Author Archives: stuartelden

Foucault’s Hermaphrodites – from Herculine Barbin to a planned volume of the History of Sexuality and the recently published manuscript

Posted on November 2, 2025 by stuartelden

In May 1978, Foucault edited the memoir of a “hermaphrodite”, Herculine Barbin, for publication. In the dossier of documents appended to that text he says that “the question of strange destinies like these and which posed such problems for medicine … Continue reading →

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The Early Edward Said, Michel Foucault and Jonathan Swift – reposted for the 90th anniversary of Said’s birth

Posted on November 1, 2025 by stuartelden

Edward Said was born 90 years ago today – one day after David Harvey. Here’s a piece on Said I wrote earlier this year about his early career – The Early Edward Said, Michel Foucault and Jonathan Swift Given all his … Continue reading →

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Daniel James and Franz Knappik, Hegel and Colonialism – Cambridge University Press, October 2025 (print and open access)

Posted on November 1, 2025 by stuartelden

Daniel James and Franz Knappik, Hegel and Colonialism – Cambridge University Press, October 2025 -print and open access This Element offers the first comprehensive study of Hegel’s views on European colonialism. In surprisingly detailed discussions scattered throughout much of his … Continue reading →

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Sophia Rosenfeld, The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life – Princeton University Press, February 2025 and interview with Disha Karnad Jani

Posted on November 1, 2025 by stuartelden

Sophia Rosenfeld, The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life – Princeton University Press, February 2025 I’ve shared news of the book before. Now Disha Karnad Jani interviews Sophia Rosenfeld on the In Theory podcast on the … Continue reading →

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David Harvey and Paris: a tribute for his 90th birthday

Posted on October 31, 2025 by stuartelden

In a retrospective of his long career, first published in 2021, David Harvey made the following claim: I have written quite a few books over the course of my academic career, beginning with Explanation in Geography (Harvey, 1969) and most recently Marx, Capital … Continue reading →

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Katherine Davies, Heidegger’s Conversations: Toward a Poetic Pedagogy – SUNY Press, paperback March 2025

Posted on October 30, 2025 by stuartelden

Katherine Davies, Heidegger’s Conversations: Toward a Poetic Pedagogy – SUNY Press, paperback March 2025 Offers the first comprehensive study of Martin Heidegger’s five conversational texts. Reading Martin Heidegger’s five conversational texts together for the first time, Heidegger’s Conversations elaborates not only what Heidegger thought … Continue reading →

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Jean-François Suratteau, Les métamorphoses de l’art de gouverner Michel Foucault au Collège de France – Vrin, September 2025, and interview

Posted on October 30, 2025 by stuartelden

Jean-François Suratteau, Les métamorphoses de l’art de gouverner Michel Foucault au Collège de France – Vrin, September 2025 Entretien avec Jean-François Suratteau. Thanks to Foucault News for the links. Michel Foucault est un auteur polymorphe, qui a su toucher, par ses … Continue reading →

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Kelly Swartz, Maxims and the Mind: Unknowing in the Early Novel from Bacon to Austen – University of Virginia Press, October 2025

Posted on October 29, 2025 by stuartelden

Kelly Swartz, Maxims and the Mind: Unknowing in the Early Novel from Bacon to Austen – University of Virginia Press, October 2025 Correcting the misunderstood role of maxims at the intersection of early science and literature Eighteenth-century novels are full … Continue reading →

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Peter Frizsche, 1942: When World War II Engulfed the Globe – Basic Books, September 2025

Posted on October 29, 2025 by stuartelden

Peter Frizsche, 1942: When World War II Engulfed the Globe – Basic Books, September 2025 Thanks to John Raimo for the link. A penetrating history of the year World War II became a global conflict and humankind confronted both destruction … Continue reading →

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The Intellectual History of Worker Education: An Interview with Edward Baring – Journal of the History of Ideas blog

Posted on October 28, 2025 by stuartelden

The Intellectual History of Worker Education: An Interview with Edward Baring – Journal of the History of Ideas blog Edward Baring is an intellectual historian of twentieth-century Europe and the Associate Professor of History and Human Values at Princeton University. … Continue reading →

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