Category Archives: Foucault: The Birth of Power

Beginning work on the proofs of Foucault: The Birth of Power

Posted on August 3, 2016 by stuartelden

Today I’m beginning work on the proofs of Foucault: The Birth of Power. They look to be in a good state, so this should be reasonably straight-forward. The book should be out in early 2017 – January or early February. There … Continue reading →

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Interview on ‘Foucault’s Last Decade’ at Critical Theory

Posted on July 31, 2016 by stuartelden

I’m interviewed over at Critical-Theory.com about Foucault’s Last Decade – the first of a few discussions on the book and its subject matter. Many thanks to Eugene Wolters for the interest in my work and asking the questions in this interview. Michel Foucault died … Continue reading →

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Foucault, the Archive and the Writing of Intellectual History – audio of lecture

Posted on July 26, 2016 by stuartelden

At the end of June I gave the plenary lecture to my Warwick department’s annual conference. It was entitled ‘Foucault, the Archive and the Writing of Intellectual History’, and discussed the writing of the two books Foucault’s Last Decade and … Continue reading →

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“Sur les Toits”: An open-access Antipode Symposium on the Prison Protests in Early 1970s France

Posted on June 23, 2016 by stuartelden

“Sur les Toits”: An open-access Antipode Symposium on the Prison Protests in Early 1970s France This symposium contains a rich collection of contributions based on the screening of the French documentary film Sur les Toits (“On the Roofs”). On a Wednesday in May … Continue reading →

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Foucault: The Birth of Power Update 15 – revision and resubmission of the manuscript, and table of contents

Posted on May 16, 2016 by stuartelden

While I had made some changes to the manuscript after submission, and again after receiving the reports, on Sunday evening I finished four long days of thoroughly revising the text and resubmitted it to the publisher. Just as I was beginning … Continue reading →

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Another long day revising Foucault: The Birth of Power

Posted on May 14, 2016 by stuartelden

Another long day revising Foucault: The Birth of Power. Further work restructuring the introduction and some rewriting, and a bit more tweaking in the conclusion. Some of this is undoing the work done over the past couple of days and … Continue reading →

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End of day two of final revisions of Foucault: The Birth of Power

Posted on May 13, 2016 by stuartelden

Lots of work over the past two days on this second Foucault manuscript. In particular, the introduction is restructured, some parts rewritten and some new discussion. I say a bit more about the sources worked with, and the argument and approach up … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Last Decade – essay on the content and process at Berfrois

Posted on May 13, 2016 by stuartelden

Update September 2025: the Berfrois site is now closed and the archive has been removed. My piece can now be found here. At the Berfrois website I have a short essay discussing Foucault’s Last Decade, both in terms of its … Continue reading →

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A fairly clear desk as I begin the final revisions of Foucault: The Birth of Power

Posted on May 12, 2016 by stuartelden

A fairly clear desk as I begin the final revisions of Foucault: The Birth of Power…

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Foucault’s Last Decade – now available worldwide

Posted on May 9, 2016 by stuartelden

Foucault’s Last Decade is now available worldwide – I’ve been getting a few messages to say that copies in North America are now being received. You can order direct from Polity’s distributor Wiley and, of course, other online retailers. Thank you to … Continue reading →

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