Category Archives: Books

The Early Foucault – discussed at the New Books in Critical Theory podcast with Dave O’Brien

Posted on February 11, 2022 by stuartelden

The Early Foucault is discussed at the New Books in Critical Theory podcast with Dave O’Brien What were the key ideas and influences on Michel Foucault’s early career? In The Early Foucault (Polity Press, 2021), Stuart Elden, Professor of Political Theory and Geography at … Continue reading →

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‘Message ou bruit?’ Resituating a short text by Foucault on medicine

Posted on February 2, 2022 by stuartelden

I’ve mentioned before how Dits et écrits, which is an excellent collection, can sometimes decontextualise a piece by Foucault, making it hard to see why it was written. Tracking down the original publication of pieces can often be difficult but is … Continue reading →

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Stuart Elden, ‘The Archaeology of Foucault’, Modern French Research Seminar, University of Cambridge (online), 31 January 2022

Posted on January 20, 2022 by stuartelden

I’ll be speaking about my ongoing Foucault work, and particularly the book on the 1960s, in an online seminar for the University of Cambridge on 31 January 2022 at 5-6.30pm. The public registration link for the seminar is here.

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The Archaeology of Foucault update 13: drafting the chapters on The Archaeology of Knowledge and sexuality; moving to work on madness and medicine

Posted on January 7, 2022 by stuartelden

My optimistic idea of having a complete, even if very rough, draft of The Archaeology of Foucault before Christmas didn’t happen. I’d liked the idea of having a complete text, which I could then print and leave for a while … Continue reading →

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Theodore Kisiel (1930-2021) – Daily Nous notice and obituary

Posted on January 7, 2022 by stuartelden

Daily Nous has the news of the death of Theodore Kisiel. The obituary linked is a good summary of his work. I met him a couple of times at conferences – in Denton, North Texas and Meßkirch. He was always … Continue reading →

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Shifting Territory and Sovereignty: People, Place and Power – interview on Radio Northern Beaches

Posted on December 14, 2021 by stuartelden

Shifting Territory and Sovereignty: People, Place and Power – interview on Radio Northern Beaches with Michael Lester, Not a great recording of my voice, but hopefully listenable. in conversation with stuart elden, professor, political theory and geography, warwick university, uk, … Continue reading →

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Indo-European thought in twentieth-century France – the next major project

Posted on December 10, 2021 by stuartelden

Although the manuscript on Foucault in the 1960s is not complete, the end is in sight, and I hope to have most of it done by early 2022. That book will complete my four-volume intellectual history of Foucault’s entire career. … Continue reading →

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Books received – Kristeva, Lacan, Cahiers pour l’analyse, Benveniste

Posted on December 6, 2021 by stuartelden

All bought second-hand, including the issue of Cahiers pour l’analyse with the questions to Foucault and his reply.

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The Archaeology of Foucault update 12: archival work in Paris on drafts of The Archaeology of Knowledge and Foucault’s notebooks

Posted on November 26, 2021 by stuartelden

As the last update on this book said, I was able to make a trip to Paris over reading week. I spent most of the time at the BNF working on archival materials related to The Archaeology of Knowledge. There is a manuscript on philosophical … Continue reading →

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Henri Lefebvre, On the Rural: Economy, Sociology, Geography – edited by Stuart Elden and Adam David Morton, translated by Robert Bononno and others, University of Minnesota Press, March 2022

Posted on November 2, 2021 by stuartelden

Henri Lefebvre, On the Rural: Economy, Sociology, Geography – edited by Stuart Elden and Adam David Morton, translated by Robert Bononno and others, University of Minnesota Press, March 2022 Now listed on the University of Minnesota Press site, with description … Continue reading →

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