Author Archives: stuartelden

Books received – Eribon, Senghor, Bilé, Foucault, Sartre, Deleuze, Bakhtin

Posted on November 3, 2026 by stuartelden

The 2026 edition of Didier Eribon’s biography of Foucault, with a new preface; Léopold Sédar Senghor, Œuvre poétique; Serge Bilé, Noirs dans les camps nazis; Foucault, Dits et écrits. Une anthologie, ed. Henri-Paul Fruchaud; Jean-Paul Sartre, Carnets de la drôle … Continue reading →

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Grégory Salle, Carcera Utopia: A Global History of Model Prisons – Polity, September 2026 and New Books discussion

Posted on November 3, 2026 by stuartelden

Grégory Salle, Carcera Utopia: A Global History of Model Prisons – Polity, September 2026 New Books discussion with Miranda Melcher – thanks to dmf for the link What underpins the legitimacy of the prison system in the twenty-first century? Despite … Continue reading →

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Isabel Jacobs and Jacob Saliba eds. Authority, History, and Political Theology: Collected Works and Correspondence of Alexandre Kojève and Gaston Fessard – Bloomsbury, August 2026 and interview at JHI blog

Posted on November 2, 2026 by stuartelden

Isabel Jacobs and Jacob Saliba eds. Authority, History, and Political Theology: Collected Works and Correspondence of Alexandre Kojève and Gaston Fessard – Bloomsbury, August 2026 Kojève and Fessard on Political Theology: An Interview with Isabel Jacobs and Jacob Saliba at … Continue reading →

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Should we teach Louis Althusser? Can we give a voice to Hélène Legotien?

Posted on November 1, 2026 by stuartelden

I’m teaching a level 3 option on European Political Theory again this term, for the first time in several years. ‘European’ is used loosely to designate a tradition, rather than all the theorists being European by citizenship. This allows me … Continue reading →

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Reece Jones and Greg Boos, Smuggler: Drugs, Gangs, and Refugees at America’s Northern Border – Simon & Schuster, October 2026

Posted on October 31, 2026 by stuartelden

Reece Jones and Greg Boos, Smuggler: Drugs, Gangs, and Refugees at America’s Northern Border – Simon & Schuster, October 2026 When an ordinary man is thrust into the dangerous world of smuggling at America’s northern border, he is forced to … Continue reading →

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E.R. Truitt, Necessary Inventions: Roger Bacon, the Middle Ages, and the Making of Modern Science – University of Pennsylvania Press, October 2026

Posted on October 30, 2026 by stuartelden

E.R. Truitt, Necessary Inventions: Roger Bacon, the Middle Ages, and the Making of Modern Science – University of Pennsylvania Press, October 2026 A study of thirteenth-century philosopher Roger Bacon that reveals the medieval thinking that erased non-Christian texts, actors, and … Continue reading →

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Jelena Subotić, The Art of Status: Looted Treasures and the Global Politics of Restitution – Oxford University Press, October 2025

Posted on October 29, 2026 by stuartelden

Jelena Subotić, The Art of Status: Looted Treasures and the Global Politics of Restitution – Oxford University Press, October 2025 An illuminating exploration of the relationship between the restitution of looted art, global status, and the international construction of national cultural heritage. … Continue reading →

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William Davies, The Reaction Economy: Searching for Humanity in an Age of Screens – Princeton University Press, April 2027

Posted on October 28, 2026 by stuartelden

William Davies, The Reaction Economy: Searching for Humanity in an Age of Screens – Princeton University Press, April 2027 Today’s world is driven by reactions. We are constantly prompted to like or comment on digital content—and bombarded with requests to … Continue reading →

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Clémentine Fauré-Bellaïche, A Protestant Air: Gide, Sartre, Barthes, and the Religion of Literary Modernity –  Cornell University Press, June 2026 and New Books discussion

Posted on October 27, 2026 by stuartelden

Clémentine Fauré-Bellaïche, A Protestant Air: Gide, Sartre, Barthes, and the Religion of Literary Modernity –  Cornell University Press, June 2026 I’ve shared news of the book before. There is now a New Books discussion with Gina Stamm – thanks to dmf … Continue reading →

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Molly Guptill Manning, A Librarian’s War: The Man Who Fought World War II with Books and Brought the Joy of Reading to Millions – Oxford University Press, January 2027

Posted on October 27, 2026 by stuartelden

Molly Guptill Manning, A Librarian’s War: The Man Who Fought World War II with Books and Brought the Joy of Reading to Millions – Oxford University Press, January 2027 The untold story of Ray Trautman, the Greatest Generation’s librarian, who … Continue reading →

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