Author Archives: stuartelden

‘From Dynastics to Genealogy’, my contribution to Abolition Democracy 13/13, Beyond the Punitive Society

Posted on January 4, 2021 by stuartelden

On 7 January 2021 I’ll be part of a panel discussion for the Abolition Democracy 13/13 series, hosted by Bernard E. Harcourt at the Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought, and co-organised with Daniele Lorenzini of The Centre for Research … Continue reading →

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Novels and biographies read in 2020

Posted on January 1, 2021 by stuartelden

A strange year of reading. For long periods I found it very hard to concentrate on reading that wasn’t immediately useful for a writing project or other work task (and even then…). Novels were a particular struggle. I found reading … Continue reading →

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Antonio Gramsci, ‘I Hate New Year’s Day’ – translation online

Posted on January 1, 2021 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
This text was first pub­lished in Avanti!, Turin edi­tion, from his col­umn “Sotto la Mole,” Jan­u­ary 1, 1916. Translated by Alberto Toscano for Viewpoint. ? Every morn­ing, when I wake again under the pall of the sky,…

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My favourite academic books of 2020

Posted on December 31, 2020 by stuartelden

As with previous years, these are a list of academic books published this year which I read and appreciated. This means that good books which I haven’t yet read don’t feature, and I will of course miss many. Several of … Continue reading →

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My favourite music of 2020

Posted on December 31, 2020 by stuartelden

Alphabetical list of the music I enjoyed the most this year… Big Big Train, Empire Blaer, Yellow Brass Against, III Tim Bowness, Peter Chilvers, Modern Ruins Flying Colours, Third Stage: Live in London Frost*, 13 Winters (box) Peter Gabriel, Rated PG Gary Husband and Markus Reuter, Music of our … Continue reading →

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Most popular posts and pages on Progressive Geographies in 2020

Posted on December 31, 2020 by stuartelden

Geographers, sociologists, philosophers, etc. on covid-19 Where to start with reading Henri Lefebvre? Stuart Hall’s documentary on Marx and Marxism Georges Bataille – Oeuvres complètes and other French collections; English translations My favourite academic books of 2019 [other years here] … Continue reading →

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Discussion of The Early Foucault (@politybooks, 2021) on the Hermitix podcast

Posted on December 31, 2020 by stuartelden

On the Hermitix podcast (stream or download) I discuss The Early Foucault, forthcoming with Polity in 2021. Also on Youtube. Stuart Elden is Professor of Political Theory and Geography at University of Warwick. He is the author of multiple books … Continue reading →

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Journal of the History of Ideas blog – The Year in Review: Best of 2020

Posted on December 29, 2020 by stuartelden

Journal of the History of Ideas blog – The Year in Review: Best of 2020 They are kind enough to include my two-part interview on Foucault with Jonas Knatz and Anne Schult Historicizing Foucault: Stuart Elden on Tracing Foucault’s Ideas … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2020 by stuartelden

In a fascinating interview about Foucault, ‘The Materiality of a Working Life‘ (open access; original French), Daniel Defert talks about his daily routines, and how these were similar year round: No no, weekends didn’t exist! We would go to see … Continue reading →

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Young Habermas: An Interview with Roman Yos – Jonas Knatz at Journal of the History of Ideas blog

Posted on December 24, 2020 by stuartelden

Young Habermas: An Interview with Roman Yos – Jonas Knatz at Journal of the History of Ideas blog Roman Yos is a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Potsdam. His research focuses on the history of German … Continue reading →

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