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Adam David Morton on Victor Serge and Spatial Historicism

Posted on November 1, 2013 by stuartelden

Adam David Morton has some interesting reflections on Victor Serge and Spatial Historicism at his For the Desk Drawer blog.

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Critical-Theory.com’s five books that came out in October – Balibar, Spanos, Morton, Jameson, Hancox

Posted on November 1, 2013 by stuartelden

List and details here.

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Steinberg and Grayson on yesterday’s UK university strike

Posted on November 1, 2013 by stuartelden

Two interesting pieces on yesterday’s UK university strike – from Phil Steinberg and Kyle Grayson. I was on strike too, hence the lack of posts on this blog yesterday. You can read more about the strike and its reasons on … Continue reading →

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More books received

Posted on October 30, 2013 by stuartelden

All from University of Chicago Press in recompense for some review work – some interesting books from Eric Santner, Cary Wolfe, Derrida, Tracy B. Strong, and a couple on political theology and/or Shakespeare.

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Books received

Posted on October 30, 2013 by stuartelden

Three old Althusser volumes; Eric Hazan’s history of the barricade; the reissue of Lefebvre’s Rhythmanalysis; Chamayou’s Manhunts; and two new books (well, one 2013 and one 2011) by Daniel Heller-Roazen.

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Foucault, On the Government of the Living – forthcoming in 2014

Posted on October 30, 2013 by stuartelden

Palgrave now have a page for Foucault’s 1979-80 lecture course On the Government of the Living. Thanks to Harvey Shoolman for the alert. [update – publication has slipped from March to September 2014]

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Concept of World from Kant to Derrida – open access preview

Posted on October 30, 2013 by stuartelden

Thanks to dmfant for the alert to this open access preview of Sean Gaston’s very useful book The Concept of World from Kant to Derrida.

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Ariel’s Ecology reviewed by Angela Last

Posted on October 30, 2013 by stuartelden

Angela Last reviews Monique Allewaert’s Ariel’s Ecology.

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Foucault’s Last Decade – fourth update

Posted on October 25, 2013 by stuartelden

It has been a long time since the third update on the book I’m writing entitled Foucault’s Last Decade, under contract with Polity Press. Since that last update I’ve moved house and started a new job – both of which have … Continue reading →

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Marcelo Hoffman, Foucault and Power – soon to be published

Posted on October 24, 2013 by stuartelden

I’ve just heard from Bloomsbury that advance copies of Marcelo Hoffman’s really important study Foucault and Power: The Influence of Political Engagement on Theories of Power are now being sent out – I wrote one of the endorsements. Highly recommended. Here’s … Continue reading →

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