Category Archives: People

Christian-François de Kervran, Les dix et une nuits de Jean Barraqué et Michel Foucault à Trélévern

Posted on May 17, 2016 by stuartelden

This looks a curious new book on the very early Foucault – Christian-François de Kervran, Les dix et une nuits de Jean Barraqué et Michel Foucault à Trélévern. Au printemps 1952 le philosophe Michel Foucault et Jean Barraqué, compositeur de musique … Continue reading →

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Foucault: The Birth of Power Update 15 – revision and resubmission of the manuscript, and table of contents

Posted on May 16, 2016 by stuartelden

While I had made some changes to the manuscript after submission, and again after receiving the reports, on Sunday evening I finished four long days of thoroughly revising the text and resubmitted it to the publisher. Just as I was beginning … Continue reading →

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LA Review of Books section on Althusser – includes new translation of Althusser on Rousseau

Posted on May 16, 2016 by stuartelden

The LA Review of Books has a theme section on Althusser – which includes a new translation of a lecture on Rousseau from 1972, and six essays including ones by Nina Power, Jason Barker and Richard Seymour. The  whole Rousseau … Continue reading →

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The Arts of Logistics – Queen Mary, London, 3-4 June 2016

Posted on May 15, 2016 by stuartelden

The Arts of Logistics, 3 & 4 June 2016 Queen Mary University of London Keynotes: Deborah Cowen & Alberto Toscano “The Arts of Logistics” brings together scholars, activists, and artists from across the humanities and social sciences to interrogate how social … Continue reading →

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Another long day revising Foucault: The Birth of Power

Posted on May 14, 2016 by stuartelden

Another long day revising Foucault: The Birth of Power. Further work restructuring the introduction and some rewriting, and a bit more tweaking in the conclusion. Some of this is undoing the work done over the past couple of days and … Continue reading →

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Les Études Philosophiques theme issue on Foucault’s L’Archéologie du savoir, including early draft of Introduction

Posted on May 14, 2016 by stuartelden

In 2015 Les Études Philosophiques published a theme issue on Foucault’s L’Archéologie du savoir, which included an early draft of the book’s Introduction. Baptiste MÉLÈS – Présentation Michel FOUCAULT – « Introduction » à L’Archéologie du savoir. Texte établi et introduit … Continue reading →

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End of day two of final revisions of Foucault: The Birth of Power

Posted on May 13, 2016 by stuartelden

Lots of work over the past two days on this second Foucault manuscript. In particular, the introduction is restructured, some parts rewritten and some new discussion. I say a bit more about the sources worked with, and the argument and approach up … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Last Decade – essay on the content and process at Berfrois

Posted on May 13, 2016 by stuartelden

Update September 2025: the Berfrois site is now closed and the archive has been removed. My piece can now be found here. At the Berfrois website I have a short essay discussing Foucault’s Last Decade, both in terms of its … Continue reading →

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Eugen Fink, Play as Symbol of the World And Other Writings – forthcoming from IUP

Posted on May 13, 2016 by stuartelden

Eugen Fink, Play as Symbol of the World And Other Writings is forthcoming from Indiana University Press. This is a book I’ve found very helpful in thinking about the ‘world’, and wrote about in an article in 2008 for Parrhesia. Its … Continue reading →

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Henri Lefebvre, Metaphilosophy – forthcoming in July from Verso

Posted on May 12, 2016 by stuartelden

Although it has been a bit delayed, Lefebvre’s Metaphilosophy is now forthcoming from Verso in July 2016. First published in 1965, it was translated by David Fernbach. I edited the text and wrote an introduction. In Metaphilosophy, Henri Lefebvre works … Continue reading →

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