Category Archives: People

Bruno Latour to give the Gifford lectures in Edinburgh

Posted on June 11, 2012 by stuartelden

In February 2013 – some details here, but says more info to come in December. Thanks to Graham Harman for the link.

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Foucault – Du gouvernement des vivants

Posted on June 11, 2012 by stuartelden

Amazon.fr has a page up for his 1979-80 course, due in October 2012. I can’t find a publisher page. Thanks to Chathan Vemuri for the link.

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Slavoj Žižek interview in The Guardian

Posted on June 11, 2012 by stuartelden

Here. Too much information at times. Also disappointing that he avoids talking about his new book, especially when he has made the claim that he is tired of the jokes and wants his Hegel book to be the serious focus. See … Continue reading →

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Glacken on the History of Ideas

Posted on June 10, 2012 by stuartelden

A historian of ideas must go where his nose leads him, and it often leads him into chilly but not inhospitable regions whose borders are patrolled by men who know every square foot of it. Although I can lay no … Continue reading →

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Coriolan/us in Wales

Posted on June 7, 2012 by stuartelden

This looks interesting – a site-specific Coriolanus, after Shakespeare and Brecht, in a hangar at RAF St Athan, Wales in August. These are the same people who did  a version of Aeschylus, The Persians in the Brecon Beacons. Review here. Thanks to … Continue reading →

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Julius Caesar in jail and Africa

Posted on June 7, 2012 by stuartelden

Two recent reimaginings of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. One is set in an Italian jail and the other in modern Africa. The first is the film Cesare deve morire/Caesar Must Die: Review here. The second is a Royal Shakespeare Company version … Continue reading →

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BBC to air Shakespeare tetralogy

Posted on June 6, 2012 by stuartelden

The BBC will be showing new versions of Richard II, the two parts of Henry IV, and Henry V later this year. Some details including casts, directors, etc. here, here and here. Should be interesting: while Henry V has had … Continue reading →

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Erik Swyngedouw, Andy Merrifield, Neil Smith – Every Revolution has its Space

Posted on June 6, 2012 by stuartelden

“Every Revolution has its Space: from Occupying Squares to Transforming Cities?” Presentations by: Erik Swyngedouw, Andy Merrifield, Neil Smith. Audio here. Thanks to Colin McFarlane for the link.

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The Space of the World

Posted on June 5, 2012 by stuartelden

A la limite, le problème qui se pose c’est celui des rapports de la pensée à la culture : comment se fait-il que la pensée ait un lieu dans l’espace du monde, qu’elle y ait comme une origine, et qu’elle … Continue reading →

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Henri Lefebvre – Debates and Controversies

Posted on June 2, 2012 by stuartelden

Strong piece by Stefan Kipfer, Parastou Saberi and Thorben Wieditz in Progress in Human Geography surveying Lefebvre’s contributions and recent scholarship (requires subscription). The material on the state and social movements is particularly useful. Aided with French and German scholarship, this … Continue reading →

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