Category Archives: Karl Marx

25 years of Actuel Marx

Posted on April 2, 2012 by stuartelden

An anniversary compilation of some of the best papers from Actuel Marx – details here. This is a journal that has been welcoming to my work – a piece here on Lefebvre’s posthumous reception, which later appeared in English in … Continue reading →

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Alex Loftus – Everyday Environmentalism

Posted on March 18, 2012 by stuartelden

Interesting new book out by Alex Loftus – Everyday Environmentalism: Creating an Urban Political Ecology with University of Minnesota Press. UMP kindly sent me a publicity copy, and the timing was good – I read it immediately after Matthew Gandy’s … Continue reading →

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Five free downloads

Posted on February 6, 2012 by stuartelden

I’ve uploaded the pdfs of these five papers. I’ll put another five up when I have the chance. This page has the complete list of all the things I know are available free online. Elden, S. Another sense of Demos: … Continue reading →

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Harvey on Capital, Vol II

Posted on January 28, 2012 by stuartelden

The first lecture is now up, here. There is a brief interview at the beginning, and then something of an overview to follow.

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Harvey on Capital Vol II

Posted on January 24, 2012 by stuartelden

David Harvey’s lectures on Capital, Vol II will be available online beginning later this week. Details here. [update: now available here]

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Marx as writer

Posted on December 19, 2011 by stuartelden

Roland Boer shares the preface to his forthcoming book  Criticism of Earth: On Marx, Engels and Theology. Very interesting on Marx’s manner of writing, and the contrasts with Engels.

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David Harvey – Deutscher Prize Lecture 2011

Posted on November 19, 2011 by stuartelden

David Harvey, “History versus Theory: A Commentary on Marx’s Method in Capital”, 11 November 2011, The Isaac and Tamara Deutscher Memorial Lecture

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Three good days in London

Posted on November 1, 2011 by stuartelden

Three good days in London. Susan and I had a nice walk through Holland Park (easily my favourite park in London); visited the St. Paul’s occupation; had a great evening at our friends’ birthday party; saw ‘The Ides of March’ … Continue reading →

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OWS and elsewhere

Posted on October 20, 2011 by stuartelden

I’ve not been following recent events in New York and elsewehere especially closely, but here are a few interesting links. Hardt and Negri on ‘Real Democracy’ in Foreign Affairs. Oliver Belcher provides a genealogy and reading list here. Lenin’s Tomb … Continue reading →

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Elster on Leibniz and capitalism

Posted on October 13, 2011 by stuartelden

I first read Jon Elster as an undergraduate – Barbara Goodwin recommended his books Sour Grapes and Ulysses and the Sirens in her political theory class. Elster is also known as an analytical Marxist in works like Making Sense of … Continue reading →

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