files; an offprint of an … Continue reading →

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Chamayou G 2015 “Drone Theory” reviewed by Britain Hopkins

Posted on September 28, 2015 by stuartelden

Chamayou’s Drone Theory reviewed at the Society and Space open site.

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2016 Symposium CfP: “Spatializing Sovereignty”

Posted on September 27, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Society for Radical Geography, Spatial Theory, and Everyday Life:
We are pleased to announce the theme of our 2016 symposium, “Spatializing Sovereignty,” which will be held at UC Berkeley on Friday, March 4, 2016 and feature keynote addresses by Dr.…

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Top posts on Progressive Geographies this week

Posted on September 27, 2015 by stuartelden

Johannes Angermuller, Why There Is No Poststructuralism in France – now out with Bloomsbury (and free download of introduction) Thomas Nail, The Figure of the Migrant – now published from Stanford University Press (and sample to download) Foucault on the State in … Continue reading →

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‘Before the Punitive Society: The Inquiry of Théories et institutions pénales’ – audio recording of talk to Time Served: Discipline and Punish Forty Years On conference

Posted on September 24, 2015 by stuartelden

I recently gave the opening plenary lecture to the ‘Time Served: Discipline and Punish Forty Years On‘ conference, organised by Sophie Fuggle and held at the Galleries of Justice in Nottingham. My talk was entitled “Before the Punitive Society: The Inquiry of Théories et institutions … Continue reading →

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Thomas Nail, The Figure of the Migrant – now published from Stanford University Press (and sample to download)

Posted on September 24, 2015 by stuartelden

Thomas Nail, The Figure of the Migrant – is now published from Stanford University Press. I provide one of the endorsements. Twenty pages are available to download at academia.edu This book offers a much-needed new political theory of an old phenomenon. … Continue reading →

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Johannes Angermuller, Why There Is No Poststructuralism in France – now out with Bloomsbury (and free download of introduction)

Posted on September 23, 2015 by stuartelden

Johannes Angermuller, Why There Is No Poststructuralism in France – now out with Bloomsbury (and free download of introduction). French thinkers such as Lacan and Derrida are often labelled as representatives of ‘poststructuralism’ in the Anglophone world. However in France, … Continue reading →

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Foucault and the Politics of Rights (2015)

Posted on September 23, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Ben Golder, Foucault and the Politics of Rights, Stanford University Press, 2015, Now available. Publisher’s page This book focuses on Michel Foucault’s late work on rights in order to address broader questions about the politics…

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How We Write

Posted on September 23, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on The page “Newfoundland Literature” does not exist:
Putting a piece of writing out into the world is a bit like tossing a pebble down a mountainside. Usually it clatters down alone, bouncing a bit off this outcrop…

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