Category Archives: People

Concept of World from Kant to Derrida – open access preview

Posted on October 30, 2013 by stuartelden

Thanks to dmfant for the alert to this open access preview of Sean Gaston’s very useful book The Concept of World from Kant to Derrida.

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Foucault’s Last Decade – fourth update

Posted on October 25, 2013 by stuartelden

It has been a long time since the third update on the book I’m writing entitled Foucault’s Last Decade, under contract with Polity Press. Since that last update I’ve moved house and started a new job – both of which have … Continue reading →

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Marcelo Hoffman, Foucault and Power – soon to be published

Posted on October 24, 2013 by stuartelden

I’ve just heard from Bloomsbury that advance copies of Marcelo Hoffman’s really important study Foucault and Power: The Influence of Political Engagement on Theories of Power are now being sent out – I wrote one of the endorsements. Highly recommended. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Foucault, Miles Davis, Ghanaian sunshine…

Posted on October 23, 2013 by stuartelden
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Shakespeare, Politics, Territory – a talk for prospective Warwick students

Posted on October 23, 2013 by stuartelden

On 21st October I gave a short talk to prospective students at the University of Warwick. These were students between the ages of 15 and 18. The topic, which was suggested for me, was ‘Shakespeare, Politics, Territory’. It’s pitched at … Continue reading →

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Foucault, La société punitive – publication slips to late November

Posted on October 21, 2013 by stuartelden

If, like me, you are eagerly awaiting Foucault’s La société punitive, you’ll be disappointed to hear that the publication date has slipped again. It is on amazon.fr and various other sites with a date of 28 November [update 5 December], but … Continue reading →

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The New Althusser – a few further thoughts

Posted on October 21, 2013 by stuartelden

My post on the idea of a potential ‘new Althusser’ collection for Theory, Culture & Society received quite a few hits, a few comments there, and some more by email, on twitter and facebook. I’ve made a note of all the … Continue reading →

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The New Althusser – a possible TCS theme?

Posted on October 19, 2013 by stuartelden

One of the ideas floated at yesterday’s Theory, Culture and Society board meeting was a theme issue on what might be called ‘the new Althusser’. Since his death, many previously unpublished writings have been published in France, with English translations following. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alain Badiou, Etienne Balibar, Jacques Rancière, Louis Althusser, Michel Foucault, Niccolò Machiavelli, Pierre Macherey, Theory, Culture and Society | 4 Comments

Lefebvre, Rhythmanalysis reissue

Posted on October 18, 2013 by stuartelden

The reissue of Lefebvre’s Rhythmanalysis: Space, Time and Everyday Life is now out from Bloomsbury. It includes translations of Lefebvre’s book ‘Elements of Rhythmanalysis’, two related essays, and an introduction by me. As far as I know there are no … Continue reading →

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Two reflections on Chamayou’s Manhunts

Posted on October 17, 2013 by stuartelden

Jason Read has a post on Grégoire Chamayou’s book Manhunts: A Philosophical History at Unemployed Negativity; James Stanescu picks up on these questions at Critical Animal. [Update, you can read my discussion of this book at The Funambulist]

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