Category Archives: Foucault: The Birth of Power

The Southern Journal of Philosophy – Spindel supplement on Critical Theories of the Present (open access)

Posted on August 30, 2017 by stuartelden

The proceedings of last year’s Spindel Conference at the University of Memphis on the topic “Critical Histories of the Present” have now been published in The Southern Journal of Philosophy. Edited by Verena Erlenbusch, it has contributions from Bilge Akbalik, … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Last Decade and Foucault: The Birth of Power forthcoming in Chinese translation

Posted on August 2, 2017 by stuartelden

Both Foucault’s Last Decade and Foucault: The Birth of Power are now forthcoming in Chinese translation with Beijing Publishing Group. Both books are also forthcoming in Korean with Nanjing Publishing House.

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Foucault: The Birth of Power reviewed at LSE Review of Books

Posted on August 1, 2017 by stuartelden

Foucault: The Birth of Power is reviewed at LSE Review of Books by Syamala Roberts. In Foucault: The Birth of Power, Stuart Elden outlines how the theorisation of power was the essential tool developed within Foucault’s work and political activities … Continue reading →

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Back from Maynooth and Dublin – terrain and Foucault

Posted on March 27, 2017 by stuartelden

I had two very enjoyable days in Ireland last week. First, to give a talk entitled “Terrain: The Materiality of Territory” to the Department of Geography seminar, at the National University Ireland, Maynooth. I also met with students over lunch to … Continue reading →

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Off to Maynooth and Dublin – talks on Terrain, publishing and Foucault

Posted on March 23, 2017 by stuartelden

It’s a little difficult to treat today as just another day, after the events in London yesterday, but I’m just about to head to Ireland for a couple of events. This evening at 4pm I’ll be giving a talk entitled “Terrain: … Continue reading →

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Foucault in Ireland, March 24th, Dublin

Posted on March 20, 2017 by stuartelden

Friday March 24th, ‘Foucault in Ireland‘ conference at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin. This one-day symposium reviews the engagement of Irish Studies with the work of Michel Foucault. It begins with a roundtable on the recent work of Stuart … Continue reading →

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Foucault: The Birth of Power now available worldwide

Posted on March 15, 2017 by stuartelden

Foucault: The Birth of Power is now available worldwide. The book is published by Polity, and the design fits with Foucault’s Last Decade which came out in 2016. There is a lot about Foucault’s political activism in this second book, … Continue reading →

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La Revue Recherches – all but one now available online (at a price)

Posted on March 15, 2017 by stuartelden

I’ve mentioned the Recherches review more than a few times, because it was set up by Félix Guattari, and Foucault was involved in some discussions published in the journal. These conversations led to some collaborative work (a full bibliography here), some … Continue reading →

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The Early Foucault and Intellectual History – talk at the Institute of Historical Research, 2 February 2017

Posted on January 30, 2017 by stuartelden

I’ll also be giving some talks on Foucault over the next couple of months. First, at the Philosophy of History seminar at the Institute of Historical Research, 2 February 2017 at 5.30pm. This talk will begin with a discussion of … Continue reading →

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‘Foucault in Ireland’ – 24 March 2017, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin

Posted on January 5, 2017 by stuartelden

On 23 March I’ll be visiting National University of Ireland Maynooth to give a seminar. The following day I’ll be one of the participants in a symposium at the Royal Irish Academy – ‘Foucault and Ireland’. This one-day symposium reviews … Continue reading →

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