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Books received – Cisney & Morar, Gautam, Ramachandran, Derrida, Burnham, Fink, Greenblatt, Lecavalier

Posted on October 3, 2016 by stuartelden

Mainly from Chicago in recompense for review work, along with two second-hand books (Burnham for teaching, Greenblatt for the Shakespeare project), Jesse Lecavalier, The Rule of Logistics, sent by the publisher, and Eugen Fink, Play as Symbol of the World, to … Continue reading →

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Adam Kotsko’s thoughts on Dotan Leshem’s Origins of Neoliberalism: Modeling the Economy from Jesus to Foucault

Posted on September 29, 2016 by stuartelden

Adam Kotsko’s thoughts on Dotan Leshem’s The Origins of Neoliberalism: Modeling the Economy from Jesus to Foucault. 

Posted in Giorgio Agamben, Michel Foucault, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Saskia Sassen interviewed by Shamus Khan in Public Culture (requires subscription)

Posted on September 29, 2016 by stuartelden

Saskia Sassen interviewed by Shamus Khan in Public Culture (requires subscription) Shamus Khan talks with Saskia Sassen about some of her most influential book projects, from The Mobility of Labor and Capital and The Global City to her recent publication, Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in … Continue reading →

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Daniel McLoughlin (ed.) Agamben and Radical Politics

Posted on September 28, 2016 by stuartelden

This looks an interesting collection: Agamben and Radical Politics, edited by Daniel McLoughlin. Giorgio Agamben’s analysis of sovereignty was profoundly influential for critical theory as it grappled with issues of security and state violence in the wake of 11 September 2001. … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s History of Sexuality Vol I, 40 years on – theme issue of Cultural History

Posted on September 27, 2016 by stuartelden

‘Revisiting The History of Sexuality: Thinking with Foucault at Forty’, theme issue of Cultural History, guest edited by Howard Chiang. Here’s the abstract of the introduction: This critical introduction discusses the major interventions of this special issue commemorating the fortieth anniversary … Continue reading →

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Interview about Foucault’s Last Decade on New Books in Critical Theory (audio)

Posted on September 22, 2016 by stuartelden

A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Dave O’Brien of Goldsmiths about Foucault’s Last Decade for the New Books in Critical Theory series. The recording is now available as a podcast: Download (Duration: 47:54 — 21.9MB) or to stream … Continue reading →

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Foucault and Shakespeare, Terrain and forthcoming talks

Posted on September 15, 2016 by stuartelden

I’ve been fairly quiet on this blog recently. That isn’t to say I haven’t been busy – mainly on the Shakespeare project. (More on this project can be found here). Unlike the work for the Foucault books, I haven’t felt … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Foucault's Last Decade, Foucault: The Birth of Power, Michel Foucault, Shakespearean Territories, Territory, Uncategorized, William Shakespeare | 3 Comments

Derrida’s Seminars: Writing Before Writing Before the Letter

Posted on September 13, 2016 by stuartelden

Derrida’s Seminars: Writing Before Writing Before the Letter – 3am Magazine After beginning with the end, we have ended up at the beginning. The newest of Jacques Derrida’s seminars is the oldest yet published, Heidegger: The Question of Being & … Continue reading →

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Books received – Krell, Whyte, Minca & Giacarra, Bouzarovski

Posted on September 7, 2016 by stuartelden

Two books from SUNY Press in recompense for review work, the edited collection Hitler’s Geographies (in which I have a piece reprinted), Stefan Bouzarovski’s Retrofitting the City, sent by the publisher, and the most recent issues of Area, Radical Philosophy … Continue reading →

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Verso e-book sale – 90% off – and my five picks

Posted on September 2, 2016 by stuartelden

Verso have a massive e-book sale with 90% off a huge range of their books until the end of today (Friday 2 September 2016). You could pick up the new translation of Henri Lefebvre’s Metaphilosophy for just £2, and all three volumes … Continue reading →

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