Category Archives: People

Ways of Doing Genealogy: Inquiry after Foucault A Group Interview with Verena Erlenbusch, Simon Ganahl, Robert W. Gehl, Thomas Nail, and Perry Zurn

Posted on June 8, 2016 by stuartelden

Ways of Doing Genealogy: Inquiry after Foucault: A Group Interview with Verena Erlenbusch, Simon Ganahl, Robert W. Gehl, Thomas Nail, and Perry Zurn, conducted by Colin Koopman.

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Books received – Shakespeare, Dickinson & Kotsko, Isin & Ruppert, Lamarque, Johnson

Posted on June 6, 2016 by stuartelden

A few books for the Shakespeare work, including the new in paperback edition of the anonymous The Troublesome Reign of John, King of England; three books from Rowman & Littlefield, International in recompense for review work; and Matthew Johnson (ed.), … Continue reading →

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First volume of Heidegger’s ‘Black Notebooks’ reviewed at NDPR

Posted on June 6, 2016 by stuartelden

The first volume of the English translation of Heidegger’s ‘Black Notebooks’ (Ponderings II-VI: Black Notebooks 1931-1938) is reviewed at NDPR by Richard Polt. Polt is a serious Heidegger scholar, especially good on the 1930s, and this is a thoughtful and balanced review. … Continue reading →

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Kostas Axelos’s Introduction to a Future Way of Thought reviewed at Marx and Philosophy

Posted on June 3, 2016 by stuartelden

Kostas Axelos’s Introduction to a Future Way of Thought, which I edited and introduced last year, has been reviewed by George Tomlinson at Marx and Philosophy. It’s a thoughtful and incisive review. Both the review and the book are available open … Continue reading →

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Judith Butler, Notes Toward a Performative Theory of Assembly reviewed at NDPR

Posted on June 3, 2016 by stuartelden

Judith Butler, Notes Toward a Performative Theory of Assembly, is reviewed by Christoph Menke at NDPR. Earlier reviews appeared in the Times Higher Education and the LSE Politics and Policy blog.

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Sara Ahmed resigns from Goldsmiths ‘in protest against the failure to address the problem of sexual harassment’

Posted on June 3, 2016 by stuartelden

Sara Ahmed has resigned from Goldsmiths. Her initial statement is here, and some reasons are elaborated here. It is with sadness that I announce that I have resigned from my post at Goldsmiths. It is not the time to give a full account … Continue reading →

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Reading Capital: The Complete Edition by Louis Althusser, Etienne Balibar, Roger Establet, Pierre Macherey, and Jacques Rancière

Posted on June 2, 2016 by stuartelden

Reading Capital: The Complete Edition, by Louis Althusser, Etienne Balibar, Roger Establet, Pierre Macherey, and Jacques Rancière, now published by Verso. A classic work of Marxist analysis, available unabridged for the first time Originally published in 1965, Reading Capital is a landmark of French thought and radical theory, … Continue reading →

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Lee Braver (ed.), Division III of Heidegger’s Being and Time: The Unanswered Question of Being reviewed at NDPR

Posted on June 2, 2016 by stuartelden

Lee Braver (ed.), Division III of Heidegger’s Being and Time: The Unanswered Question of Being is reviewed at NDPR by Sacha Golub. Here’s the book’s description: Heidegger’s Being and Time is one of the most influential and important books in the history of … Continue reading →

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Yanis Varoufakis in conversation with Noam Chomsky about Greece

Posted on May 31, 2016 by stuartelden

Yanis Varoufakis in conversation with Noam Chomsky about Greece (via Sociological Imagination).

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Global Empire: Excavating Israel – Eyal Weizman interview with Tariq Ali

Posted on May 31, 2016 by stuartelden

Tariq Ali talks to Eyal Weizman, Professor of Spatial and Visual Cultures Goldsmiths, University of London, about the pressure being applied by Israel on the White House and EU to illegalise the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) campaign. Global Empire: … Continue reading →

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