Author Archives: stuartelden

Reading Foucault in Nigeria

Posted on June 29, 2011 by stuartelden

The key work I did in Nigeria, aside from editing Society and Space, was on Foucault. This is for two, interrelated, projects. The first is to to write a chapter for the book coming out of The Foucault Effect 1991-2011 … Continue reading →

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Sloterdijk Now copyediting done

Posted on June 29, 2011 by stuartelden

That was easy – refreshing to have a copyeditor who doesn’t take it upon themselves to rewrite the book. I’ve said it before, but Polity have been excellent to work with. Still on progress for a late 2011 publication, though … Continue reading →

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Nigeria

Posted on June 27, 2011 by stuartelden

I was in Nigeria for nearly two weeks. It’s a direct flight from Amsterdam to Abuja, and the plane stops there for between 1 and 2 hours and then goes onto Kano. I arrived at about 11pm. Immigration and passport … Continue reading →

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AHRC and ‘Big Society’ – action needed

Posted on June 23, 2011 by stuartelden

Posted on behalf of Thom Brooks. Please read and consider writing: Dear friends and colleagues, My thanks again for your support in the campaign to persuade the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to remove the “Big Society” from … Continue reading →

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Carl Schmitt workshop audio files

Posted on June 21, 2011 by stuartelden

Audio files for a conference on Carl Schmitt recently held in London are now available, here.

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Foucault Effect first panel

Posted on June 20, 2011 by stuartelden

Thanks to Justin Choi for the picture – this is from the first panel (left to right: me, Colin Gordon, Daniel Defert, Peter Fitzpatrick, Maria Carolina Olerte).

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Free Downloads page

Posted on June 20, 2011 by stuartelden

I’ve added a page with links to all the material I know that is available online without subscription.

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Oecumene Symposium: Citizenship after Orientalism

Posted on June 20, 2011 by stuartelden

Engin Isin’s fascinating Oecumene project has details of their first symposium, on the theme of ‘Citizenship after Orientalism’ here. The events run from Feb 6-11, and keynote speakers are a stellar lineup of Judith Butler, Paul Gilroy, Bryan Turner and Engin … Continue reading →

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Harman on Meillassoux

Posted on June 19, 2011 by stuartelden

A very interesting piece by Graham Harman on Quentin Meillassoux is available open-access here.

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Roundup – St. Paul, Heidegger, Peter Gratton, Thinking Nature, Levi Bryant

Posted on June 19, 2011 by stuartelden

Since I arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday evening, internet access has been a bit erratic. Will hopefully post something about being here soon. In the meantime, here’s a roundup of interesting stuff out there. Adam Kotsko makes the suggestion of … Continue reading →

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