Monthly Archives: April 2024

Andy Merrifield, “Gramsci and his friend ‘S'”

Posted on April 23, 2024 by stuartelden

Andy Merrifield, “Gramsci and his friend ‘S’“ A post exploring the generational links between Merrifield, David Harvey, Piero Sraffa and Antonio Gramsci. I was in New York recently, where I once lived, some twenty-years back, there to visit my old … Continue reading →

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Immanuel Kant’s 300th birthday – and some thoughts on Elden and Mendieta (eds.), Reading Kant’s Geography (2011)

Posted on April 22, 2024 by stuartelden

It’s Immanuel Kant’s 300th birthday today. I’ve not written much on Kant, but he was the topic of perhaps my favourite of the essay collections I’ve edited or co-edited – Stuart Elden and Eduardo Mendieta (eds.), Reading Kant’s Geography, SUNY … Continue reading →

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Nicholas Terpstra, Senses of Space in the Early Modern World – Cambridge University Press, February 2024 (print and open access) and New Books discussion

Posted on April 22, 2024 by stuartelden

Nicholas Terpstra, Senses of Space in the Early Modern World – Cambridge University Press, February 2024 (print and open access) New Books discussion with Miranda Melcher How did early moderns experience sense and space? How did the expanding cultural, political, and social … Continue reading →

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Judith Carney, “Planting Resistance: Botanical Legacies of the African Diaspora”, British Academy/Denis Cosgrove lecture, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 28 May 2024, 6pm

Posted on April 21, 2024 by stuartelden

Judith Carney, “Planting Resistance: Botanical Legacies of the African Diaspora”, British Academy/Denis Cosgrove lecture, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 28 May 2024, 6pm free, but booking required; part of the Denis Cosgrove lecture series Delivered by the most outstanding academics in … Continue reading →

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Marx, A French Passion: The Reception of Marx and Marxisms in France’s Political-Intellectual Life – ed. Antony Burlaud and Jean-Numa Ducange, trans. David Broder, Haymarket Books, March 2024

Posted on April 21, 2024 by stuartelden

Marx, A French Passion: The Reception of Marx and Marxisms in France’s Political-Intellectual Life – ed. Antony Burlaud and Jean-Numa Ducange, trans. David Broder, Haymarket Books, March 2024 Despite the collapse of Soviet-style socialism, the spectre of Marx still haunts the French … Continue reading →

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Michel Foucault, Nietzsche: Cours, conférences et travaux, ed. Bernard Harcourt – Seuil/Gallimard/EHESS, May 2024

Posted on April 20, 2024 by stuartelden

Michel Foucault, Nietzsche: Cours, conférences et travaux, ed. Bernard Harcourt – Seuil/Gallimard/EHESS, May 2024 « Nietzsche et Heidegger, ça a été le choc philosophique ! Mais je n’ai jamais rien écrit sur Heidegger et je n’ai écrit sur Nietzsche qu’un tout … Continue reading →

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Ten years on – Five apps I still find really useful for my writing and blogging

Posted on April 19, 2024 by stuartelden

Ten years ago I wrote a post – Five apps I find really useful for my writing and blogging I am really stuck in my ways! or, more charitably, I found what worked for me, and have continued with it. … Continue reading →

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James McElvenny, A History of Modern Linguistics: From the Beginnings to World War II – Edinburgh University Press, January 2024, and discussion at Language on the Move

Posted on April 18, 2024 by stuartelden

James McElvenny, A History of Modern Linguistics: From the Beginnings to World War II – Edinburgh University Press, January 2024 The book is discussed at Language on the Move (partnered with New Books Network) In this book, McElvenny offers a concise … Continue reading →

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Samar Al-Bulushi, War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States and the War on Terror – Stanford University Press, November 2024

Posted on April 17, 2024 by stuartelden

Samar Al-Bulushi, War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States and the War on Terror – Stanford University Press, November 2024 Since Kenya’s invasion of Somalia in 2011, the Kenyan state has been engaged in direct combat with the Somali militant … Continue reading →

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Steve Mentz, Sailing without Ahab: Ecopoetic Travels – Fordham University Press, April 2024, and New Books discussion

Posted on April 16, 2024 by stuartelden

Steve Mentz, Sailing without Ahab: Ecopoetic Travels – Fordham University Press, 2024; foreword by Suzanne Conklin Akbari. There is a New Books discussion with John Yargo here. Navigate the Depths of a Timeless Classic, Reimagined. Come sail with I. We’re … Continue reading →

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