Category Archives: Books

Semiotext(e) – Whitney publications

Posted on March 14, 2014 by stuartelden

Semiotexte has produced twenty-eight pamphlets as part of its contribution to the Whitney Biennial by philosophers, writers and critics associated with the press. The series includes new, commissioned works by Franco “Bifo” Berardi, Veronica Gonzalez-Peña, Sergio Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Gary Indiana, John … Continue reading →

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Books received (3 of 4)

Posted on March 11, 2014 by stuartelden

Quentin Meillassoux, Métaphysique et fiction des mondes hors-science Michel Foucault, L’origine de l’herméneutique de soi (French critical edition of 1980 lectures long available in English) Grégoire Chamayou, Les Corps vils. Expérimenter sur les êtres humains aux XVIIIe siècle et XIXe siècle – a reissue of his first … Continue reading →

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Books received (2 of 4)

Posted on March 11, 2014 by stuartelden

Henry Reynolds, The Law of the Land (a gift from Jean Hillier – a good starting point for the issue of indigenous land rights in Australia, read on the plane home) Nikos Papastergiadis, Ambient Perspectives Nikos Papastergiadis, Cornelius Castoriadis – this and the … Continue reading →

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Books received (1 of 4)

Posted on March 11, 2014 by stuartelden

As I’ve been away for eight weeks, there was a small mountain of post waiting me in the office. This is the first of four posts listing what arrived. a new copy of Heidegger’s Basic Writings. My old copy is falling … Continue reading →

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Helen Tartar, Editorial Director, Fordham University Press, 1951-2014

Posted on March 11, 2014 by stuartelden

Several friends have shared stories of working with Helen Tartar, editor with Stanford University Press and Fordham University Press. I never met nor worked with Helen, but it’s clear I’ve read several books she worked on with authors, editors and … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Last Decade – Tenth update

Posted on March 9, 2014 by stuartelden

I’m now about to leave Melbourne. Since the last update on this book, I’ve completed a draft of Chapter Five – which now includes the material from the old Chapter Six – and as a consequence is much too long. … Continue reading →

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Speaking styles and speaking spaces

Posted on March 7, 2014 by stuartelden

Having given four talks over the past two weeks – two on The Birth of Territory and two on the Foucault’s Last Decade project – I thought I’d write a little about the different spaces I spoke in, and how these change … Continue reading →

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A translation of the first lecture of Foucault’s Du gouvernement des vivants

Posted on March 7, 2014 by stuartelden

While looking for the source of a Rosa Luxembourg quote Foucault mentions, I found this translation of the first lecture of Du gouvernement des vivants (January 9th 1980). The publication of the official translation has been delayed until September, so for those with … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s 1980-81 course Subjectivité et vérité projected for May 2014 publication

Posted on March 7, 2014 by stuartelden

Foucault’s 1980-81 course Subjectivité et vérité is listed for May 2014 publication on Amazon.fr. These dates have been pushed back for several other courses, so take with some caution. It doesn’t yet appear on the Seuil page.

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The Birth of Territory wins the 2013 Association of American Geographers Meridian Book Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work in Geography

Posted on March 6, 2014 by stuartelden

I have recently been given the good news that the The Birth of Territory has been awarded the 2013 Association of American Geographers Meridian Book Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work in Geography. I’m obviously delighted by the news, but also … Continue reading →

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