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Michel Foucault: The Late Lectures (2014)

Posted on December 22, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcUQ6JpKXgE&feature=youtu.be Michel Foucault: The Late Lectures Columbia Maison Française November 7, 2014, a panel discussion with Seyla Benhabib, François Ewald, Bernard E. Harcourt, George Kateb, and Emmanuelle Saada. In his late Collège de France lectures,…

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Foucault and Neoliberalism – the debate continues (on Progressive Geographies)

Posted on December 22, 2014 by stuartelden

There are some interesting comments on last week’s thoughts on the Foucault and Neoliberalism debate – here. In particular the points made by Stephen Shapiro and Michael Behrent are worth reading – both are situating the discussion within a wider … Continue reading →

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Top posts on Progressive Geographies this week

Posted on December 21, 2014 by stuartelden

The Foucault and neoliberalism debate dominated this week – with my response the most popular post on this site in some time. Foucault and Neoliberalism – a few thoughts in response to the Zamora piece in Jacobin Stuart Elden on … Continue reading →

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Postmodern Velázquez (2014)

Posted on December 21, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Postmodern Velázquez, New York Times, Dec 11 2014 In Michel Foucault’s  essay on Velázquez’s  baroque masterpiece “Las Meninas,”  he comments on Velázquez’s decision to insert his self-portrait into the painting’s narrative, planting a seed that…

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The domestic uncanny and the geographical unconscious: two new reviews

Posted on December 21, 2014 by stuartelden

Two new reviews at the Society and Space open site.

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Foucault audio and video recordings – minor updates to chronological list

Posted on December 20, 2014 by stuartelden

I’ve now updated the list of Foucault audio and video recordings, including a recording of the first few lectures of L’hermeneutique du sujet from 1982. This recording then jumps to lectures from 1984. This list is part of the ‘Foucault Resources‘ part … Continue reading →

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88 Critical Theory Books That Came Out in 2014

Posted on December 20, 2014 by stuartelden

critical-theory.com rounds up ‘88 Critical Theory Books That Came Out in 2014‘ Some of these will also be on my end of year list, which I hope to post soon. But plenty more ideas here for things I’ve not yet … Continue reading →

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New papers and reviews for December

Posted on December 19, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on AntipodeFoundation.org:
Thus far in December we’ve published three new papers, three reviews, and an Antipode lecture. Papers The Elusive Inclusive: Black Food Geographies and Racialized Food Spaces by Margaret Marietta Ramírez Abstract: North American food scholars,…

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Foucault’s ‘Rêver de ses plaisirs’ – comparison of the 1983 article and 1984 chapter (and a request for help)

Posted on December 19, 2014 by stuartelden

As a kind of appendix to my comparison of the three different introductions to the History of Sexuality volume II, I thought I would share my working notes on the two different versions of the first chapter of History of Sexuality volume … Continue reading →

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Time Magazine profile of Foucault from 1981

Posted on December 19, 2014 by stuartelden

In 1981 Foucault was profiled in Time magazine – Otto Friedrich with Sandra Burton, “France’s Philosopher of Power”, Time, November 16 1981, pp. 58-9. I’d seen a few references to this piece before, such as in Mark Kelly’s guide to the first … Continue reading →

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