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The most important academic books to me from 2014

Posted on December 31, 2014 by stuartelden

A non-systematic, alphabetically ordered list of the academic books published this year I read and most liked – the photo is of some that were to hand. Louis Althusser, On the Reproduction of Capitalism (Verso) Ben Anderson, Encountering Affect: Capacities, Apparatuses, Conditions (Ashgate) Étienne Balibar, Equaliberty: … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, David N. Livingstone, Deborah Cowen, Etienne Balibar, Gaston Gordillo, Grégoire Chamayou, Henri Lefebvre, Jenny Edkins, Mark Neocleous, Michel Foucault, Neil Brenner, Politics, Publishing, Quentin Skinnner, Territory, Theory, William Shakespeare, Writing | 14 Comments

Heidegger et « les juifs » – conference in Paris, January 2015

Posted on December 31, 2014 by stuartelden

Major conference 22-25 January 2015 in Paris on ‘Heidegger et « les juifs »’ – details here. Peter Sloterdijk, Peter Trawny, Babette Babich and Blandine Kriegel among the speakers. Thanks to Andrzej Serafin for the link.

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More pieces on the ‘Foucault and Neoliberalism’ debate

Posted on December 31, 2014 by stuartelden

Peter Frase, ‘Beyond the Welfare State‘ Daniel Zamora, ‘Foucault’s Responsibility‘ (response to the above) Thanks to Foucault News for these links. You can read my initial thoughts, with links to the original piece to Zamora, here. An und für sich … Continue reading →

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Saskia Sassen on Disposable Life (video)

Posted on December 31, 2014 by stuartelden

Saskia Sassen discusses ‘disposable life’ for the Histories of Violence project. This covers similar themes to her Expulsions book. Thanks to Oli Mould for the link. Disposable Life – Saskia Sassen from HISTORIES OF VIOLENCE on Vimeo.

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David Harvey, The Crisis of Planetary Urbanization (open access essay)

Posted on December 30, 2014 by stuartelden

David Harvey’s essay for the exhibition catalog of Uneven Growth Tactical Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities is published here on post to mark the opening of the exhibition. (via Reading Capital with David Harvey)  

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David Harvey, “I’m skeptical about the idea of reforming neoliberalism” – translation of Spanish interview

Posted on December 30, 2014 by stuartelden

A Spanish interview with David Harvey has been translated at My Desiring Machines. I’m not sure if it was conducted in Spanish or this is a re-translation. Anyway, it’s nice to have it available. It was posted in parts, but … Continue reading →

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Judith Butler, ‘Human Shield’ – lecture at LSE 4 February 2015

Posted on December 29, 2014 by stuartelden

Judith Butler, ‘Human Shield’ – lecture at LSE on 4 February 2015 (details) Recent debates about human shields in the summer bombardment of Gaza raised the question of how the unarmed human form comes to be regarded as a military instrument. … Continue reading →

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Foucault – uncollected notes, lectures and interviews, a list on Progressive Geographies

Posted on December 29, 2014 by stuartelden

I’ve made a 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 … Continue reading →

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The other Henri Lefebvre – excerpt from The Missing Pieces in Berfrois

Posted on December 28, 2014 by stuartelden

Although it appears in at least one bibliography of the better-known Henri Lefebvre, Les unités perdues, translated as The Missing Pieces, is actually by a different author, born in 1959. It’s an interesting book on abandoned, lost, destroyed, forgotten and unfinished works, … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s preparatory notes to Les mots et les choses (The Order of Things)

Posted on December 24, 2014 by stuartelden

This isn’t recent news, but I hadn’t seen this before. Foucault’s preparatory notes to Les mots et les choses (The Order of Things) are available online at La bibliothèque de Foucault : Guide des papiers de travail de Michel Foucault. The … Continue reading →

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