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Academic Books of 2016 – my personal list

Posted on December 24, 2016 by stuartelden

Many of the academic books I read this year were for the Foucault and Shakespeare work, and few were published this year. This alphabetical list is of the twenty books published this year which I read and liked the most. … Continue reading →

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My favourite music of 2016

Posted on December 23, 2016 by stuartelden

A very good year for music, I thought. These are the albums I liked the most… 1. Airbag, Disconnected 2. Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile Extended, Continuum 3. Big Big Train, Folklore 4. David Bowie, Blackstar 5. Kate Bush/The K Fellowship, Before … Continue reading →

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Danger, Crime and Rights: A 1983 Conversation between Michel Foucault and Jonathan Simon (open access)

Posted on December 22, 2016 by stuartelden

Although it was available online earlier this year, “Danger, Crime and Rights: A Conversation between Michel Foucault and Jonathan Simon” is formally published in Theory, Culture & Society , Vol 34 No 1, pp. 3-27. It is currently available open … Continue reading →

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Network of Concerned Geographers – petition to the Association of American Geographers

Posted on December 21, 2016 by stuartelden

Please consider joining many Geographers and signing the following petition to the Association of American Geographers. It calls for the AAG to study and take action on the growing entanglements between the US military and the discipline of geography. We would like … Continue reading →

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Where to start with reading Peter Sloterdijk? – reading guide updated

Posted on December 20, 2016 by stuartelden

Where to start with reading Peter Sloterdijk? – my reading guide has been updated, with links to recent translations and the forthcoming The Aesthetic Imperative: Writings on Art.

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Books received – Shakespeare, Lefebvre, Tel Quel, Sloterdijk, Lacan

Posted on December 20, 2016 by stuartelden

The new Lefebvre translation Marxist Thought and the City, Sloterdijk’s Not Saved: Essays After Heidegger, the Arden third series edition of The Comedy of Errors, Lacan’s second seminar, and a copy of the Tel Quel collection Théorie d’ensemble.

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Letzlove-Portrait(s) Foucault – a play on the Foucault/Voetzel encounter

Posted on December 19, 2016 by stuartelden

Thanks to Felix de Montety for the link to this – Letzlove-Portrait(s) Foucault. This is a play based on the Foucault/Voetzel encounter, which led to the book Vingt ans et après. Été 1975. Un jeune homme fait du stop sur l’autoroute … Continue reading →

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Derek Gregory’s Geographical Imaginations blog guide

Posted on December 19, 2016 by stuartelden

Derek Gregory’s ever-interesting Geographical Imaginations blog now has a guide to past posts, grouped by theme. I’ve been pleased to see how often old posts are consulted by readers: I never intended this to be a fleet of ships passing … Continue reading →

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Judith Butler – Borders and the Politics of Mourning video (keynote and discussion)

Posted on December 19, 2016 by stuartelden

Judith Butler – Borders and the Politics of Mourning Panel discussion with Maurizio Albahari, Alexandra Délano, Jenny Edkins, Burkhard Liebsch, and Benjamin Nienass, followed by comments from Banu Bargu and Anne McNevin.

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David Harvey Marx & Capital Lecture 6: Bad Infinity and the Madness of Economic Reason

Posted on December 19, 2016 by stuartelden

David Harvey Marx & Capital Lecture 6: Bad Infinity and the Madness of Economic Reason

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