Author Archives: stuartelden

Iain D. Thomson, Rethinking Death in and after Heidegger – Cambridge University Press, December 2024 and New Books discussion

Posted on February 25, 2025 by stuartelden

Iain D. Thomson, Rethinking Death in and after Heidegger – Cambridge University Press, December 2024 New Books discussion with Stephen Dozeman. Thanks to dmf for the link. Iain D. Thomson is renowned for radically rethinking Heidegger’s views on metaphysics, technology, … Continue reading →

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Stefanos Geroulanos, ‘In Memoriam: Anson Rabinbach (1945–2025)’

Posted on February 24, 2025 by stuartelden

Stefanos Geroulanos, ‘In Memoriam: Anson Rabinbach (1945–2025)‘ – JHI Blog; originally at Mosse Program Blog

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Michael Rembis, Writing Mad Lives in the Age of the Asylum – Oxford University Press, 2025 and New Books discussion

Posted on February 24, 2025 by stuartelden

Michael Rembis, Writing Mad Lives in the Age of the Asylum – Oxford University Press, 2025 The asylum–at once a place of refuge, incarceration, and abuse–touched the lives of many Americans living between 1830 and 1950. What began as a … Continue reading →

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Walter B. Henning, Robert Oppenheimer, Ernst Kantorowicz, the Institute for Advanced Study and the Khwarezmian Dictionary Project

Posted on February 23, 2025 by stuartelden

Walter Bruno Henning spent part of the 1955-56 academic year at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. His project at the time was described by him as “Analysis of the Khwarezmian language; collection of material for the Corpus Inscriptionem … Continue reading →

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John M. Efron, All Consuming: Germans, Jews, and the Meaning of Meat – Stanford University Press, April 2025

Posted on February 22, 2025 by stuartelden

John M. Efron, All Consuming: Germans, Jews, and the Meaning of Meat – Stanford University Press, April 2025 In Judaism, meat is of paramount importance as it constitutes the very focal point of the dietary laws. With an intricate set … Continue reading →

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Two recent pieces by Jo van Every on writing

Posted on February 21, 2025 by stuartelden

Two recent pieces by Jo van Every on writing – Conferences as motivation to write – Untangling your thoughts as you write There are lots of links and posts on Writing and Publishing on this site, including other pieces from … Continue reading →

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Ingrid Robeyns, Limitarianism: The Case against Extreme Wealth – Penguin, paperback 2025

Posted on February 21, 2025 by stuartelden

Ingrid Robeyns, Limitarianism: The Case against Extreme Wealth – Penguin, paperback 2025 “A powerful case for limitarianism—the idea that we should set a maximum on how much resources one individual can appropriate. A must-read!”—Thomas Piketty, bestselling author of Capital in … Continue reading →

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Michel Serres, Hermes II: Interference, trans. Randolph Burke – University of Minnesota Press, April 2025

Posted on February 20, 2025 by stuartelden

Michel Serres, Hermes II: Interference, trans. Randolph Burke – University of Minnesota Press, April 2025 Unveiling the hidden connections in the network of knowledge Hermes II: Interference is the second in a series of works by philosopher Michel Serres using Hermes, … Continue reading →

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“Foucault, Dynastics and Power Relations: Between Archaeology and Genealogy” – forthcoming in Philosophy, Politics and Critique

Posted on February 20, 2025 by stuartelden

Out soon – “Foucault, Dynastics and Power Relations: Between Archaeology and Genealogy” – forthcoming in Philosophy, Politics and Critique Update May 2025: it is now published here. The article requires subscription, but as ever please email me if you don’t … Continue reading →

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Stephen Legg, Spaces of Anticolonialism: Delhi’s Urban Governmentalities – University of Georgia Press, March 2025

Posted on February 19, 2025 by stuartelden

Stephen Legg, Spaces of Anticolonialism: Delhi’s Urban Governmentalities – University of Georgia Press, March 2025 Spaces of Anticolonialism: Delhi’s Urban Governmentalities provides a spatial analysis of the anticolonial governmentalities that emerged in the colonial capital of British India. Reading across imperial … Continue reading →

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