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Duncan Bell, Dreamworlds of Race: Empire and the Utopian Destiny of Anglo-America – Princeton University Press, August 2020

Posted on August 25, 2020 by stuartelden

Duncan Bell, Dreamworlds of Race: Empire and the Utopian Destiny of Anglo-America – Princeton University Press, August 2020 Between the late nineteenth century and the First World War an ocean-spanning network of prominent individuals advocated the unification of Britain and … Continue reading →

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The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche Vol 9 – The Case of Wagner / Twilight of the Idols / The Antichrist / Ecce Homo / Dionysus Dithyrambs / Nietzsche Contra Wagner – Stanford University Press, January 2021

Posted on August 25, 2020 by stuartelden

The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche Vol 9 – The Case of Wagner / Twilight of the Idols / The Antichrist / Ecce Homo / Dionysus Dithyrambs / Nietzsche Contra Wagner – Stanford University Press, January 2021 The latest volume … Continue reading →

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Important pieces on the dangers of reopening UK campuses in September – updated

Posted on August 24, 2020 by stuartelden

In the UK, the next academic year begins in September or early October. While most universities have said lectures will be delivered online, they seem to be keen to have some face-to-face teaching of smaller classes. Some important pieces are … Continue reading →

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Scott Lash – Technics of Memory and Life: Bernard Stiegler in Memoriam in Theory, Culture & Society; Stuart Jeffries obituary in The Guardian

Posted on August 24, 2020 by stuartelden

Scott Lash – Technics of Memory and Life: Bernard Stiegler in Memoriam in Theory, Culture & Society Stuart Jeffries has an obituary in The Guardian Update: Sam Kinsley has a tribute at Spatial Machinations

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Stuart Elden, ‘Terrain, Politics, History’ – Dialogues in Human Geography lecture now available in journal

Posted on August 24, 2020 by stuartelden

Last year I gave the Dialogues in Human Geography lecture at the Royal Geographical Society-Institute of British Geographers conference in London. It is now available in the journal as ‘Terrain, Politics, History‘ – if you can’t access through an institution … Continue reading →

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Louise Amoore, “Why ‘Ditch the algorithm’ is the future of political protest”, The Guardian

Posted on August 24, 2020 by stuartelden

Louise Amoore, “Why ‘Ditch the algorithm’ is the future of political protest“, The Guardian I was away last week, and followed the news of A-level results, GCSEs, BTECs and the impact on students and universities from a distance. Whether or … Continue reading →

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The Archaeology of Foucault update 2: The Birth of the Clinic, a trip to Paris, working on courses on Sexuality and Les mots et les choses

Posted on August 14, 2020 by stuartelden

While I continue to find focus a challenge as the world lurches from one crisis to another, I’ve been doing various bits of work for this book on Foucault’s work in the 1960s. I continued work on the comparison of … Continue reading →

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Rosemary-Claire Collard, Animal Traffic – Duke University Press, Sept 2020 (open access introduction + New Books discussion)

Posted on August 12, 2020 by stuartelden

Rosemary-Claire Collard, Animal Traffic: Lively Capital in the Global Exotic Pet Trade – Duke University Press, September 2020. The Introduction is open access here. Update: there is a discussion on the New Books podcast here. Parrots and snakes, wild cats and monkeys—exotic … Continue reading →

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Joseph Confavreux interviews Achille Mbembe about Brutalisme at New Frame

Posted on August 12, 2020 by stuartelden

Joseph Confavreux interview with Achille Mbembe about Brutalisme at New Frame  

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Matt Bluemink, Bernard Stiegler: in memoriam (3am Magazine)

Posted on August 12, 2020 by stuartelden

Matt Bluemink, Bernard Stiegler: in memoriam (3am Magazine) On Thursday the 6th of August 2020 we lost one of the most unique and important philosophers of the last thirty years. To me, Bernard Stiegler was a constant source of knowledge … Continue reading →

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