Category Archives: People

Interviews about my Foucault books on New Books in Critical Theory (audio)

Posted on November 3, 2017 by stuartelden

I’ve just been interviewed by Dave O’Brien for the New Books in Critical Theory series about Foucault: The Birth of Power. The podcast of that interview should be available shortly and I’ll share when available [update: now available here]. In the … Continue reading →

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Bruce Robbins in The Nation reviews Foucault’s Last Decade and Foucault: The Birth of Power

Posted on November 2, 2017 by stuartelden

Bruce Robbins in The Nation reviews my two books Foucault’s Last Decade and Foucault: The Birth of Power. It’s a generous and thoughtful review, and while I wouldn’t agree with all of it, I’m very grateful for the review and the … Continue reading →

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CFP: Urban Planning and the Spatial Ideas of Henri Lefebvre

Posted on October 31, 2017 by stuartelden

Details of a theme issue devoted to Lefebvre’s work. Do check the journal’s open access policy and article processing charges (see also here). CFP: Urban Planning and the Spatial Ideas of Henri LefebvreEditor: Michael Leary-Owhin (London South Bank University, UK) Deadline … Continue reading →

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Books received – Lefebvre, Althusser, Connolly, Heron, the Ellen West case and Sword

Posted on October 30, 2017 by stuartelden

The Turkish translation of Henri Lefebvre’s Rhythmanalysis, which includes my introduction to the English edition; Althusser’s How to be a Marxist in Philosophy, William E. Connolly’s Facing the Planetary, Nicolas Heron’s Liturgical Power: Between Economic and Political Theology, a collection of … Continue reading →

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Conference on Foucault’s History of Sexuality volume IV, Paris, 1-3 February 2018

Posted on October 30, 2017 by stuartelden

Thanks to Clare O’Farrell at Foucault News for this link – Colloque International: Foucault, Les Pères et le sexe, Paris, 1-3 February 2018. A l’occasion de la parution du quatrième et dernier volume inédit du projet d’histoire de la sexualité … Continue reading →

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The differences between the English and French versions of Foucault’s 1983 interview on Raymond Roussel

Posted on October 30, 2017 by stuartelden

As an appendix to the English translation of Foucault’s book on Raymond Roussel, entitled Death and the Labyrinth, there is an interview with the translator Charles Ruas. It’s a revealing interview in many ways, but the particular interest I have … Continue reading →

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Jacques Derrida, The Death Penalty, Volume II reviewed at NDPR

Posted on October 29, 2017 by stuartelden

Jacques Derrida, The Death Penalty, Volume II reviewed at NDPR by Deborah Goldgaber. Here’s the publisher’s description of this volume: In the first volume of his extraordinary analysis of the death penalty, Jacques Derrida began a journey toward an ambitious end: … Continue reading →

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Roger Keil, Suburban Planet: Making the World Urban from the Outside In – now out with Polity

Posted on October 29, 2017 by stuartelden

Roger Keil, Suburban Planet: Making the World Urban from the Outside In – now out with Polity. The urban century manifests itself at the peripheries. While the massive growth in urbanization is often referred to as an ‘urban revolution’, most of the twenty-first century’s … Continue reading →

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Antonio Gramsci, The Prison Notebooks – exhibition in London

Posted on October 25, 2017 by stuartelden

Antonio Gramsci, The Prison Notebooks – exhibition in London Exhibition curated by Silvio Pons and Francesco Giasi Italian Cultural Institute 39 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8NX 30 October – 10 November 2017 Monday to Friday 10am – 6pm (closed on … Continue reading →

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Audio and video recordings of Foucault – some updates to the list of those available online

Posted on October 23, 2017 by stuartelden

I’ve added a few things to the list of Foucault audio and video recordings available online. These include a 1972 interview on the re-edition of Histoire de la folie (small charge to download). There are also five linked radio discussions with … Continue reading →

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