Monthly Archives: June 2023

Marco Filoni, L’azione politica del filosofo: La vita e il pensiero di Alexandre Kojève, 2021 – English review, French interview

Posted on June 6, 2023 by stuartelden

I have the French translation of the first edition of Marco Filoni’s biography of Alexandre Kojève, which stops rather abruptly in the early 1940s. It’s good to know that there is a new edition which completes the story – Marco … Continue reading →

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Henri Lefebvre’s Musset – the copy he gave to Georges Bataille

Posted on June 5, 2023 by stuartelden

I’ve previously mentioned that parts of Georges Bataille’s library are for sale – story here. The catalogue is on sale as a book La bibliothèque de Georges Bataille – and available to download as a pdf here; with the full inventaire here. I decided to … Continue reading →

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Alexandra Homolar, The Uncertainty Doctrine: Narrative Politics and the US Hard Power after the Cold War – Cambridge University Press, October 2023

Posted on June 5, 2023 by stuartelden

Alexandra Homolar, The Uncertainty Doctrine: Narrative Politics and the US Hard Power after the Cold War – Cambridge University Press, October 2023 The post-Cold War era is often seen as a missed opportunity of epic proportions for the United States … Continue reading →

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G.W.F. Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of Right, 1819-1820, trans. Alan Brudner, University of Toronto Press, April 2023

Posted on June 4, 2023 by stuartelden

G.W.F. Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of Right, 1819-1820, trans. Alan Brudner, University of Toronto Press, April 2023 very expensive… Published in 1821, Outlines of the Philosophy of Right is considered the definitive articulation of the legal, moral, social, and political philosophy … Continue reading →

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“Deleuze/Guattari and A Thousand Plateaus”: Michael Hardt in conversation with Brad Evans

Posted on June 3, 2023 by stuartelden

“Deleuze/Guattari and A Thousand Plateaus“: Michael Hardt in conversation with Brad Evans “A Century of Violence” – co-hosted with the Centre for the Study of Violence at the University of Bath: https://www.bath.ac.uk/research-centr… To coincide with the 100th year anniversary of … Continue reading →

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Recasting the Political: Perspectives from Deep History – Cambridge, 3-4 July 2023

Posted on June 2, 2023 by stuartelden

Recasting the Political: Perspectives from Deep History – Cambridge, 3-4 July 2023 This conference brings together historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists, political theorists, and global studies and international relations scholars to showcase and discuss the merits and challenges of adopting a … Continue reading →

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Karine Varley, Vichy’s Double Bind: French Collaboration between Hitler and Mussolini during the Second World War – Cambridge University Press, May 2023

Posted on June 2, 2023 by stuartelden

Karine Varley, Vichy’s Double Bind: French Collaboration between Hitler and Mussolini during the Second World War – Cambridge University Press, May 2023 Vichy’s Double Bind advances a significant new interpretation of French collaboration during the Second World War. Arguing that … Continue reading →

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“Indo-European Thought in Post-War France“, Warwick Seminar for Interdisciplinary French Studies, 31 May 2023 (video)

Posted on June 1, 2023 by stuartelden

My talk to the Warwick Seminar for Interdisciplinary French Studies was recorded and is available online – “Indo-European Thought in Post-War France“ I begin with two stories – one about the Mission Paul Pelliot and its importance to the early … Continue reading →

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