Monthly Archives: September 2015

Foucault on Prisons (and Elden on Schmitt) in Radical Philosophy open access to link to Nottingham conference

Posted on September 10, 2015 by stuartelden

From the good people at Radical Philosophy, in relation to tomorrow’s conference: A free two-day conference, ‘Time Served: Discipline and Punish Forty Years On,’ begins tomorrow at Nottingham Trent University, rethinking the legacy of Foucault’s text today and RP contributor … Continue reading →

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Preparing for the ‘Time Served: Discipline and Punish Forty Years On’ conference

Posted on September 10, 2015 by stuartelden

Tomorrow I’ll be giving 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 is entitled “Before the Punitive Society: The Inquiry … Continue reading →

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LSE has digitized Fabian society archives from 1884-2000

Posted on September 10, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Jeremy J Schmidt:
Some really interesting historical tracts from the Fabian society on all sorts of topics–poverty, property, labour and so on–are now available in digital format here.

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Open access collection from E-IR – Nations under God: The Geopolitics of Faith in the 21st Century

Posted on September 9, 2015 by stuartelden

Open access collection from E-IR –  Nations under God: The Geopolitics of Faith in the 21st Century. This edited collection presents a balanced analysis of the multifaceted roles taken on by religions, and religious actors, in global politics. The volume brings … Continue reading →

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RSC new season announced – Hamlet, Cymbeline, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Dr Faustus, The Alchemist, Don Quixote – but no King Lear

Posted on September 8, 2015 by stuartelden

The RSC’s new season for summer 2016 has been announced – Hamlet, Cymbeline, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Dr Faustus, The Alchemist and Don Quixote…  The first three are in the main theatre; the non-Shakespeare plays in the Swan. I hope to get to all … Continue reading →

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Does Anyone Have English Translations of GIP Intolerable docs?

Posted on September 8, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Deterritorial Investigations :
https://viewpointmag.com/2013/09/25/the-intolerable-inquiry-the-documents-of-the-groupe-dinformation-sur-les-prisons/ also Rabinow,Deleuze, Foucault and Co. http://anthropos-lab.net/wp/publications/2009/05/hotp1986.pdf https://progressivegeographies.com/2013/08/02/manifesto-of-the-groupe-dinformation-sur-les-prisons-a-full-translation/ http://michel-foucault-archives.org/spip.php?page=inventaire&cote_article=GIP2%20&classement=Pi%C3%A8ces%20d%27archives%20produites%20par%20le%20G.I.P.%20:%20tracts#

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Volume 33 Issue 4 out now – currently open access

Posted on September 8, 2015 by stuartelden

New issue of Society and Space published, all currently open access.

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Boris Porchnev/Porshnev on feudalism – were any of his works translated from Russian?

Posted on September 7, 2015 by stuartelden

I mentioned Boris Porchnev/Porshnev in a previous post today, looking at the two editions of his work on peasant uprisings in seventeenth century France. Foucault uses his work in his reading of the Nu-Pieds revolts in Théories et institutions pénales. In Claude-Oliver … Continue reading →

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The Barbican’s production of Hamlet, with Benedict Cumberbatch

Posted on September 7, 2015 by stuartelden

Last Friday I went to see the Barbican’s production of Hamlet, directed by Lyndsey Turner, and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarán Hinds, Anastasia Hille, and Siân Brooke. Tickets sold out very quickly, but occasionally returns become available and a bit of … Continue reading →

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Books received – Tawney, The ‘Katrina Effect’, La politique de l’espace parisien, Shakespeare

Posted on September 7, 2015 by stuartelden

A couple of recent Penguin Shakespeare plays, the reissue of Tawney, Religion and the Rise of Capitalism (in recompense for review work), The ‘Katrina Effect’ (from the publisher), a couple of journal issues, and a copy of La politique de l’espace parisien. The … Continue reading →

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