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Henri Lefebvre’s Musset – the copy he gave to Georges Bataille

Posted on June 5, 2023 by stuartelden

I’ve previously mentioned that parts of Georges Bataille’s library are for sale – story here. The catalogue is on sale as a book La bibliothèque de Georges Bataille – and available to download as a pdf here; with the full inventaire here. I decided to … Continue reading →

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Alexandra Homolar, The Uncertainty Doctrine: Narrative Politics and the US Hard Power after the Cold War – Cambridge University Press, October 2023

Posted on June 5, 2023 by stuartelden

Alexandra Homolar, The Uncertainty Doctrine: Narrative Politics and the US Hard Power after the Cold War – Cambridge University Press, October 2023 The post-Cold War era is often seen as a missed opportunity of epic proportions for the United States … Continue reading →

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G.W.F. Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of Right, 1819-1820, trans. Alan Brudner, University of Toronto Press, April 2023

Posted on June 4, 2023 by stuartelden

G.W.F. Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of Right, 1819-1820, trans. Alan Brudner, University of Toronto Press, April 2023 very expensive… Published in 1821, Outlines of the Philosophy of Right is considered the definitive articulation of the legal, moral, social, and political philosophy … Continue reading →

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“Deleuze/Guattari and A Thousand Plateaus”: Michael Hardt in conversation with Brad Evans

Posted on June 3, 2023 by stuartelden

“Deleuze/Guattari and A Thousand Plateaus“: Michael Hardt in conversation with Brad Evans “A Century of Violence” – co-hosted with the Centre for the Study of Violence at the University of Bath: https://www.bath.ac.uk/research-centr… To coincide with the 100th year anniversary of … Continue reading →

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Recasting the Political: Perspectives from Deep History – Cambridge, 3-4 July 2023

Posted on June 2, 2023 by stuartelden

Recasting the Political: Perspectives from Deep History – Cambridge, 3-4 July 2023 This conference brings together historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists, political theorists, and global studies and international relations scholars to showcase and discuss the merits and challenges of adopting a … Continue reading →

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Karine Varley, Vichy’s Double Bind: French Collaboration between Hitler and Mussolini during the Second World War – Cambridge University Press, May 2023

Posted on June 2, 2023 by stuartelden

Karine Varley, Vichy’s Double Bind: French Collaboration between Hitler and Mussolini during the Second World War – Cambridge University Press, May 2023 Vichy’s Double Bind advances a significant new interpretation of French collaboration during the Second World War. Arguing that … Continue reading →

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“Indo-European Thought in Post-War France“, Warwick Seminar for Interdisciplinary French Studies, 31 May 2023 (video)

Posted on June 1, 2023 by stuartelden

My talk to the Warwick Seminar for Interdisciplinary French Studies was recorded and is available online – “Indo-European Thought in Post-War France“ I begin with two stories – one about the Mission Paul Pelliot and its importance to the early … Continue reading →

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‘Indo-European Thought in Post-War France’, Warwick Seminar for Interdisciplinary French Studies, 31 May 2023, 4pm

Posted on May 31, 2023 by stuartelden

Update: the recording is available here For anyone interested in my new project, I’ll be speaking about some of it in an online seminar today at 4pm: ‘Indo-European Thought in Post-War France’, Warwick Seminar for Interdisciplinary French Studies

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John Forrester, Freud and Psychoanalysis: Six Introductory Lectures, ed. Lisa Appignanesi – Polity, May 2023

Posted on May 30, 2023 by stuartelden

John Forrester, Freud and Psychoanalysis: Six Introductory Lectures, ed. Lisa Appignanesi – Polity, May 2023

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Le jeune Foucault et la psychopathologie: archives et éditions (2023)

Posted on May 29, 2023 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Le jeune Foucault et la psychopathologie: archives et éditions (2023) 22 juin 2023 ENS de Paris Intervenants : Elisabetta Basso (Université de Pavie et Caphés), Claude Debru (Caphés), Mireille Delbraccio (Caphés), Henri-Paul Fruchaud, Marie-Laure Massot…

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