Category Archives: People

Lefebvre and the devil – some thoughts from Angus Cameron

Posted on May 13, 2014 by stuartelden

Angus Cameron has some thoughts on one of Lefebvre’s little-known essays, ‘The Metamorphoses of the Devil’, which appeared in An Introduction to Modernity (now available for very little in the Verso Radical Thinkers series). In a very entertaining essay first published … Continue reading →

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Derek Gregory, ‘The Natures of War’ – Neil Smith memorial lecture

Posted on May 11, 2014 by stuartelden

I made time to watch this powerful, and moving, lecture recently. I think I linked to it at the time, but worth a reminder. Well worth the time – some very good discussion of terrain and nature in warfare – … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Manuscripts to the Bibliothèque Nationale

Posted on May 10, 2014 by stuartelden

Foucault’s extant manuscript papers – all 37,000 pages of them – have been moved to the Bibliothèque Nationale – story here (in French pp. 26-7; via here – in German).

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‘This is not a cover image’ – bad covers of books on Foucault

Posted on May 9, 2014 by stuartelden

A set of images of covers of books on Foucault… and their problems. I actually like the Lois McNay cover, but there are some hideous ones here… Something to bear in mind for Foucault’s Last Decade, though I continue to like … Continue reading →

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Interview with Łukasz Stanek about Henri Lefebvre, Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment

Posted on May 7, 2014 by stuartelden

An interview I conducted with Łukasz Stanek about the long-lost, and about to be published, book by Henri Lefebvre – Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment.

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Cornel West, Immortal Technique, Marina Sitrin, and Stanley Aronowitz – opening event of LeftForum, NYC, 30 May 2014

Posted on May 6, 2014 by stuartelden

Cornel West, Immortal Technique, Marina Sitrin, and Stanley Aronowitz – opening event of LeftForum, NYC, 30 May 2014.

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Łukasz Stanek interviews Mario Gaviria about Henri Lefebvre’s Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment

Posted on May 5, 2014 by stuartelden

With Henri Lefebvre’s Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment about to be published, editor Łukasz Stanek interviews Mario Gaviria – who originally commissioned the book from Lefebvre. He also edited Lefebvre’s collection Du rural à l’urbain. You can watch the interview about Gaviria’s own “research, … Continue reading →

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Gary Becker (1930-2014)

Posted on May 5, 2014 by stuartelden

Gary Becker, the neoliberal economist discussed in Foucault’s The Birth of Biopolitics, has died. New APPS recognises the importance of his work here. The University of Chicago has an obituary here. I’ve previously linked to the discussion between François Ewald, Becker and … Continue reading →

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The art of Homo Sacer

Posted on May 5, 2014 by stuartelden

Originally posted on geographical imaginations:
 James Bridle‘s new installation, Homo Sacer, has opened at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) in Liverpool, as part of its Science Fiction: New Death exhibition: Explore how our relationship with technology has blurred the lines…

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Benjamin Fraser (ed.), Marxism and Urban Culture

Posted on May 5, 2014 by stuartelden

Interesting collection of essays on Marxism and Urban Culture, edited by Benjamin Fraser (author of Henri Lefebvre and the Spanish Urban Experience, and editor of the Journal of Urban Cultural Studies, with a preface by Andy Merrifield. Thanks to Adam David Morton for the … Continue reading →

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