Author Archives: stuartelden

Tariq Ramadan and Slavoj Zizek on the future of Egyptian politics

Posted on February 4, 2011 by stuartelden

(thanks to Kanishka for the link)

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Jody McIntyre in the New Statesman

Posted on February 4, 2011 by stuartelden

Thanks to Nina Power for the link – an interesting piece by Jody McIntyre in the New Statesman. Jody was the man pulled from his wheelchair by police in the student fees protests in London late last year, who was … Continue reading →

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Democracy in what state?

Posted on February 3, 2011 by stuartelden

Interesting looking new book from Columbia UP with a very impressive contributor list – Giorgio Agamben, Alain Badiou, Daniel Bensaïd, Wendy Brown, Jean-Luc Nancy, Jacques Rancière, Kristin Ross, and Slavoj Žižek (via the Continental Philosophy blog). “Is it meaningful to … Continue reading →

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Society and Space 29/1 out

Posted on February 3, 2011 by stuartelden

Vol 29 No 1 of Society and Space is now available – here It includes five papers on counterterror culture – films, novels, internet discussions – and papers on a range of other topics including animal research, urban planning in … Continue reading →

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The speculative/Medieval relation

Posted on February 3, 2011 by stuartelden

Eileen Joy replies to my earlier question on the relation between speculative realism and medieval studies, in some detail, and with some references to writers such as Graham Harman and Tim Morton, here. There is a lot in this post, and much that … Continue reading →

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Roundup on Egypt

Posted on February 2, 2011 by stuartelden

This is a helpful roundup, with some interesting observations. Update: things are obviously changing fast, but Juan Cole’s piece on why Egypt 2011 is not Iran 1979 is worth a read.

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Protevi interviews Smith on Leibniz

Posted on February 2, 2011 by stuartelden

I’d mentioned Justin Smith’s forthcoming book Divine Machines: Leibniz and the Sciences of Life before. John Protevi has now interviewed the author here. As well as the obvious Leibniz and life sciences interest, the interview should also entice people working on evolution … Continue reading →

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Prevent and Tame – open access book

Posted on February 2, 2011 by stuartelden

I’ve just been told by one of the editors of a book that is available as an open-access pdf. Entitled Prevent and Tame: Protest under (Self)Control, it’s a collection of essays on social movements, power and resistance, and opposition. The … Continue reading →

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Sloterdijk Now submitted

Posted on February 1, 2011 by stuartelden

The manuscript of Sloterdijk Now has just been sent to the publisher. The final two chapters – by Wieland Hoban on Sloterdijk’s stylistic methods and Efraín Kristal on his engagement with literature – have been wrapped up in final form. … Continue reading →

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Nijmegen lecture

Posted on February 1, 2011 by stuartelden

The lecture I gave in Nijmegen in September last year is now available on video here. You can find my own reflections on how the lecture went here. You can find the other lectures in the series here.

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