Author Archives: 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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Foucault: Genealogies for the Future – Rice University, 18-19 April 2024, with online option news story about the event, organised by Niki Kasumi Clements, here

Douglas Porch, Resistance and Liberation: France at War 1942-1945 – Cambridge University Press, January 2024 In Resistance and Liberation, Douglas Porch continues his epic history of France at war. Emerging from the debâcle of 1940, France faced the quandary of … Continue reading →

Angharad Closs Stephens, National Affects: The Everyday Atmospheres of Being Political – Bloomsbury, September 2022, now in paperback Identity is widely acknowledged to be a felt experience, yet questions of atmosphere, mood and public sentiments are rarely made central to … Continue reading →

Philippe Chevallier, Michel Foucault et le christianisme: Nouvelle édition revue et augmentée – ENS éditions, April 2024 This excellent book is updated in the light of newly available material since the pioneering 2011 first edition. Des rites antiques à la … Continue reading →

David N. Livingstone, The Empire of Climate: A History of an Idea – Princeton University Press, April 2024 (USA); June 2024 (UK) Scientists, journalists, and politicians increasingly tell us that human impacts on climate constitute the single greatest threat facing … Continue reading →