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Social Morphogenesis: Five Years of Inquiring Into Social Change – British Library, May 30 2017

Posted on April 24, 2017 by stuartelden

Social Morphogenesis: Five Years of Inquiring Into Social Change Postmodernity. Second modernity. Network Society. Late modernity. Liquid modernity. Such concepts have dominated social thought in recent decades, with a bewildering array of claims about social change and its implications. But … Continue reading →

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Chronicle Vitae – The Art of ‘No’

Posted on April 24, 2017 by stuartelden

This is some good advice on the need to, and how to, say ‘no’ to some of the requests that come your way. Early in my career, I struggled to say no. I was asked to serve on committee after … Continue reading →

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Christopher Watkin’s research hacks on conference presentations

Posted on April 24, 2017 by stuartelden

Research hacks #14: 15 tips on planning and writing a conference paper Research hacks #15: Tips on delivering a conference paper Research hacks #16: 20 tips on timekeeping and technology for your conference presentation Research hacks #17: 15 tips on fielding … Continue reading →

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Hubert Dreyfus (1929-2017)

Posted on April 23, 2017 by stuartelden

I heard the news yesterday that Hubert Dreyfus had died at the age of 87. While it was shared on social media, it took a while for an official notification. Dreyfus’s Twitter account simply said ‘Reports of my demise are … Continue reading →

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The ICE LAW Project comes out from the cold

Posted on April 23, 2017 by stuartelden

The ICE LAW Project is close to concluding its first full year of funding and we’re in the midst of a particularly active few months. We’ve been providing regular updates on the ICE LAW Project’s website and Twitter feed. However,…

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Last week’s to do list

Posted on April 22, 2017 by stuartelden

Just back from a good week’s holiday, cycling in Lanzarote. The hire bike was great fun – a BH G6 Pro. I borrowed one of these for a weekend in Australia a couple of years ago, in a slightly earlier … Continue reading →

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The Early Foucault update 6: Foucault’s teachers, and returning to his work on Binswanger

Posted on April 13, 2017 by stuartelden

I’ve largely been able to continue the focus of the last update, with a series of fairly uninterrupted days’ research and writing. Aside from continuing work on Lacan, I’ve also been looking at the people who taught Foucault. Merleau-Ponty is … Continue reading →

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10 Critical Theory books from March 2017

Posted on April 13, 2017 by stuartelden

A little late, but still a very useful roundup from Critical Theory: Pettifor, May, Adamczak, Grosz, Badiou & Cassin, Eyers, Bonneuil & Fressoz, Grusin, Grossman, and Ogden.

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Walter Benjamin’s thirteen rules for writing

Posted on April 13, 2017 by stuartelden

Walter Benjamin’s rules for writing – something I shared in the early days of this blog, but worth doing so again. I. Anyone intending to embark on a major work should be lenient with themselves and, having completed a stint, … Continue reading →

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The Early Foucault and the Politics of European Intellectual History – Amsterdam lecture, 31 May 2017

Posted on April 12, 2017 by stuartelden

While visiting ACCESS Europe in Amsterdam, I’ll be giving this public lecture: “The Early Foucault and the Politics of European Intellectual History“, 31st May, 5pm This lecture by ACCESS EUROPE Visiting Scholar Stuart Elden reports on a project tracing the intellectual … Continue reading →

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