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Roger Eberhard, Human Territoriality – Edition Patrick Frey, 2020

Posted on October 5, 2020 by stuartelden

Roger Eberhard, Human Territoriality – Edition Patrick Frey, 2020 Some of the book is available to view at the above link; some other photos at his website and the Robert Morat gallery. Borders are a means of separation. They separate … Continue reading →

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Peter Salmon, An Event, Perhaps: A Biography of Jacques Derrida – Verso, September 2020

Posted on October 5, 2020 by stuartelden

Peter Salmon, An Event, Perhaps: A Biography of Jacques Derrida – Verso, September 2020 Who is Jacques Derrida? For some, he is the originator of a relativist philosophy responsible for the contemporary crisis of truth. For the far right, he … Continue reading →

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Foucault Studies: New issue (2020)

Posted on October 4, 2020 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Foucault Studies, Vol 1 No 28 (2020): Number 28, September 2020 The editors of Foucault Studies are pleased to publish this issue containing a review symposium of Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson’s “Genealogies of Terrorism” as well as…

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Vicki Squire, Europe’s Migration Crisis: Border Deaths and Human Dignity – Cambridge University Press, September 2020

Posted on October 4, 2020 by stuartelden

Vicki Squire, Europe’s Migration Crisis: Border Deaths and Human Dignity – Cambridge University Press, September 2020 Rejecting claims that migration is a crisis for Europe, this book instead suggests that the ‘migration crisis’ reflects a more fundamental breakdown of a … Continue reading →

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The Early Foucault Update 33: Completion of the manuscript, expanded table of contents, and moving into production

Posted on October 2, 2020 by stuartelden

In the last update on the writing of this book, back in May, I talked about how the impact of the coronavirus had made it impossible to complete the manuscript. At that time, it wasn’t clear when I would be able … Continue reading →

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A two week break from this blog and social media

Posted on September 18, 2020 by stuartelden

I’m taking a break from this blog, social media and anything online for two weeks. This blog has been fairly quiet recently, except for various things about the dangers of reopening campuses in the middle of a resurgence of cases, … Continue reading →

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Two new books on Gramsci in the Historical Materialism series

Posted on September 15, 2020 by stuartelden

Two new books on Gramsci in the Historical Materialism series with Brill. Francesca Antonini, Aaron Bernstein, Lorenzo Fusaro and Robert Jackson (eds.), Revisiting Gramsci’s Notebooks and Alvaro Bianchi, Gramsci’s Laboratory: Philosophy, History and Politics Both only expensive hardback and e-book at … Continue reading →

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J.B. Harley Research Fellowships in the History of Cartography

Posted on September 14, 2020 by stuartelden

J.B. Harley Research Fellowships in the History of Cartography – details here. The J.B. Harley Fellowships were set up in London in 1992 in memory of Brian Harley (1932-91). Prof. Harley was a leading thinker in the history of cartography, working … Continue reading →

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Chiara Alfano, Derrida Reads Shakespeare – Edinburgh University Press, 2020

Posted on September 14, 2020 by stuartelden

Chiara Alfano, Derrida Reads Shakespeare – Edinburgh University Press, 2020 Looks really interesting, but shame about the prohibitive price, even for the e-book… Explores Jacques Derrida’s distinctive approach to Shakespeare Offers the first comprehensive and accessible account and discussion of … Continue reading →

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Rebecca Buxton and Lisa Whiting (eds.), The Philosopher Queens – Unbound, September 2020

Posted on September 14, 2020 by stuartelden

Rebecca Buxton and Lisa Whiting (eds.), The Philosopher Queens – Unbound, September 2020 For all the young women and girls sitting in philosophy class wondering where the women are, this is the book for you. This collection of 21 chapters, … Continue reading →

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