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New issue of Radical Philosophy, including discussion of the politics of translation

Posted on July 8, 2014 by stuartelden

A new issue of Radical Philosophy is out, including a very interesting discussion of the politics of translation. The specific case is Hegel, and the new Terry Pinkard translation of the Phenomenology of Spirit, but the issues raised go beyond this … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s major works to appear in a Pléiade edition

Posted on July 8, 2014 by stuartelden

Foucault’s major works – his sole-authored books, plus some articles – will appear in a two-volume collection in 2015 as a prestigious Pléiade edition. Thanks to Colin Gordon for alerting me to the news. Frédéric Gros is interviewed about this here (in French). Among … Continue reading →

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Globe, Governmentality, Geometrics – poster for my Groningen lecture in September

Posted on July 7, 2014 by stuartelden
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Completing other tasks – returning to the Foucault’s Last Decade project

Posted on July 4, 2014 by stuartelden

Over the past few months I’ve taken a break from the Foucault work, due to other commitments. Some of these were related to The Birth of Territory. One was an author response to ‘critics’ from the session on the book at the Association of American … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Foucault's Last Decade, Kostas Axelos, Michel Foucault, My Publications, Politics, Publishing, Shakespearean Territories, Territory, The Birth of Territory, Travel, William Shakespeare, Writing | 2 Comments

Connolly and Grove – Extinction Events and the Human Sciences

Posted on July 4, 2014 by stuartelden

William E Connolly and Jarius Victor Grove – Extinction Events and the Human Sciences at The Contemporary Condition. An interesting and challenging piece I am sure I will return to: “The frail heritage of gradualism and exceptionalism is not up to … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare on the road – project update

Posted on July 4, 2014 by stuartelden

Paul Edmondson has an update on the Shakespeare on the Road project. I spoke at the workshop concerning this project last year. Here’s a brief description of the project: Fasten your seatbelts and join us as we celebrate William Shakespeare’s 450th … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Lebas obituary

Posted on July 3, 2014 by stuartelden

I was sorry to hear the news of the death of Elizabeth Lebas. The Guardian has an obituary from her daughter, Anna Goldie. I worked with Elizabeth on the Key Writings collection of Henri Lefebvre’s work, along with Eleonore Kofman. Kofman and Lebas … Continue reading →

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Prismatic Ecology and Hyperobjects reviewed in the Glasgow Review of Books

Posted on July 3, 2014 by stuartelden

Jeffrey J. Cohen ed., Prismatic Ecology: Ecotheory beyond Green (University of Minnesota Press, 2014) and Timothy Morton, Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology after the End of the World (University of Minnesota Press, 2013) – reviewed in the Glasgow Review of Books by Tom White.

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Barry Stocker’s reading of Foucault’s Subjectivity and Truth lectures concludes

Posted on June 30, 2014 by stuartelden

Final two parts of his reading – here and here.

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A minor Nietzsche question – what does the abbreviation ‘W.W.’ refer to?

Posted on June 30, 2014 by stuartelden

A minor Nietzsche question – what does the abbreviation W.W. refer to? I’ve asked some of the leading Nietzsche scholars I know, and they are baffled too. The context is two references to Nietzsche: W. W. XI, p. 268 and W. W. … Continue reading →

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