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Dominique Janicaud, Heidegger in France – forthcoming in October from Indiana University Press

Posted on September 19, 2015 by stuartelden

Dominique Janicaud’s important book Heidegger in France is forthcoming in English translation in October from Indiana University Press, translated by François Raffoul and David Pettigrew. Dominique Janicaud claimed that every French intellectual movement—from existentialism to psychoanalysis—was influenced by Martin Heidegger. This … Continue reading →

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Geographica Helvetica forum on Heidegger, critical geography and the ‘black notebooks’ – call for further contributions

Posted on September 18, 2015 by stuartelden

The multi-lingual journal “Geographica Helvetica” (Swiss Journal of Geography), an open access journal, has recently launched a discussion forum on “Heidegger and critical geography”. In the discussion forum, contributors discuss the question how we should engage Heidegger’s thought after and … Continue reading →

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Michel Foucault: A Research Companion – forthcoming in November from Sverre Raffnsøe, Morten S Thaning, Marius Gudmand-Hoyer

Posted on September 17, 2015 by stuartelden

Michel Foucault: A Research Companion – forthcoming in November 2015 from Sverre Raffnsøe, Morten S Thaning, Marius Gudmand-Hoyer. Michel Foucault continues to be hugely influential. His diagnoses challenge us to rethink crucial phenomena such as madness, discipline, the human sciences, … Continue reading →

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Foucault: The Birth of Power Update 3 – Théories et institutions pénales and activist work on health and asylums

Posted on September 17, 2015 by stuartelden

Since the last update, I’ve been working on two aspects of this project. The first was on the 1971-72 course Théories et institutions pénales, for Chapter Two. There are two main parts of the course, on the Nu-Pieds revolts of … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Territory reviewed in Politička misao by Višeslav Raos (in Croatian)

Posted on September 15, 2015 by stuartelden

The Birth of Territory has been reviewed in Politička misao by Višeslav Raos (in Croatian). The review is open access, and is the second review in a Croatian journal (see also the one in Croatian International Relations Review by Daniel Šaric – also open … Continue reading →

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How We Write – the open access collection reviewed and highlighted

Posted on September 15, 2015 by stuartelden

How We Write – the open access collection edited by Suzanne Conklin Akbari, which includes thirteen short pieces on academic writing – has been getting  a bit of attention already. It was chosen as a highlighted title on open access site Unglue.it and … Continue reading →

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Talk on Foucault’s collaborative projects, 10 November at the LSE

Posted on September 14, 2015 by stuartelden

I’ve just agreed to give a talk on Foucault’s collaborative projects in November at the LSE. This is part of the seminar series on ‘Cities, Space & Development’, so I’ll talk about the work on urban infrastructure, hospitals and public health, … Continue reading →

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Time Served: Discipline and Punish Forty Years On – a few thoughts after the Nottingham conference

Posted on September 14, 2015 by stuartelden

On Friday I gave the opening plenary lecture to the ‘Time Served: Discipline and Punish Forty Years On‘ conference, organised by Sophie Fuggle and held at the Galleries of Justice in Nottingham. The room we were in for much of the event was … Continue reading →

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Books received – Schmitt, Kurelić, Porchnev, JUCS, Annals, RP, The Funambulist

Posted on September 14, 2015 by stuartelden

Carl Schmitt’s Dialogues on Power and Space, Zoran Kurelić (ed.), Violence, Art and Politics (a gift from one of the contributors, Krešimir Petković), Boris Porchnev’s Les soulèvements populaires en France de 1623 à 1648 (see why here), and recent issues of the Journal of Urban Cultural Studies, Annals … Continue reading →

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Neil Smith Tribute, tomorrow in Barcelona

Posted on September 13, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on multipliciudades:
The Neil Smith tribute organized by Espais Crítics is approaching and I am thrilled to join the event tomorrow, as it will be a great opportunity not only to enjoy the interesting set of selected papers…

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