Category Archives: Books

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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In defence of edited collections

Posted on July 23, 2013 by stuartelden

At the LSE Impact of Social Sciences blog, three people offer defences of edited collections.

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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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Kirsch on Lefebvre’s State, Space, World

Posted on July 17, 2013 by stuartelden

Scott Kirsch’s thorough review of Lefebvre’s State, Space, World in Antipode is now available open access here.

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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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Foucault, La société punitive

Posted on July 13, 2013 by stuartelden

Foucault’s 1972-73 Collège de France course, La société punitive, appears on amazon.fr with an October a late November 2013 publication date. It doesn’t yet appear on the Seuil page.

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Books received

Posted on July 10, 2013 by stuartelden

Amin and Thrift’s Arts of the Political; two old books by Elizabeth Grosz; the latest Sloterdijk books in English and German; the new Foucault lecture course; John Protevi’s Life, War, Earth (which I wrote an endorsement for); and the new … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Territory cover

Posted on July 1, 2013 by stuartelden

The book will be out in August – University of Chicago Press page here. Here’s what I say about the subject of the picture in the book: Irnerius (c.1050-c.1130) is a largely unknown figure, but he founded the school known … Continue reading →

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