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Deborah Cowen – The Deadly Life of Logistics

Posted on July 8, 2014 by stuartelden

Deborah Cowen’s new book – out in September.

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IBRU Relaunched as Centre for Borders Research

Posted on July 8, 2014 by stuartelden

On its 25th anniversary, IBRU, formerly the Durham University’s International Boundaries Research Unit, has been relaunched as Durham University’s Centre for Borders Research. Although past and current clients of IBRU’s consulting and training services likely will see little difference (aside from…

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New issue of Radical Philosophy, including discussion of the politics of translation

Posted on July 8, 2014 by stuartelden

A new issue of Radical Philosophy is out, including a very interesting discussion of the politics of translation. The specific case is Hegel, and the new Terry Pinkard translation of the Phenomenology of Spirit, but the issues raised go beyond this … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s major works to appear in a Pléiade edition

Posted on July 8, 2014 by stuartelden

Foucault’s major works – his sole-authored books, plus some articles – will appear in a two-volume collection in 2015 as a prestigious Pléiade edition. Thanks to Colin Gordon for alerting me to the news. Frédéric Gros is interviewed about this here (in French). Among … Continue reading →

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L’Usage des plaisirs et Le Souci de soi de Michel Foucault. Regards critiques 1984-1987 (2014)

Posted on July 8, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
L’Usage des plaisirs et Le Souci de soi de Michel Foucault. Regards critiques 1984-1987 coédition PUC – IMEC, Juillet 2014 Dossier coordonné par Luca Paltrinieri. Textes choisis et présentés par Philippe Artières, Jean-François Bert, Sandra…

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Globe, Governmentality, Geometrics – poster for my Groningen lecture in September

Posted on July 7, 2014 by stuartelden
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Top ten posts on Progressive Geographies this week

Posted on July 6, 2014 by stuartelden

How powerful is your passport? – infographic Nine critical theory books from June Embedding Agamben’s Critique of Foucault: The Theological and Pastoral Origins of Governmentality (2014) Novels read in the first half of 2014 Five apps I find really useful … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Bagelman and Sarah Marie Wiebe on the Northern Gateway Pipelines Project

Posted on July 5, 2014 by stuartelden

My ex-Durham colleague Jennifer Bagelman and Sarah Marie Wiebe discuss the Northern Gateway Pipelines Project in The New York Times. They suggest the pipeline would function more as a border than a gateway: If completed, this border would cut across indigenous territory, … Continue reading →

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Embedding Agamben’s Critique of Foucault: The Theological and Pastoral Origins of Governmentality (2014)

Posted on July 5, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Dotan Leshem, Embedding Agamben’s Critique of Foucault: The Theological and Pastoral Origins of Governmentality, Theory, Culture & Society, June 30, 2014 doi: 10.1177/0263276414537315 Abstract This article tackles Giorgio Agamben’s critique of Michel Foucault’s genealogy of…

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Warburg Institute library court-case begins

Posted on July 4, 2014 by stuartelden

Times Higher Education has the story of the court-case to decide if the collection of the Warburg Institute can be broken up. This has been a threat for several years, and that it will be resolved in court is a … Continue reading →

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