Category Archives: The Early Foucault

The Archaeology of Foucault update 8: a nearly complete draft of the chapter on art, and progress with literature and linguistics

Posted on July 30, 2021 by stuartelden

One excellent piece of advice I picked up sometime in June [here] was that while it might make sense to think of the autumn term as the beginning of the academic year, for research it makes sense to think of … Continue reading →

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The Archaeology of Foucault update 7: more UK library work on Foucault and Dumézil; Foucault work on literature and art

Posted on July 1, 2021 by stuartelden

Now that marking is complete, and the end of term is here, it’s been great to regain time and focus for this work. Some of the nice comments I had about The Early Foucault helped to encourage this. I’m not tired of this book, … Continue reading →

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British Academy 10-Minute Talks: The Early Foucault

Posted on June 10, 2021 by stuartelden

I was pleased to be asked to give one of the British Academy 10-Minute Talks on The Early Foucault (Polity, 2021) The world’s leading professors explain the latest thinking in the humanities and social sciences in just 10 minutes. In … Continue reading →

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Stuart Elden, The Early Foucault – Polity, June 2021 now published

Posted on June 4, 2021 by stuartelden

Stuart Elden, The Early Foucault – Polity, June 2021 The book is now published, in both hardback and paperback, and is in bookstores, though getting copies outside of the UK might still take a while. It’s available as an e-book … Continue reading →

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The Archaeology of Foucault update 6: the state of the manuscript, limited work in libraries, and editing work on Lefebvre and Dumézil

Posted on June 1, 2021 by stuartelden

The big news for my Foucault work is the publication of The Early Foucault later this week. There is a piece on the Polity blog about the book here. But I’ve also been slowly working on the last of this … Continue reading →

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Michel Foucault, Binswanger et l’analyse existentielle , edited by Elisabetta Basso – EHESS/Seuil/Gallimard, May 2021

Posted on April 26, 2021 by stuartelden

Michel Foucault, Binswanger et l’analyse existentielle, edited by Elisabetta Basso – EHESS/Seuil/Gallimard, May 2021 En 1954 paraît en traduction française Le Rêve et l’Existence du psychiatre suisse Ludwig Binswanger, accompagné d’une introduction de Michel Foucault. Le philosophe y annonce un « ouvrage … Continue reading →

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The Archaeology of Foucault update 5: Proofs of The Early Foucault, connected work on dynasties, Canguilhem, Dumézil and Hyppolite

Posted on February 23, 2021 by stuartelden

It’s been a while since the last update, and I’d hoped that the Christmas break, a slightly lighter teaching load in term 2 and a reading week would see me make a bit more progress on this manuscript. I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Stuart Elden, The Early Foucault, Polity, June 2021 – three endorsements

Posted on January 29, 2021 by stuartelden

Stuart Elden, The Early Foucault – Polity, June 2021 Three really generous endorsements for the book, from people whose own work I really admire. ‘Elden’s compendious coverage of Foucault’s intellectual career constitutes the contemporary apogee of scholarship on Foucault.’Mark G. … Continue reading →

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Discussion of The Early Foucault (@politybooks, 2021) on the Hermitix podcast

Posted on December 31, 2020 by stuartelden

On the Hermitix podcast (stream or download) I discuss The Early Foucault, forthcoming with Polity in 2021. Also on Youtube. Stuart Elden is Professor of Political Theory and Geography at University of Warwick. He is the author of multiple books … Continue reading →

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Journal of the History of Ideas blog – The Year in Review: Best of 2020

Posted on December 29, 2020 by stuartelden

Journal of the History of Ideas blog – The Year in Review: Best of 2020 They are kind enough to include my two-part interview on Foucault with Jonas Knatz and Anne Schult Historicizing Foucault: Stuart Elden on Tracing Foucault’s Ideas … Continue reading →

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