Category Archives: Speaking Against Number

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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My first book, Mapping the Present is 20 years old…

Posted on October 4, 2021 by stuartelden

It was twenty years ago today that my first book, Mapping the Present: Heidegger, Foucault and the Project of a Spatial History was published. I received an advance on 4 October 2001. The contract was signed with Athlone, who became … Continue reading →

Posted in Derek Gregory, Foucault's Last Decade, Henri Lefebvre, Mapping the Present, Mark Neocleous, Martin Heidegger, Michael Dillon, Michel Foucault, Speaking Against Number, Understanding Henri Lefebvre | 3 Comments

Terrains and Territories – Stuart Elden and Nico Buitendag discussion at Undisciplined

Posted on May 4, 2020 by stuartelden

Terrains and Territories – Stuart Elden and Nico Buitendag discussion at Undisciplined Many thanks to Nico for this invitation, and for a wide-ranging discussion that touches on nearly everything I’ve worked on. This is part of a series of discussions … Continue reading →

Posted in Boundaries, Carl Schmitt, Daniel Defert, Edward Soja, Foucault's Last Decade, Foucault: The Birth of Power, Friedrich Nietzsche, Gaston Gordillo, Henri Lefebvre, Mapping the Present, Martin Heidegger, Matthew Hannah, Michel Foucault, Politics, Shakespearean Territories, Slavoj Zizek, Speaking Against Number, terrain, Territory, Terror and Territory, The Archaeology of Foucault, The Birth of Territory, The Early Foucault, Theory, Uncategorized, Understanding Henri Lefebvre, William Shakespeare | Leave a comment

Stuart Elden, Speaking Against Number (EUP 2006) now available at reduced price

Posted on July 3, 2017 by stuartelden

My 2006 book Speaking Against Number: Heidegger, Language and the Politics of Calculation is now available at reduced price from Edinburgh University Press. It was only ever published in hardback, and previously available only at a very high price. It’s … Continue reading →

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Theory and Other Languages – short article at E-IR

Posted on July 9, 2015 by stuartelden

I have a short piece entitled “Theory and Other Languages” at E-IR (open access). This was written on the request for a piece on this topic by Jan Tattenberg. It’s an autobiographical piece about how my work has been conducted … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Foucault's Last Decade, Foucault: The Birth of Power, Henri Lefebvre, Kostas Axelos, Mapping the Present, Martin Heidegger, Michel Foucault, My Publications, Publishing, Shakespearean Territories, Speaking Against Number, Territory, Terror and Territory, The Birth of Territory, Understanding Henri Lefebvre, William Shakespeare | 1 Comment

Why I’m not writing or speaking about Heidegger’s Black Notebooks (except here)

Posted on February 19, 2015 by stuartelden

As many readers of this blog will know, I’ve been posting various bits of news about Heidegger’s ‘Black Notebooks’ over the past year or so. In that time I’ve been asked to speak on Heidegger at events in the UK … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Foucault's Last Decade, Henri Lefebvre, Mapping the Present, Michel Foucault, Politics, Publishing, Speaking Against Number, Terror and Territory, The Birth of Territory, Understanding Henri Lefebvre | 5 Comments

‘Exercises in the History of Ideas’: An interview with Stuart Elden by Dale Leorke and Suneel Jethani

Posted on September 23, 2014 by stuartelden

Back in March I was interviewed by two graduate students at the University of Melbourne, Dale Leorke and Suneel Jethani, about my writing, background and approach to work. It covers my work on territory, Heidegger, Foucault, Lefebvre, and Shakespeare and some future plans. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Foucault's Last Decade, Henri Lefebvre, Mapping the Present, Martin Heidegger, Michel Foucault, My Publications, Politics, Publishing, Shakespearean Territories, Speaking Against Number, Territory, Terror and Territory, The Birth of Territory, The Space of the World, Understanding Henri Lefebvre, urban/urbanisation, William Shakespeare, Writing | 1 Comment

A Conversation between Stuart Elden and Babette Babich – Fordham University video

Posted on June 26, 2014 by stuartelden

A Conversation between Stuart Elden and Babette Babich A long discussion at the Fordham University television studios – ranges across my work and lots of topics, including territory today and historically, Lefebvre, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault, Shakespeare… Many thanks to Babette … Continue reading →

Posted in Babette Babich, Boundaries, Foucault's Last Decade, Henri Lefebvre, Mapping the Present, Martin Heidegger, Michel Foucault, My Publications, Politics, Publishing, Shakespearean Territories, Speaking Against Number, Territory, Terror and Territory, The Birth of Territory, Theory, Understanding Henri Lefebvre, William Shakespeare | 2 Comments

Talking about Publishing, Urban Territory, and lots else

Posted on May 16, 2014 by stuartelden

I was involved in three events this week. The first was the most wide-ranging – a filmed conversation with Babette Babich at Fordham University, that ranged from contemporary territorial issues to Kant, Leibniz, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault and Lefebvre; Greek geography to … Continue reading →

Posted in Babette Babich, Boundaries, Conferences, Don Mitchell, Eduardo Mendieta, Foucault's Last Decade, Friedrich Nietzsche, Henri Lefebvre, Immanuel Kant, Mapping the Present, Martin Heidegger, Michel Foucault, My Publications, Peter Sloterdijk, Politics, Publishing, Shakespearean Territories, Society and Space, Speaking Against Number, Territory, Terror and Territory, The Birth of Territory, Theory, Understanding Henri Lefebvre, urban/urbanisation, William Shakespeare, Writing | 3 Comments

‘Territory and Transgression: A Conversation with Stuart Elden’ @thepolisblog

Posted on January 27, 2014 by stuartelden

A long interview with me, conducted by Peter Sigrist, has just been published at Polis. It covers most of my current and past interests, including territory, Lefebvre, Foucault, Sloterdijk, Heidegger, politics,  my time in Israel/Palestine, publishing, literature and film… Many … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruno Latour, Foucault's Last Decade, Mapping the Present, Michel Foucault, My Publications, Peter Sloterdijk, Politics, Publishing, Ray Brassier, Society and Space, Speaking Against Number, Territory, Terror and Territory, The Birth of Territory, Travel, Universities, urban/urbanisation, Writing | 1 Comment