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Interview with Philippe Bonditti on Foucault and the Modern International

Posted on March 7, 2017 by stuartelden

Interview with Philippe Bonditti, one of the co-editors of the new book Foucault and the Modern International. Silences and Legacies for the Study of World Politics published in the CERI Sciences Po Series on International Relations and Political Economy, Palgrave MacMillan, 2017. … Continue reading →

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Geraldine Pratt to Give the Society and Space Lecture at the 2017 AAG

Posted on March 7, 2017 by stuartelden

Geraldine Pratt to Give the Society & Space Lecture at the 2017 AAG – from Society and Space. We are delighted to announce that Geraldine Pratt, Professor of Geography at the University of British Columbia, will give the Society and … Continue reading →

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8 Critical Theory books that came out in February 2017

Posted on March 6, 2017 by stuartelden

Another useful roundup – Eagleton, Oliver, Negri, Connolly, Ciccariello-Maher, Bown, Althusser, Bell. As Eugene Wolters says, “If you’re an author or publisher with a forthcoming book, send us a line at tips@critical-theory.com”

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Goldsmiths talk on early Foucault postponed

Posted on March 6, 2017 by stuartelden

In my updates on my work on the early Foucault, I’ve mentioned that I was going to be speaking on 10 March at Goldsmiths. This talk is now going to be rescheduled for later in the year.

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Back from Oslo and the ‘Technologies of Space: Verticality, Volume, Infrastructure’ symposium

Posted on March 6, 2017 by stuartelden

I’m now back after a good trip to Oslo for the Technologies of Space: Verticality, Volume, Infrastructure symposium I spoke on the topic of “Terrain’s Volume”, which was a version of a talk I’ve now given in Gießen, Durham, and London. It’s nearing a … Continue reading →

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CFP 2017 Annual Millennium Conference – The Politics of Time in International Relations

Posted on March 3, 2017 by stuartelden

CALL FOR PAPERS – Deadline 15 June, 2017 2017 Annual Millennium Conference The Politics of Time in International Relations Keynote Address: Dipesh Chakrabarty (University of Chicago) Opening Address: Kimberly Hutchings (Queen Mary, University of London) Full details:  https://millenniumjournal.org/annual-conference/

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Books received – Canguilhem, Foucault and the Modern International, Kantorowicz

Posted on March 1, 2017 by stuartelden

A contributor copy of Foucault and the Modern International, the two published volumes of Canguilhem’s Oeuvres and his work on the reflex, and a copy of Ernst Kantorowicz’s biography of Friedrich II – the second volume is the later supplementary … Continue reading →

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Geography Books

Posted on February 28, 2017 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Pop Theory:
It’s sad, I know, but one of my favourite places is the Bookbarn, in Somerset on the road from Bristol to Wells. It is, as the name suggests, a big barn full of old books…

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‘The Bibliothèque Nationale is no doubt the one place in which Foucault spent the most years of his life’

Posted on February 27, 2017 by stuartelden

As I renew my British Library card for another three years, and think all the years I’ve been working here – initially in the old reading room in the British Museum, and then for almost twenty years at the St … Continue reading →

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A roundup of posts on time management etc.

Posted on February 27, 2017 by stuartelden

And following that last post, a bit of a round-up of a number of posts by others on time management etc. While some of the things here are not for everyone, part of the overall motivation is to help to prioritise, … Continue reading →

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