Author Archives: stuartelden

Theory of the Earth (Stanford University Press, 2021)

Posted on November 25, 2020 by stuartelden

Originally posted on The Philosophy of Movement:
We need a new philosophy of the earth. Geological time used to refer to slow and gradual processes, but today we are watching land sink into the sea and forests transform into deserts.…

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Four more papers from the ‘Foucault before the Collège de France’ special issue of Theory, Culture & Society

Posted on November 23, 2020 by stuartelden

Four more papers from the ‘Foucault before the Collège de France’ special issue of Theory, Culture & Society, which I’m co-editing with Orazio Irrera and Daniele Lorenzini, are available online first. These require subscription. Rainer Nicolaysen, Foucault in Hamburg. Notes … Continue reading →

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Henry V: Literary and Historical Territories at War/Territoires d’histoire, territoires littéraires en guerre, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, 11 December 2020 (livestream)

Posted on November 23, 2020 by stuartelden

On 11 December I’ll be taking part in an online conference on Shakespeare’s Henry V. Appropriately enough, given its themes and some of the dialogue, the conference will be in both French and English. Henry V: Literary and Historical Territories … Continue reading →

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Achille Mbembe interviewed at Chilperic

Posted on November 20, 2020 by stuartelden

Achille Mbembe interviewed at Chilperic. Talks about his work, but also the process of writing. Where does your writing start?  Most of the time in my head. Sometimes from what I see, what I hear, what I read. It can … Continue reading →

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Daniela Vellega-Neu, Heidegger’s Poietic Writings: From Contributions to Philosophy to the Event – Indiana University Press, 2018, discussed at New Books Network

Posted on November 20, 2020 by stuartelden

Daniela Vellega-Neu, Heidegger’s Poietic Writings: From Contributions to Philosophy to the Event – Indiana University Press, 2018, discussed at New Books Network with Stephen Dozeman. Scholarship on the German philosopher Martin Heidegger has traditionally focused on his magnum opus Being and Time and related … Continue reading →

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Claude Lévi-Strauss on writing (1977)

Posted on November 20, 2020 by stuartelden

Although I am going to talk about what I have written, my books and papers are so on, unfortunately I forget what I have written practically as soon as it is finished. There is probably going to be some trouble … Continue reading →

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Walter Benjamin, Toward the Critique of Violence: A Critical Edition, edited by Peter Fenves and Julia Ng – Stanford University Press, June 2021

Posted on November 19, 2020 by stuartelden

Walter Benjamin, Toward the Critique of Violence: A Critical Edition, edited by Peter Fenves and Julia Ng – Stanford University Press, June 2021 Marking the centenary of Walter Benjamin’s immensely influential essay, “Toward the Critique of Violence,” this critical edition … Continue reading →

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Books received – Aron, Hyppolite, Nietzsche, Saussure, Nora, Benveniste, Butler, Sirinelli

Posted on November 18, 2020 by stuartelden

Some new and second-hand books for the Foucault work and related projects.

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Marcos Saquet, Approaches and conceptions of territory – Platão, 2020

Posted on November 18, 2020 by stuartelden

Marcos Saquet, Approaches and conceptions of territory – Platão, 2020 An English translation of a book originally published in Portuguese – description is in Portuguese below. Este texto publicado originalmente em língua portuguesa (2007) está sendo preparado para a 5ª. … Continue reading →

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The Deleuze Seminars – Data Rescue

Posted on November 18, 2020 by stuartelden

I’ve mentioned the Deleuze Seminars project before – an online resource gathering recordings, transcriptions and translations of his teaching work. This kind of work is very valuable, but relies on source material. I know from my work on Foucault that … Continue reading →

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