Category Archives: Books

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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The People, Place, and Space Reader – open access material

Posted on March 4, 2014 by stuartelden

The People, Place, and Space Reader, edited by Jen Jack Gieseking & William Mangold, with Cindi Katz, Setha Low, & Susan Saegert The editors of The People, Place, and Space Reader believe that knowledge should be open to the public and have therefore … Continue reading →

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“The territorial integrity of Ukraine must be respected” – what is territorial integrity?

Posted on March 1, 2014 by stuartelden

Like most people I’ve been following the news of developments in Ukraine with fascination and alarm. I certainly don’t know enough about the country to venture any specific opinions on the situation there. What I would say, though, is there … Continue reading →

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“About the Concept of the ‘Dangerous Individual’ in Legal Psychiatry of the 19th Century” – details of variant English and French texts

Posted on March 1, 2014 by stuartelden

A couple of months ago [update: in January 2014], I asked three minor questions concerning Foucault’s ‘About the Concept of the Dangerous Individual’ lecture in Toronto in 1977. is the version in Dits et écrits the original French, or a re-translation with an … Continue reading →

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Foucault talks next week in Melbourne – and thanks for this week

Posted on February 28, 2014 by stuartelden

Many thanks to everyone who came to the two talks this week on The Birth of Territory at Monash and RMIT. There were good audiences for both and some interesting questions. I recorded the RMIT talk and will try to upload … Continue reading →

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