Author Archives: stuartelden

Walter Benjamin, `On Theoretical Foundations: Theses on Brecht (1930)’ Howard Caygill, `Philosophy and the Black Panthers’ Stella Sandford, `The Fantasy of the Birth of Concepts in Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason’ Andy Merrifield, `Citizens’ Agora: The New Urban Question’ Emma … Continue reading →

For a limited time, the new Past and Present Supplement, Transnationalism and Contemporary Global History, is available for free online. This collection shifts attention away from the west to the non-western world, providing a forum for new voices from China, … Continue reading →

Miguel de Beistegui’s Proust as Philosopher is reviewed at NDPR.

Originally posted on PHILOSOPHY IN A TIME OF ERROR:
Late last week I received grievous news that Hugh, a professor of philosophy and comparative literature at Stony Brook, passed away after suffering from cancer. Hugh was my undergraduate advisor and…

a useful overview of the structure of Agamben’s The Kingdom and the Glory

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Call for sponsorship to buy Michel Foucault’s archives Paris, 8 May 2013, Art Media Agency (AMA). The Ministry of Culture sent out a call for sponsorship to French companies in order to purchase the archives…

A great opportunity to work with Luce Irigaray, who has been awarded a visiting Leverhulme professorship at Bristol and will be running additional events in the future. Invitation to the Seminar of LUCE IRIGARAY 9-15 June 2013 Since 2003, Luce … Continue reading →

“In Defence of Political Theory: Impact and Opportunities”, Political Studies Review free to download. This article will present the impact that political theory has made and the opportunities for future contributions. It will consider the contributions made by leading political … Continue reading →

My Durham IAS colleague Barbara Graziosi reviews Mary Beard’s book of reviews Confronting the Classics in the THES.

Yesterday was Jerusalem Day, a celebration of the unification of the city. There is a good discussion in Haaretz of all the complexities and inequalities that celebration masks. This year there were clashes between the police and demonstrators and the … Continue reading →