Category Archives: Books

The Early Foucault update 17: Canguilhem, Beinecke library and back to Foucault

Posted on April 19, 2018 by stuartelden

I wrote the last update on this book over two months ago, just as I was finishing up an extended research visit to Paris. Since then I’ve mainly been focusing on the Canguilhem manuscript, which is inching toward a near … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Confessions of the Flesh – talk at Goldsmiths, 9 May 2018

Posted on April 18, 2018 by stuartelden

I’ll be talking about Foucault’s Les aveux de la chair at Goldsmiths University on May 9th at 3pm at the Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought. Full details here. Richard Hoggart Building room 137, 3-5pm Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, SE14 … Continue reading →

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Books received – Mitchell, Delaporte, Malpas

Posted on March 27, 2018 by stuartelden

Two books by François Delaporte – Figures of Medicine and Chagas Disease -and two books I mentioned earlier – Jeff Malpas, Place and Experience A Philosophical Topography, second edition and Katharyne Mitchell, Making Workers: Radical Geographies of Education. At the moment … Continue reading →

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It’s that time again… proofreading Shakespearean Territories

Posted on March 26, 2018 by stuartelden

Last stage of my work for Shakespearean Territories – the book will be published in October 2018 by University of Chicago Press.

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Books received – Delaporte, Lecourt, Ginestier, Eribon, Lichnerowicz, Perroux and Gadoffre

Posted on March 23, 2018 by stuartelden

Some second-hand books for the Canguilhem and Foucault work

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Foucault: The Birth of Power reviewed by Audrey Borowski in Politics, Religion & Ideology

Posted on March 11, 2018 by stuartelden

My 2017 book Foucault: The Birth of Power is generously reviewed by Audrey Borowski in Politics, Religion & Ideology (requires subscription). Links to other reviews and discussions of this book, and its companion Foucault’s Last Decade are archived here.  

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Shakespearean Territories – forthcoming in October 2018 with University of Chicago Press

Posted on March 1, 2018 by stuartelden

Pleased to be able to share the cover of my forthcoming book Shakespearean Territories – due out in October 2018 with University of Chicago Press. As many people will recognise, the image is a detail of ‘the Ditchley Portrait‘ of Queen … Continue reading →

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‘Key’ fourth book of Foucault’s History of Sexuality published in France – The Guardian

Posted on February 13, 2018 by stuartelden

‘Key’ fourth book of Foucault’s History of Sexuality published in France There is a discussion of Foucault’s Les Aveux de la chair in The Guardian including some quotes from John Forrester, the editor Frédéric Gros, and me.   I’ve added this … Continue reading →

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The Early Foucault Update 16: Other writing, and working on the Lille courses, the Hegel thesis and Canguilhem in Paris

Posted on February 9, 2018 by stuartelden

I began 2018 with some shorter pieces to write, which took me away from the focus on The Early Foucault, even though two of them were on Foucault. First was a piece for the American Book Review, which is hosting … Continue reading →

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Fourth volume of Michel Foucault’s History of Sexuality published – Warwick news release

Posted on February 8, 2018 by stuartelden

There is a Warwick news release of information about Foucault’s Les aveux de la chair, in which I briefly explain how the book fits within Foucault’s work and its importance. I’ve already agreed to write a longer review of the book, … Continue reading →

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