Category Archives: People

Barry Stocker on Foucault’s Lectures on the Punitive Society VI.1 and 2

Posted on May 21, 2014 by stuartelden

Barry Stocker’s reading of Foucault’s lectures continues – parts 1 and 2.  

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Foucault on painting – some references

Posted on May 21, 2014 by stuartelden

Heterotopian Studies has a useful bibliography of Foucault on painting, and of relevant secondary literature. It focuses on shorter pieces, rather than the discussion of paintings in The Order of Things and History of Madness. The list of secondary literature is … Continue reading →

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The ruins of Cuba’s Panopticon – some photos

Posted on May 20, 2014 by stuartelden

Thanks to David Murakami Wood for the link to this photo-essay on the ruined Panopticon in Cuba.

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Thomas Meyer on Heidegger’s Black Notebooks

Posted on May 20, 2014 by stuartelden

This is one of the better pieces I’ve read recently on Heidegger’s ‘Black Notebooks’. In particular, it is good on how they fit within the structure of Heidegger’s thought as a whole, and especially his plans for posthumous publication. As … Continue reading →

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Peter Sloterdijk’s Globes: Spheres II forthcoming in October 2014

Posted on May 20, 2014 by stuartelden

 Peter Sloterdijk’s Globes – Spheres II: Macrospherology listed on Amazon. It’s not on the Semiotext(e) page yet, but is on the MIT Press page (they distribute the books). It will be published in October 2014, and comes in at 1048 pages. Thanks to … Continue reading →

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Peter Sloterdijk and Andrei Ujica on The Fall of the Romanov Empire

Posted on May 18, 2014 by stuartelden

A lecture by Peter Sloterdijk and then a discussion between Sloterdijk and Andrei Ujica on The Fall of the Romanov Empire – thanks to ANTHEM for the link. The lecture is in English, though the discussion is in German. I’ve embedded the film … Continue reading →

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‘Books constitute capital’

Posted on May 18, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on geographical imaginations:
Introducing his interview with David Harvey at the Chronicle of Higher Education earlier this week, Scott Carlson notes that ‘The American stage has recently been set for questioning capitalism, with the U.S. tour of academe’s…

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The Squared Horizon: The Frames and Trajectories of Paul Virilio, 6 June 2014. Nottingham Trent University

Posted on May 18, 2014 by stuartelden

The Squared Horizon: The Frames and Trajectories of Paul Virilio, 6 June 2014. Nottingham Trent University – full details here. In Desert Screen, Paul Virilio suggests the notion of a ‘squared horizon’ as a way of envisioning the interposition of the screen, … Continue reading →

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David Harvey – Afterthoughts on Piketty’s Capital

Posted on May 17, 2014 by stuartelden

David Harvey, ‘Afterthoughts on Piketty’s Capital‘ – at his blog.

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Power in a World of Becoming, Process, Entanglement and Attachment – June 2-3 2014, Warwick

Posted on May 17, 2014 by stuartelden

Authority & Political Technologies Network 2014: Power in a World of Becoming, Process, Entanglement & Attachment June 2-3, University of Warwick (Ramphal) ‘In ever era the attempt must be made anew to wrest tradition away from a conformism that is about … Continue reading →

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