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Nigel Thrift, The Pursuit of Possibility: Redesigning Research Universities – Policy Press, October 2022

Posted on October 25, 2022 by stuartelden

Nigel Thrift, The Pursuit of Possibility: Redesigning Research Universities – Bristol University Press, October 2022 Are British research universities losing their way or are they finding a new way?  Nigel Thrift, a well-known academic and a former Vice-Chancellor, explores recent … Continue reading →

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Longer tributes to Bruno Latour – Justin Smith, Paul Edwards & Gabrielle Hecht, Adam Tooze, Laurent Jeanpierre

Posted on October 25, 2022 by stuartelden

I shared some of the early tributes to Bruno Latour here. There are some longer discussions of his work and legacy in various places. Justin H. Smith, A Locus of Care: Some Memories of the Life and Work of Bruno … Continue reading →

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Georges Dumézil’s The Destiny of the Warrior – a work in progress

Posted on October 24, 2022 by stuartelden

Mitra-Varuna is the best place to go, in English, for Dumézil’s views on the first function of sovereignty, and its twofold nature: the first judicial and worldly, the second divine and supernatural. In French, Les Dieux souverains des Indo-Européens (Gallimard 1977) updates and … Continue reading →

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Where to start with reading Henri Lefebvre? – updated

Posted on October 24, 2022 by stuartelden

My guide Where to start with reading Henri Lefebvre? has been updated. It’s just a minor update with an updated link to On the Rural and links to the recent books by Patrick Rumsby, Henri Lefebvre, Boredom and Everyday Life (Lexington) and Christian … Continue reading →

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Henri Lefebvre, On the Rural: Economy, Sociology, Geography reviewed at Cleveland Review of Books by John Lepley (open access)

Posted on October 24, 2022 by stuartelden

Henri Lefebvre, On the Rural: Economy, Sociology, Geography is reviewed at Cleveland Review of Books by John Lepley (open access). Here’s the final paragraph: On the Rural is a remarkable collection. Far too many works about rural life and agriculture revolve around … Continue reading →

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Christian Schmid, Henri Lefebvre and the Theory of the Production of Space – Verso, November 2022

Posted on October 24, 2022 by stuartelden

Christian Schmid, Henri Lefebvre and the Theory of the Production of Space – Verso, November 2022 This book presents an encompassing, detailed and thorough overview and reconstruction of Lefebvre’s theory of space and of the urban. Henri Lefebvre belongs to … Continue reading →

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Michel Serres, Les Cahiers de formation: 1960-1974, Œuvres complètes vol I – Pommier, October 2022

Posted on October 17, 2022 by stuartelden

Michel Serres, Les Cahiers de formation: 1960-1974, Œuvres complètes vol I – Pommier, October 2022 There are two versions available – a reproduction of selected pages and a complete transcription. En 1960, Michel Serres a trente ans. Il n’a encore … Continue reading →

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Ayşe Zarakol, Before the West: The Rise and Fall of Eastern World Orders – Cambridge University Press, February 2022

Posted on October 15, 2022 by stuartelden

Ayşe Zarakol, Before the West: The Rise and Fall of Eastern World Orders – Cambridge University Press, February 2022 How would the history of international relations in ‘the East’ be written if we did not always read the ending – … Continue reading →

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Les archives de Michel Serres entrent à la Bibliothèque nationale de France (2022)

Posted on October 15, 2022 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Les archives de Michel Serres entrent à la Bibliothèque nationale de France Les Univers du livre, 05/10/2022 Ce mercred 5 octobre, la Bibliothèque nationale de France annonce que ses collections seront enrichies par un fonds…

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Two reviews of The Early Foucault (Polity, 2021) by Colin Koopman and Jasper Friedrich – and a note on Heidegger

Posted on October 15, 2022 by stuartelden

There are two recent reviews of The Early Foucault by Colin Koopman at The Review of Politics (requires subscription) and Jasper Friedrich at Foucault Studies (open access). They are generous and appreciative, though not uncritical. I’m grateful to both for taking the time to … Continue reading →

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