Author Archives: stuartelden

Biopolitics in the Time of Coronavirus

Posted on April 3, 2020 by stuartelden

Originally posted on In the Moment:
Daniele Lorenzini ? In a recent blog post, Joshua Clover rightly notices the swift emergence of a new panoply of “genres of the quarantine.” It should not come as a surprise that one of…

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Frédéric Keck, Avian Reservoirs: Virus Hunters and Birdwatchers in Chinese Sentinel Posts – Duke University Press, January 2020

Posted on April 1, 2020 by stuartelden

Frédéric Keck, Avian Reservoirs: Virus Hunters and Birdwatchers in Chinese Sentinel Posts – Duke UP, January 2020 I’d missed this when it came out early this year, so thanks to Sebastien Nobert for the link. Clearly written some time ago, … Continue reading →

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Achille Mbembe, Out of the Dark Night: Essays on Decolonization – Columbia UP, August 2020

Posted on April 1, 2020 by stuartelden

Good to see that an English translation of Achille Mbembe, Sortir de la grande nuit is forthcoming in August 2020 from Columbia University Press – Out of the Dark Night: Essays on Decolonization   Achille Mbembe is one of the world’s most … Continue reading →

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Andy Merrifield, ‘Mystified Consciousness’ in Monthly Review – on Lefebvre’s relevance today

Posted on March 30, 2020 by stuartelden

Andy Merrifield,‘Mystified Consciousness’ in Monthly Review – on Lefebvre’s relevance to today. Andy’s book Marx Dead and Alive is forthcoming from Monthly Review Press.

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Derek Gregory, Under Afghan Skies – Prologue and Part I

Posted on March 30, 2020 by stuartelden

Derek Gregory’s Geographical Imaginations blog has been quiet for a while, but he’s just posted two parts of his extended essay, “Under Afghan Skies” – Prologue and Part I Here’s the first part of the Prologue post: In what seems … Continue reading →

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Mary Floyd-Wilson and Garrett A. Sullivan (eds.), Geographies of Embodiment in Early Modern England – OUP, 2020

Posted on March 30, 2020 by stuartelden

Mary Floyd-Wilson and Garrett A. Sullivan (eds.), Geographies of Embodiment in Early Modern England – OUP, May 2020 Geographies of Embodiment in Early Modern England gathers essays from prominent scholars of English Renaissance literature and history who have made substantial … Continue reading →

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In search of an Arendt (mis)quotation

Posted on March 30, 2020 by stuartelden

Hannah Arendt’s work, especially The Origins of Totalitarianism, has been back in the news the last few years for obvious reasons. One quotation in particular seems to be especially pertinent. It reads: “One of the greatest advantages of the totalitarian elites … Continue reading →

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Geographers, sociologists, philosophers etc. on covid-19 – updated

Posted on March 28, 2020 by stuartelden

I’ve been adding things to the list of Geographers, sociologists, philosophers etc. on covid-19 Recent additions include several from the Verso blog, a new piece by Agamben in English and Italian, and open access material from Wiley-Blackwell There is a … Continue reading →

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The Deleuze Seminars, Website Launch

Posted on March 27, 2020 by stuartelden

Originally posted on The Philosophy of Movement:
**I have been on the editorial team for years for this project and today we are launching our NEH funded website. It is by far the most comprehensive collection of Deleuze’s seminars on…

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La mort sa mérite – Nicolas Drolc’s film of Serge Livrozet, now freely available (with English subtitles)

Posted on March 26, 2020 by stuartelden

La mort sa mérite – Nicolas Drolc’s film of Serge Livrozet, is now freely available. Livrozet was involved in the Group d’information sur les prisons with Foucault, and then co-founded the Comité d’Action des Prisonniers. Nicolas previously directed the excellent … Continue reading →

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