Category Archives: People

Marie-Eve Morin’s book on Jean-Luc Nancy reviewed

Posted on June 27, 2013 by stuartelden

At NDPR by Christopher Watkin.

Posted in Jean-Luc Nancy | Leave a comment

Sloterdijk Now reviewed

Posted on June 15, 2013 by stuartelden

As far as I know, this is the first review of Sloterdijk Now – in German Studies Review by Jeffrey Champlin (requires subscription). Here’s a couple of excerpts: This volume, Sloterdijk Now, succeeds as a compact and accessible introduction to the work … Continue reading →

Posted in My Publications, Peter Sloterdijk | Leave a comment

David Harvey, A Companion to Marx’s Capital: Volume 2

Posted on June 10, 2013 by stuartelden

Forthcoming in September from Verso, David Harvey’s A Companion to Marx’s Capital: Volume 2. The first volume A Companion to Marx’s Capital appeared in 2010. Videos of the lectures on which these books are based are available at http://davidharvey.org/reading-capital/

Posted in Books, David Harvey, Karl Marx | 1 Comment

Two other NDPR reviews – books on the early Foucault and Heidegger

Posted on June 8, 2013 by stuartelden

David Webb, Foucault’s Archaeology: Science and Transformation and Denis McManus, Heidegger and the Measure of Truth: Themes from His Early Philosophy are also reviewed at NDPR.

Posted in Martin Heidegger, Michel Foucault | 1 Comment

John Plamenatz, Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Rousseau

Posted on June 8, 2013 by stuartelden

Almost forty years after they were intended to be delivered, John Plamenatz’s lectures on Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Rousseau have been published. They are reviewed at NDPR by Jeffrey Collins. The review doubts their worth today, but in doing so provides an interesting discussion … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Niccolò Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes | 1 Comment

Calculative Devices in a Digital Age – Call for Papers

Posted on June 7, 2013 by stuartelden

Department of Geography, Durham University 21-22 November 2013 Keynote speakers (tbc): Prof. Pat O’Malley (Sydney) Prof. Marieke de Goede (Amsterdam) Prof. Rita Raley (UCSB) The Securing against Future Events project is organizing a two day conference on the forms and … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Louise Amoore, Politics | 1 Comment

Theory of the drone

Posted on June 7, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on geographical imaginations:
I’ve been contacted by L’actualité for an interview on drones, which led me to a new book by French philosopher Grégoire Chamayou (CNRS): Théorie du drone (La fabrique, 2013). I’ve only just ordered it, so this post is…

Posted in Books, Derek Gregory, Politics | Leave a comment