Author Archives: stuartelden

Michel Foucault, Dire vrai sur soi-même – 1982 Toronto lectures out from Vrin

Posted on March 27, 2017 by stuartelden

Michel Foucault, Dire vrai sur soi-même: Conférences prononcées à l’Université Victoria de Toronto is forthcoming from Vrin in February 2017. This is a volume in a series which has, until this point, largely comprised updated and critical editions of texts previously available in English or French, like the 1980 Berkeley/Dartmouth lectures or the 1983 parrēsia lectures from […]

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Some responses to the post about ‘Why I prioritise writing books over articles, even in an era of research assessment’

Posted on March 27, 2017 by stuartelden

Some responses to the post about ‘Why I prioritise writing books over articles, even in an era of research assessment‘. The post got a lot of hits, partly through multiple retweets. While I also replied to the comments I saw … Continue reading →

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Books received – review work for Polity and Sage

Posted on March 27, 2017 by stuartelden

A pile of recent books received in recompense for review work, and a couple of others sent by Polity from their Key Contemporary Thinkers series.

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The End of Term 2

Posted on March 27, 2017 by stuartelden

The Maynooth and Dublin events were the last of a sequence of talks. Over this term I also gave talks in London (SOAS, IHR, British Library), Durham, Oslo, and Kingston. Often invitations grew after acceptance – come to give a seminar, but also … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Michel Foucault, terrain, Territory, Travel, Uncategorized, Universities, William Shakespeare, Writing | 1 Comment

Back from Maynooth and Dublin – terrain and Foucault

Posted on March 27, 2017 by stuartelden

I had two very enjoyable days in Ireland last week. First, to give a talk entitled “Terrain: The Materiality of Territory” to the Department of Geography seminar, at the National University Ireland, Maynooth. I also met with students over lunch to … Continue reading →

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Off to Maynooth and Dublin – talks on Terrain, publishing and Foucault

Posted on March 23, 2017 by stuartelden

It’s a little difficult to treat today as just another day, after the events in London yesterday, but I’m just about to head to Ireland for a couple of events. This evening at 4pm I’ll be giving a talk entitled “Terrain: … Continue reading →

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Alexander Vasudevan, The Autonomous City: A History of Urban Squatting – Verso

Posted on March 22, 2017 by stuartelden

Alexander Vasudevan, The Autonomous City: A History of Urban Squatting forthcoming with Verso in April. A radical history of squatting and the struggle for the right to remake the city The Autonomous City is the first popular history of squatting as practised … Continue reading →

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Marcelo Hoffman, In the Shadow of Dictatorship: Foucault in Brazil

Posted on March 22, 2017 by stuartelden

Marcelo Hoffman, In the Shadow of Dictatorship: Foucault in Brazil at the Theory, Culture & Society website. Review of Heliana de Barros Conde Rodrigues, Ensaios sobre Michel Foucault no Brasil: Presença, efeitos, ressonâncias  (Lamparina 2016), 176 pages Michel Foucault visited … Continue reading →

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Lorraine Daston ed. Science in the Archives – new from University of Chicago Press

Posted on March 21, 2017 by stuartelden

Lorraine Daston ed. Science in the Archives: Pasts, Presents, Futures – new from University of Chicago Press. Archives bring to mind rooms filled with old papers and dusty artifacts. But for scientists, the detritus of the past can be a treasure … Continue reading →

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Why I prioritise writing books over articles, even in an era of research assessment

Posted on March 20, 2017 by stuartelden

There is a widespread perception that the UK higher education system emphasises quantity over quality in terms of publications, and that there is a constant need to write and submit journal articles. Yet in a six or seven-year research cycle, … Continue reading →

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