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The Routledge Handbook of Biopolitics (Forthcoming 2017)

Posted on December 12, 2016 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
The Routledge Handbook of Biopolitics Edited by Sergei Prozorov, Simona Rentea, Forthcoming 2017 – Routledge About the Book The problematic of biopolitics has become increasingly important in the social sciences. Inaugurated by Michel Foucault’s genealogical…

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Henri Lefebvre, Marxist Thought and the City published and 30% discount code

Posted on December 8, 2016 by stuartelden

Henri Lefebvre, Marxist Thought and the City, translated by Robert Bonnano and with a brief preface by me has been published by University of Minnesota Press. It is available in cloth and paperback editions, and can be ordered with a 30% discount … Continue reading →

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The Early Foucault update 1: a week at the Bibliothèque Nationale

Posted on December 7, 2016 by stuartelden

My post at the end of last week on beginning work on a possible book on the early Foucault got some attention and enthusiasm, for which I am grateful. By the time I posted it I was already in Paris, … Continue reading →

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Verso End of Year Highlights 2016 (with 50% off) – includes Lefebvre’s Metaphilosophy

Posted on December 7, 2016 by stuartelden

Verso End of Year Highlights list for 2016 – with 50% off all books – includes Lefebvre’s Metaphilosophy (edited by Stuart Elden; translated by David Fernbach). Available for the first time in English, Lefebvre’s Metaphilosophy features this beautiful die-cut cover design (by Neil … Continue reading →

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David Harvey Marx & Capital Lecture 5: Use Values: The Production of Wants, Needs and Desires

Posted on December 7, 2016 by stuartelden

David Harvey Marx & Capital Lecture 5: Use Values: The Production of Wants, Needs and Desires  

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Stuart Hall, Selected Political Writings

Posted on December 7, 2016 by stuartelden

Stuart Hall, Selected Political Writings – forthcoming with Lawrence & Wishart. In one sense, of course, all of Stuart Hall’s writing was political, but this collection focuses on the essays he wrote throughout his life that directly engaged with political … Continue reading →

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13 Critical Theory books that came out in November

Posted on December 5, 2016 by stuartelden

13 Critical Theory books that came out in November – as ever, a very useful roundup.

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(Almost…) In the Ruins of the Cold War Bunker – materiality, affect and meaning making

Posted on December 5, 2016 by stuartelden

Originally posted on lukebennett13:
Nearly there – the manuscript will be with the publisher by the end of this week. Here’s a sneak peek at the 14 essays that make up my bunker book (due for publication by Rowman &…

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Jacques Lacan’s earliest seminars from 1952-53 – a question

Posted on December 5, 2016 by stuartelden

Jacques Lacan began his weekly seminars in 1951, and these moved to the Sainte-Anne hospital in 1952. There are reports that from the first Sainte-Anne series these were typed by a shorthand typist. These shorthand typescripts were the basis for … Continue reading →

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From Our Fellows podcast 02, December 2016 – including a piece by me on Shakespeare and Territory

Posted on December 2, 2016 by stuartelden

The British Academy has begun a series of short podcasts where fellows talk about aspects of their work. I’m featured in the second of these, just released. The task was to speak about our work, but to keep to six minutes. … Continue reading →

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