Category Archives: People

Political Geography forum on The Birth of Territory online

Posted on January 6, 2015 by stuartelden

Claudio Minca, Jeremy W. Crampton,  Joe Bryan, Juliet J. Fall, Alex B. Murphy, Anssi Paasi, Stuart Elden, “Reading Stuart Elden’s The Birth of Territory“, Political Geography, article in press (requires subscription or email me). The Birth of Territory is an outstanding scholarly achievement, a book ‘of remarkable … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Last Decade – Update 17

Posted on January 5, 2015 by stuartelden

I’ve made good progress on Chapter 9 around Christmas and the New Year. A productive day in the British Library today filled in some missing references to primary or secondary material Foucault utilised, as well as tracking down two little-known … Continue reading →

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Foucault and Neoliberalism AUFS Event – four commentaries

Posted on January 5, 2015 by stuartelden

The interview with Daniel Zamora at Jacobin, about his edited book Critiquer Foucault: Les années 1980 et la tentation néolibérale, has led to a number of commentaries. ‘An und für sich’ is hosting four pieces on this: – Verena Erlenbusch – Neoliberalism and the … Continue reading →

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Michael Watts interviewed by Stuart Elden for Society and Space

Posted on January 5, 2015 by stuartelden

There is a long interview I conducted with Michael Watts (University of California, Berkeley) available open access at the Society & Space open site. We talk about, among other things – his first book Silent Violence (recently available in a new edition); … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Clarence J. Glacken, Michael Watts, Politics, Society and Space, Theory, Writing | 4 Comments

Foucault – uncollected notes, lectures and interviews, Progressive Geographies list updated

Posted on January 5, 2015 by stuartelden

I’ve updated the list of uncollected notes, lectures and interviews by Michel Foucault. Many of these have been posted on this site before, but this is an attempt at collecting details and links in one place. There are a couple of scans of … Continue reading →

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Pierre Bourdieu, On the State – forthcoming from Polity

Posted on January 3, 2015 by stuartelden

Pierre Bourdieu, On the State, three years worth of lectures at the Collège de France, is  forthcoming from Polity. I’ve never really got into Bourdieu’s work, so this might be a good opportunity – the blurb follows, but the detailed table of … Continue reading →

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Foucault on the State in 1975 – a previously untranslated comment

Posted on January 2, 2015 by stuartelden

Foucault was interviewed in 1975 for a Brazilian paper: Q: In your work, the State seems to occupy a privileged place. And the State represents a privileged instance for understanding historical-cultural formations. Could you specify the conditions of possibility which … Continue reading →

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Antonio Gramsci, ‘I Hate New Year’s Day’ – translation online

Posted on January 1, 2015 by stuartelden

This text was first pub­lished in Avanti!, Turin edi­tion, from his col­umn “Sotto la Mole,” Jan­u­ary 1, 1916. Translated by Alberto Toscano for Viewpoint.   Every morn­ing, when I wake again under the pall of the sky, I feel that for me … Continue reading →

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David Harvey and Leo Panitch on the contradictions of capitalism (video)

Posted on January 1, 2015 by stuartelden

David Harvey and Leo Panitch in a spirited conversation for Jacobin, they discuss Harvey’s new book, 17 Contradictions and the End of Capitalism; capital’s relationship to nature; and how to build visionary movements that go beyond just localism. And clash … Continue reading →

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2014 in review – talks, publications and writing

Posted on December 31, 2014 by stuartelden

I gave 22 talks of various kinds outside of regular teaching in 2014. These talks were in Australia, the United States, Switzerland, Holland and the UK. Some of these were on the Foucault project, some were related to The Birth of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Conferences, Foucault's Last Decade, Kostas Axelos, Michel Foucault, My Publications, Publishing, Shakespearean Territories, Territory, Universities, urban/urbanisation | 3 Comments