Category Archives: People

Talks on Foucault’s La société punitive in Melbourne – 3 and 4 March 2014

Posted on February 14, 2014 by stuartelden

In addition to the talks on The Birth of Territory (details here); I’ll be giving talks on Foucault’s La société punitive at Monash University on 3 March 2014, 11am (Clayfield Room A1. 34, Caufield Campus – map here); and at the University of Melbourne on … Continue reading →

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Badiou: the Althusserian Definition of Theory – audio recording

Posted on February 13, 2014 by stuartelden

The audio recording of Badiou’s recent lecture ‘The Althusserian Definition of Theory’ is available here.

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“Zizek’s Jokes” – in book form

Posted on February 13, 2014 by stuartelden

MIT Press are publishing a book of Žižek’s Jokes. “A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes.”—Ludwig Wittgenstein The good news is that this book offers an entertaining but enlightening compilation of Žižekisms. Unlike any other … Continue reading →

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William Shakespeare presents – Terminator the Second

Posted on February 13, 2014 by stuartelden

Terminator II using Shakespearean texts: Thanks to Volha Piotukh for sending this to me.

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BBC radio Thinking Aloud programme on Stuart Hall

Posted on February 12, 2014 by stuartelden

In memory of Stuart Hall: a special programme paying tribute to the leading cultural theorist and former director of the Birmingham Centre for Cultural Studies. A pioneer of ‘multiculturalism’, he documented the changing character of ‘post Imperial’ British society. Laurie … Continue reading →

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In Marx’s Laboratory: Critical Readings of the Grundrisse reviewed

Posted on February 11, 2014 by stuartelden

I’ve mentioned this book before – now reviewed at Marx & Philosophy. Edited by Riccardo Bellofiore, University of Bergamo, Italy, Guido Starosta, National University of Quilmes, Argentina, and Peter D. Thomas, Brunel University, London In Marx’s Laboratory. Critical Interpretations of … Continue reading →

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Tim Morton to give the Wellek lectures

Posted on February 11, 2014 by stuartelden

He has the news here – these are significant lectures and a real honour. He is, as he notes, in some excellent past company. The good news – for those unable to attend – is that they are published in … Continue reading →

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Stuart Hall obituaries and tributes

Posted on February 10, 2014 by stuartelden

There is an obituary in The Guardian, and Couze Venn has written a piece for the TCS website. Jeremy Gilbert has  written a piece for Open Democracy; and one at Red Pepper. Tariq Ali has a piece in The Guardian, … Continue reading →

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Claudio Minca & Rory Rowan – The question of space in Carl Schmitt

Posted on February 10, 2014 by stuartelden

Claudio Minca & Rory Rowan’s article “The question of space in Carl Schmitt” is now available in the online part of Progress in Human Geography, ahead of appearing in print (requires subscription). In this paper we present an analysis of the … Continue reading →

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David Nowell Smith, Sounding/Silence: Martin Heidegger at the Limits of Poetics reviewed

Posted on February 10, 2014 by stuartelden

Also at NDPR, Krzysztof Ziarek reviews David Nowell Smith, Sounding/Silence: Martin Heidegger at the Limits of Poetics.

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