Category Archives: Foucault’s Last Decade

Foucault’s Last Decade – third update

Posted on August 9, 2013 by stuartelden

See first and second updates for background to the book I’m writing (and the brief prospectus here). Recent progress has been slower than I’d have liked, as I’m in the middle of moving home and office. Ideally I would now … Continue reading →

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Foucault in Rio 1973-74

Posted on July 30, 2013 by stuartelden

The ‘Truth and Juridical Forms’ lectures Between 21-25 May 1973, Foucault gave five lectures in Rio de Janeiro. These were under the collective title of ‘Truth and Juridical Forms’. They were published in Portuguese in 1974, in French in 1994 … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Last Decade – second update

Posted on July 29, 2013 by stuartelden

Over the last week I did some further work on the timeline I mentioned in the last update. I’m finding this really useful already. In particular I used the bibliography of English translations compiled by Richard Lynch (also in A Companion … Continue reading →

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Two decisions in the translation of Lectures on the Will to Know

Posted on July 26, 2013 by stuartelden

Graham Burchell has provided another excellent translation of a Foucault lecture course – Lectures on the Will to Know. I worked on that course extensively in the French and have over the past few days spent a lot of time … Continue reading →

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When did Foucault lecture on Nietzsche?

Posted on July 25, 2013 by stuartelden

Until recently, there were only two texts by Foucault explicitly on Nietzsche. 1. ‘Nietzsche, Freud, Marx’, Cahiers de Royaumont, VI, 1967, pp. 183-200. (The note in Dits et écrits says this was from a symposium at Royaumont in July 1964.) 2. ‘Nietzsche, … Continue reading →

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Critical Theory on five forthcoming books

Posted on July 23, 2013 by stuartelden

critical-theory.com lists five forthcoming books to get excited about from William V Spanos, Etienne Balibar, Jasbir Puar, Dirk Johnston… and me. The last is flattering, if somewhat premature – the book isn’t due out until 2016. Thanks to Verso Books … Continue reading →

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Foucault and heredity

Posted on July 23, 2013 by stuartelden

In 1969 Foucault gave two lecture courses at Vincennes, one on ‘Sexuality and Individuality’ and one on ‘Nietzsche and Genealogy’. Some time back there was talk that the second would be published, but this has not come to pass. Daniel … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Last Decade – initial work

Posted on July 22, 2013 by stuartelden

I thought I’d begin writing something each week or so on what I’ve done on this project. I know that this book is going to take some time to come together, and that I may need to set it aside … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Last Decade

Posted on July 15, 2013 by stuartelden

I’ve just signed a contract with Polity for a book entitled Foucault’s Last Decade. I had a really good experience with Polity for the Sloterdijk Now edited volume, and am very pleased to be working with them and the philosophy editor Emma … Continue reading →

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