Category Archives: People

“About the Concept of the ‘Dangerous Individual’ in Legal Psychiatry of the 19th Century” – details of variant English and French texts

Posted on March 1, 2014 by stuartelden

A couple of months ago [update: in January 2014], I asked three minor questions concerning Foucault’s ‘About the Concept of the Dangerous Individual’ lecture in Toronto in 1977. is the version in Dits et écrits the original French, or a re-translation with an … Continue reading →

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Henri Lefebvre recordings – three audio; one [now two] videos

Posted on March 1, 2014 by stuartelden

I didn’t know about these before – three audio recordings of Lefebvre. The first from 1975 is the most wide-ranging; the second is a brief discussion from 1970 that discusses La fin de l’histoire; and the third is on space. There is … Continue reading →

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Derrida Seminar Translation Project – details of published and forthcoming French and English volumes

Posted on March 1, 2014 by stuartelden

The Derrida Seminar Project has lots of information on the books in both French and English. Four volumes have been published so far in French: 1. Séminaire: La Béte et le souverain volume I (2001-2002), edited by Michel Lisse, Marie-Louise Mallet, … Continue reading →

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Jean-Luc Nancy discussion at Birkbeck cancelled – but paper available to download

Posted on February 28, 2014 by stuartelden

The discussion with Jean-Luc Nancy at Birkbeck, scheduled for next week, has unfortunately been cancelled due to illness. The paper that was due to be discussed is available here.

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Foucault talks next week in Melbourne – and thanks for this week

Posted on February 28, 2014 by stuartelden

Many thanks to everyone who came to the two talks this week on The Birth of Territory at Monash and RMIT. There were good audiences for both and some interesting questions. I recorded the RMIT talk and will try to upload … Continue reading →

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9 Critical Theory Books That Came Out in February from Critical-Theory.com

Posted on February 27, 2014 by stuartelden

9 Critical Theory Books That Came Out in February from Critical-Theory.com – Althusser, Negri, Miller, Bartlett/Clemens/Roffe, Constantinou, Butler, Braun, Losurdo, Epstein.

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The Life Penalty: Foucault, Derrida, Bamber – abstract for a possible conference

Posted on February 26, 2014 by stuartelden

I have been asked if I’d be interested in speaking at a planned conference on ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishments’, which sounds intriguing, although somewhat outside of my usual research interests. At the moment it is not at all clear that … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Marxism: Ideology, Interpellation and Subjectivation – open access virtual issue

Posted on February 26, 2014 by stuartelden

A virtual theme issue from Rethinking Marxism on ‘Ideology, Interpellation and Subjectivation’ is available here, with contributions from Althusser, Montag, Krips, Macherey, etc. Since its inception in 1988, Rethinking Marxism has been a major platform for extending key Althusserian themes, including the debates … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Last Decade – ninth update

Posted on February 24, 2014 by stuartelden

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve worked through the first volume of the History of Sexuality, in both French and English. There are, to my mind, not nearly as many translational issues with this as with Surveiller et punir/Discipline … Continue reading →

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Melbourne talks on The Birth of Territory and Foucault – final details

Posted on February 24, 2014 by stuartelden

Final details for my four talks over the next two weeks in Melbourne: 26 February 2014, 12.30pm, “The Birth of Territory”, Monash University, Melbourne (Room N502, Menzies Building, Clayton Campus) – flyer, website 27 February 2014, 5pm, “The Birth of Territory”, RMIT University, Melbourne … Continue reading →

Posted in Foucault's Last Decade, Michel Foucault, My Publications, Shakespearean Territories, Territory, The Birth of Territory, William Shakespeare | 1 Comment