Author Archives: stuartelden

“Foucault and Structuralism” – a book chapter for Daniele Lorenzini’s collection The Foucauldian Mind

Posted on April 8, 2024 by stuartelden

I recently wrote a book chapter on “Foucault and Structuralism” for The Foucauldian Mind, edited by my friend and former Warwick colleague Daniele Lorenzini. It’s been an interesting diversion from the other work. Contrary to my usual practice, where I … Continue reading →

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Marcelo Hoffman, Foucault in Brazil: Dictatorship, Resistance, and Solidarity (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2024) – book launch 16 April 2024, Pace University

Posted on April 7, 2024 by stuartelden

Marcelo Hoffman, Foucault in Brazil: Dictatorship, Resistance, and Solidarity (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2024) – book launch 16 April 2024, Pace University

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Canguilhem beyond Epistemology and the History of Science – special issue of Revue Internationale de Philosophie, No 307, 2024

Posted on April 6, 2024 by stuartelden

Canguilhem beyond Epistemology and the History of Science – special issue of Revue Internationale de Philosophie, edited by Federico Testa, No 307, 2024 Congratulations to Federico for bringing this issue together – it has taken a long time, but as … Continue reading →

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The Invention of Prehistory: A Dialogue with Stefanos Geroulanos

Posted on April 5, 2024 by stuartelden

The Invention of Prehistory: A Dialogue with Stefanos Geroulanos They are talking about his new book, The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and our Obsession with Human Origins (Liveright, April 2024) In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Stefanos Geroulanos … Continue reading →

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The Archaeology of Foucault reviewed by David Beer in The Times Literary Supplement

Posted on April 4, 2024 by stuartelden

My 2023 book The Archaeology of Foucault is generously reviewed by David Beer in The Times Literary Supplement The review requires subscription, but email me if you can’t access a copy through an institution. Imagine Michel Foucault and Roland Barthes … Continue reading →

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Unintimidated Languages: Jameson at 90

Posted on April 4, 2024 by stuartelden

Unintimidated Languages: Jameson at 90 In honor of Fredric Jameson‘s 90th birthday this month, we’re publishing a series of short essays focused on the major books in Jameson’s oeuvre. Here, Daniel Hartley revisits Jameson’s first book, Sartre: The Origins of a Style (1961). … Continue reading →

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Andy Merrifield, ‘The Subaltern in Gramsci’

Posted on April 3, 2024 by stuartelden

Andy Merrifield, ‘The Subaltern in Gramsci‘ Gramsci saw the whole of the Italian “South” as a kind of goblin, as a character who got and keeps getting a bad rap, like Rumpelstiltskin. In late 1926, a month or so prior … Continue reading →

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On Book Reviews – Daily Nous, NDPR and more

Posted on April 2, 2024 by stuartelden

The Daily Nous has a short piece about the decline in the number of book reviews at Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (NDPR), with some comments about why this might be. Daily Nons will share news of open access book reviews, … Continue reading →

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Yousuf Al-Bulushi, Ruptures in the Afterlife of the Apartheid City – Palgrave Macmillan, 2024

Posted on April 1, 2024 by stuartelden

Yousuf Al-Bulushi, Ruptures in the Afterlife of the Apartheid City – Palgrave Macmillan, 2024 How are poor people in South Africa confronting the persistent legacy of apartheid spatial segregation and anti-blackness? And what can movements across the world engaged in … Continue reading →

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Mathieu Dejean, Henri Lefebvre: Dogmatism in Reverse – trans. David Fernbach, Verso blog 

Posted on March 31, 2024 by stuartelden

Mathieu Dejean, Henri Lefebvre: Dogmatism in Reverse – trans. David Fernbach, Verso blog (open access) In 1958, during the insurrectionary events that preceded General de Gaulle’s return to power, 57-year-old Henri Lefebvre faced two ‘comrades’ from the French Communist Party in … Continue reading →

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