Author Archives: stuartelden

The Function of Criticism at the Present Time – on the work of Lauren Berlant

Posted on April 14, 2015 by stuartelden

Interesting piece in the LA Review of Books, “The Function of Criticism at the Present Time“, which looks at the work of Lauren Berlant. Berlant will be giving the Society and Space lecture at the Association of American Geographers meeting … Continue reading →

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An interview with radical publisher François Maspero (1932-2015): ‘A few misunderstandings’

Posted on April 14, 2015 by stuartelden

In commemoration of the death of author and publisher François Maspero, who passed away on Saturday, April 11 at the age of 83. Verso presents this translated interview with the founder of Éditions Maspero, the publishing house which has served as … Continue reading →

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Kelly Oliver, Earth and World: Philosophy after the Apollo Missions

Posted on April 13, 2015 by stuartelden

Kelly Oliver, Earth and World: Philosophy after the Apollo Missions – thanks to John Protevi for the link. Critically engaging the work of Immanuel Kant, Hannah Arendt, Martin Heidegger, and Jacques Derrida together with her own observations on contemporary politics, … Continue reading →

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Jacques Derrida’s early essay on Shakespeare’s idea of Kingship – ‘Quite unintelligible’

Posted on April 12, 2015 by stuartelden

This page of an assignment by Jacques Derrida on Shakespeare is quite wonderful. He would have been 19-20 years old, while in a khâgne class – post-school, pre-university. While the teacher’s comment that some of this is ‘quite unintelligible’ is very funny; … Continue reading →

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Top posts this week on Progressive Geographies

Posted on April 12, 2015 by stuartelden

Terry Eagleton, The Slow Death of the University Henri Lefebvre, Metaphilosophy – forthcoming in 2016 from Verso with introduction by Stuart Elden Wendy Brown, Undoing the Demos: Neoliberalism’s Stealth Revolution Heidegger, National Socialism and the editing of the Gesamtausgabe Call … Continue reading →

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Forgiving Foucault and Defining Neoliberalism

Posted on April 11, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on sanshistory:
“Economics is therefore not the analysis of processes; it is the analysis of an activity. So it is no longer the analysis of the historical logic of processes; it is the analysis of internal rationality, the…

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Lively Infrastructures -Ash Amin

Posted on April 11, 2015 by stuartelden

Originally posted on synthetic zerØ:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeZervZXxwA

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Marijn Nieuwenhuis: Spatial Sensitivity, Terrestrial Fixity and China’s Territory

Posted on April 11, 2015 by stuartelden

A bit late linking to this, but there is an interesting interview with my Warwick colleague Marijn Nieuwenhuis in the ‘Geopolitical Passport’ series at Exploring Geopolitics.

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Catherine Malabou 2015 Wellek Lectures – “Metamorphoses of Intelligence”

Posted on April 11, 2015 by stuartelden

Catherine Malabou will give the 2015 Wellek Lectures on May 20-22. The topic is “Metamorphoses of Intelligence”. The Critical Theory Institute at UC Irvine presents the Wellek Library Lectures, featuring Catherine Malbou. Malabou will be giving three lectures on “Metamorphoses of Intelligence.” … Continue reading →

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Henri Lefebvre, Metaphilosophy – forthcoming in 2016 from Verso with introduction by Stuart Elden

Posted on April 10, 2015 by stuartelden

Henri Lefebvre’s fundamental book Métaphilosophie is forthcoming in translation in Spring 2016 from Verso. It will have an introduction from me. Further details when available. I’ve long wanted this book to be translated – hopefully as the first of a few of … Continue reading →

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