Category Archives: Canguilhem (book)

Stuart Elden, The Archaeology of Foucault – Polity, December 2022

Posted on December 16, 2022 by stuartelden

Stuart Elden, The Archaeology of Foucault – Polity, December 2022 The fourth and final book in my series of studies of Foucault’s career is now published in the UK. US and rest of the world will follow in early 2023. … Continue reading →

Posted in Canguilhem (book), Etienne Balibar, Foucault's Last Decade, Foucault: The Birth of Power, Friedrich Nietzsche, Georges Bataille, Georges Canguilhem, Indo-European Thought, Michel Foucault, My Publications, The Archaeology of Foucault, The Early Foucault, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Two reviews of The Early Foucault (Polity, 2021) by Colin Koopman and Jasper Friedrich – and a note on Heidegger

Posted on October 15, 2022 by stuartelden

There are two recent reviews of The Early Foucault by Colin Koopman at The Review of Politics (requires subscription) and Jasper Friedrich at Foucault Studies (open access). They are generous and appreciative, though not uncritical. I’m grateful to both for taking the time to … Continue reading →

Posted in Canguilhem (book), Foucault's Last Decade, Foucault: The Birth of Power, Friedrich Nietzsche, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Georges Canguilhem, Gilles Deleuze, Immanuel Kant, Ludwig Binswanger, Mapping the Present, Martin Heidegger, Michel Foucault, The Archaeology of Foucault, The Early Foucault | 2 Comments

The Archaeology of Foucault update 5: Proofs of The Early Foucault, connected work on dynasties, Canguilhem, Dumézil and Hyppolite

Posted on February 23, 2021 by stuartelden

It’s been a while since the last update, and I’d hoped that the Christmas break, a slightly lighter teaching load in term 2 and a reading week would see me make a bit more progress on this manuscript. I haven’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Canguilhem (book), Claude Lévi-Strauss, Emile Benveniste, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Georges Dumézil, Jean Hyppolite, Michel Foucault, The Archaeology of Foucault, The Early Foucault | 1 Comment

The Early Foucault Update 29 – Paris, Tübingen and a book on the 1960s

Posted on January 23, 2020 by stuartelden

Since the last update on the writing of this book a couple of months ago, I’ve been continuing work on this manuscript. Some of this was following up on things that I discovered when in Switzerland in November, especially relating to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Canguilhem (book), Jean Hyppolite, Ludwig Binswanger, Michel Foucault, Publishing, Shakespearean Territories, terrain, The Archaeology of Foucault, The Early Foucault | 3 Comments

Canguilhem (Polity 2019) reviewed by David Beer at The Sociological Review

Posted on June 17, 2019 by stuartelden

My recent book Canguilhem (Polity, 2019) is reviewed by David Beer at The Sociological Review. In his new book, his ninth authored volume, Stuart Elden casts his laser vision on the frequently overlooked work of Georges Canguilhem. A keystone in … Continue reading →

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Canguilhem, Shakespeare, Snowdonia, Klagenfurt

Posted on May 28, 2019 by stuartelden

Last week I was in Cambridge for a book launch for Canguilhem (Polity 2019). The event was introduced by Inanna Hamati-Ataya, and Simon Reid-Henry provided a generous and incisive reading of the book. There was a good discussion, and I’m grateful … Continue reading →

Posted in Canguilhem (book), Conferences, Cycling, Georges Canguilhem, Michel Foucault, Peter Gratton, Shakespearean Territories, Travel, Uncategorized, William Shakespeare | 3 Comments

Canguilhem (@politybooks, 2019) reviewed by Steve Hanson at Manchester Review of Books

Posted on May 28, 2019 by stuartelden

My recent book Canguilhem (Polity, 2019) is reviewed by Steve Hanson at Manchester Review of Books (open access). I went through this book on Georges Canguilhem by Stuart Elden in strides, thanks to his excellent explanatory craft. He lays out … Continue reading →

Posted in Canguilhem (book), Georges Canguilhem, My Publications, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Canguilhem – short post on the Polity blog

Posted on April 29, 2019 by stuartelden

I’ve written a short piece about George Canguilhem and my book on him at the Polity blog. More details on the book itself can be found here. On Valentine’s day 1966, Louis Althusser wrote to his translator and lover Franca … Continue reading →

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Book launch for Canguilhem, gloknos/CRASSH, University of Cambridge, 20 May 2019

Posted on April 9, 2019 by stuartelden

On 20 May at 3pm there will be a book launch for my recently-published book Canguilhem, hosted by gloknos/CRASSH at the University of Cambridge. I’ll be in conversation with Inanna Hamati-Ataya and Simon Reid-Henry. It will be held in S1, Alison Richard Building, University … Continue reading →

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Stuart Elden, Canguilhem – Polity Key Contemporary Thinkers series, now published

Posted on February 25, 2019 by stuartelden

My study of George Canguilhem for Polity’s Key Contemporary Thinkers series is now released in the UK in both hardback and paperback. It should be available in North America and worldwide over the next couple of months. [Update April 23 … Continue reading →

Posted in Canguilhem (book), Gaston Bachelard, Georges Canguilhem, Michel Foucault, Uncategorized | 3 Comments