Monthly Archives: November 2023

Michel Foucault, What Is Critique? & The Culture of the Self, edited by Henri-Paul Fruchaud, Daniele Lorenzini, and Arnold I. Davidson, translated by Clare O’Farrell, University of Chicago Press, January 2024. Newly published lectures by Foucault on critique, Enlightenment, and the care … Continue reading →

At his relatively new Half Thoughts blog, Dave Beer has assembled a number of pieces into a virtual book, some of which are open access. Over several years I’ve been working on a little background project that I’ve called ‘Reading … Continue reading →

Andreas Malm on Palestine, Climate Activism and over-shooting 1.5 °C – interview on video with Sebastian Budgen Andreas Malm is a Swedish climate activist, associate professor of human ecology at Lund University, and author of the best-selling How to Blow Up a Pipeline: Learning … Continue reading →

Jean-Numa Ducange  and Anthony Burlaud (eds.), Marx, A French Passion: The Reception of Marx and Marxisms in France’s Political-Intellectual Life – trans. David Broder, Brill, 2023 Paperback after 12 months with Haymarket Despite the collapse of Soviet-style socialism, the spectre of … Continue reading →

Call for Papers 2023: Global Histories of International Thought and Geopolitical Concepts RUG-NUPI Research Workshop in the History and Theory of International Relations Keynote speaker: Prof. Lucian Ashworth  Location: University of Groningen, 9712 CP Netherlands Date: Thursday 23th – Friday … Continue reading →

Mathias Albert, Dina Brode-Roger, Lisbeth Iversen, Svalbard Imaginaries: The Making of an Arctic Archipelago – Palgrave Macmillan, November 2023 Hardback and e-book at present; paperback due in December 2024 By drawing on a broad range of disciplinary backgrounds, this book … Continue reading →