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The Birth of Territory is ten years old…

Posted on September 14, 2023 by stuartelden

The book I consider to be my best work – The Birth of Territory – is ten years old this week. It was published by University of Chicago Press in September 2013. It is the most cited, most widely reviewed … Continue reading →

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Andrea Pavoni and Simone Tulumello, Urban Violence: Security, Imaginary, Atmosphere – Roman & Littlefield, September 2023

Posted on September 14, 2023 by stuartelden

Andrea Pavoni and Simone Tulumello, Urban Violence: Security, Imaginary, Atmosphere – Rowman & Littlefield, September 2023 Urban violence still has a peculiar standing within social and urban research. This book works to unpack the link between urban, violence, and security … Continue reading →

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Stuart Elden, “From the Archive to the Edited Translation: Lefebvre, Foucault, Dumézil”, audio recording from May 2023 workshop

Posted on September 13, 2023 by stuartelden

Technical problems meant that there was unfortunately not a full recording of the Translation and the Archive in the Continental Tradition workshop, held at Senate House, London on 19 May 2023. I did however record my own talk on my … Continue reading →

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Zdenka Sokolíčková, The Paradox of Svalbard: Climate Change and Globalisation in the Arctic – Pluto, July 2023 and New Books discussion

Posted on September 12, 2023 by stuartelden

Zdenka Sokolíčková, The Paradox of Svalbard: Climate Change and Globalisation in the Arctic – Pluto, July 2023 There is a New Books discussion with Stentor Danielson here. Thanks to dmf for this link. The town of Longyearbyen in the high … Continue reading →

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Bernard E. Harcourt, Cooperation: A Political, Economic, and Social Theory – Columbia University Press, May 2023

Posted on September 11, 2023 by stuartelden

Bernard E. Harcourt, Cooperation: A Political, Economic, and Social Theory – Columbia University Press, May 2023 Update there is a review at NDPR by Albert W. Dzur. Liberal democracy is in crisis around the world, unable to address pressing problems … Continue reading →

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T. Corey Brennan, The Fasces: A History of Ancient Rome’s Most Dangerous Political Symbol – Oxford University Press, November 2022

Posted on September 10, 2023 by stuartelden

T. Corey Brennan, The Fasces: A History of Ancient Rome’s Most Dangerous Political Symbol – Oxford University Press, November 2022 “Fascism” is a word ubiquitous in our contemporary political discourse, but few know about its roots in the ancient past … Continue reading →

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Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt, Franz Boas: Shaping Anthropology and Fostering Social Justice – University of Nebraska Press, December 2022

Posted on September 9, 2023 by stuartelden

Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt, Franz Boas: Shaping Anthropology and Fostering Social Justice – University of Nebraska Press, December 2022 I’m late in noticing the second part of this biography – the first part Franz Boas: The Emergence of the Anthropologist was … Continue reading →

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Midlands Conference in Critical Thought 2024

Posted on September 8, 2023 by stuartelden

Midlands Conference in Critical Thought 2024 Centre for Policy, Citizenship and Society + Department of Social and Political Sciences, Nottingham Trent University April 5th to April 6th, 2024 Call for Stream Proposals – new extended deadline September 25th 2023

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Michele Lancione, For a Liberatory Politics of Home – Duke University Press, November 2023 (and open access Introduction)

Posted on September 8, 2023 by stuartelden

Michele Lancione, For a Liberatory Politics of Home – Duke University Press, November 2023 The Introduction is open access at the Duke site. In For a Liberatory Politics of Home, Michele Lancione questions accepted understandings of home and homelessness to offer … Continue reading →

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Martina Tazzioli, Border abolitionism: Migrants’ containment and the genealogies of struggles and rescue – Manchester University Press, July 2023

Posted on September 7, 2023 by stuartelden

Martina Tazzioli, Border abolitionism: Migrants’ containment and the genealogies of struggles and rescue – Manchester University Press, July 2023 Just an expensive hardback and e-book at the moment, unfortunately. Building on an abolitionist perspective, this book offers an essential critique … Continue reading →

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