Category Archives: People

Michael Watts on Boko Haram in the Huffington Post

Posted on May 16, 2014 by stuartelden

Michael Watts in interviewed about Boko Haram in the Huffington Post. Thanks to Teo Ballvé for the link. As a reminder, my annotated bibliography on Boko Haram – which includes pieces by Michael – is available here.

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Gunnar Olsson in Philomag (in French)

Posted on May 16, 2014 by stuartelden

Fait exceptionnel, cet article expose les idées d’un auteur quasi inconnu, le géographe suédois Gunnar Olsson, dont le grand œuvre, “Abysmal”, n’a pas été traduit en français. Pourquoi ? Parce que cet homme, à force de scruter des cartes, a forgé … Continue reading →

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Hannah Arendt movie – trailer and a few thoughts

Posted on May 15, 2014 by stuartelden

I finally watched the Hannah Arendt movie yesterday. In some parts it’s flawed – especially the flashback scenes to her time at Freiburg University, and the affair with Heidegger – but other parts are powerful and thoughtful. It mainly focuses … Continue reading →

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Martin Heidegger interviewed by a Buddhist Monk on German Television (English subtitles)

Posted on May 15, 2014 by stuartelden

This is a rather strange interview, which Heidegger appears to have scripted in advance and to be reading off notes. Thanks to Elena Loizidou for the link (via Open Culture) – click on cc at the bottom if the subtitles don’t appear.

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David Harvey, Mapping a New Economy in The Chronicle Review

Posted on May 14, 2014 by stuartelden

David Harvey’s most recent book, and his career as a whole, is discussed in The Chronicle Review.

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Books received – Foucault, Babich & Ginev, Chevallier

Posted on May 13, 2014 by stuartelden

I’ve been trying not to accumulate books while in New York – despite living opposite Strand Books – to keep luggage weight down for the trip home. I am sure there is a small post mountain waiting for me back … Continue reading →

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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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