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Books received

Posted on November 5, 2013 by stuartelden

Two books for the Althusser project; Marcelo Hoffman’s Foucault and Power; Michael Dear’s Why Walls Won’t Work; and the latest Society and Space.

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Derek Gregory, Juan Cole and China Miéville on Israel/Palestine

Posted on November 4, 2013 by stuartelden

In Feedly this morning, a powerful juxtaposition – Derek Gregory on the West Bank wall, and Juan Cole on Israel’s new settlements in the West Bank. Derek links to a new photo essay by China Miéville presented at the Palestinian Literary … Continue reading →

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Louise Amoore, The Politics of Possibility – preview available

Posted on November 4, 2013 by stuartelden

You can read the introduction to Louise Amoore’s The Politics of Possibility here. Duke’s own site says the book is in stock, though online book stores don’t seem to have it yet.

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Shakespeare Aloud! – Macbeth in Stratford

Posted on November 3, 2013 by stuartelden

I went to an interesting version of Macbeth in Stratford last night, performed by the Shakespeare Aloud! group, with only six actors. It was heavily cut, with most of the more political discussion scenes missing, but it kept the core of … Continue reading →

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Neil Brenner video on Place, Capitalism and the Right to the City

Posted on November 1, 2013 by stuartelden

Impressive twenty minute presentation via @urbantheorylab

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China Miéville video on Marxism and Halloween

Posted on November 1, 2013 by stuartelden

via the Pluto Press blog.

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Critical-Theory.com’s five books that came out in October – Balibar, Spanos, Morton, Jameson, Hancox

Posted on November 1, 2013 by stuartelden

List and details here.

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More books received

Posted on October 30, 2013 by stuartelden

All from University of Chicago Press in recompense for some review work – some interesting books from Eric Santner, Cary Wolfe, Derrida, Tracy B. Strong, and a couple on political theology and/or Shakespeare.

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Books received

Posted on October 30, 2013 by stuartelden

Three old Althusser volumes; Eric Hazan’s history of the barricade; the reissue of Lefebvre’s Rhythmanalysis; Chamayou’s Manhunts; and two new books (well, one 2013 and one 2011) by Daniel Heller-Roazen.

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Foucault, On the Government of the Living – forthcoming in 2014

Posted on October 30, 2013 by stuartelden

Palgrave now have a page for Foucault’s 1979-80 lecture course On the Government of the Living. Thanks to Harvey Shoolman for the alert. [update – publication has slipped from March to September 2014]

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