Category Archives: People

Slavoj Žižek interview on Less Than Nothing

Posted on May 23, 2012 by stuartelden

Brief interview on the publication of Less Than Nothing  – and excerpt from the book – via the Verso blog.

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Georges Canguilhem – Writings on Medicine

Posted on May 22, 2012 by stuartelden

Listed with Fordham University Press, who published his Knowledge of Life a few years back. (Thanks to Chathan for the link.) I mentioned the French publication of volume 1 of his Œuvres complètes in an earlier post (here).

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Heterotopian Studies

Posted on May 22, 2012 by stuartelden

New site exploring Foucault’s notion of the heterotopia and uses made of it.

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Alain Badiou – A life in writing

Posted on May 19, 2012 by stuartelden

Piece in The Guardian on his new book on love and on his work generally.

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Tracy B. Strong – Politics Without Vision reviewed

Posted on May 19, 2012 by stuartelden

Very positive review in THES. The book – full details at the University of Chicago Press page and press release – discusses Friedrich Nietzsche, Max Weber, Sigmund Freud, Vladimir Lenin, Carl Schmitt, Martin Heidegger and Hannah Arendt. Strong’s book Friedrich … Continue reading →

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Folger Shakespeare e-texts

Posted on May 18, 2012 by stuartelden

The Folger Shakespeare Library, in co-operation with Simon & Schuster, is pleased to announce the release of the texts of its celebrated Folger Shakespeare Editions. The texts of the plays themselves, minus glosses, notes and interpretive material, will be available … Continue reading →

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David Harvey talks

Posted on May 17, 2012 by stuartelden

with David Graeber   And at the LSE talking about Rebel Cities.

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Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Ethics and Objects

Posted on May 14, 2012 by stuartelden

Interesting edited collection now available in print or free download. Details here. Animal, Mineral, Vegetable examines what happens when we cease to assume that only humans exert agency. Through a careful examination of medieval, early modern and contemporary lifeworlds, these … Continue reading →

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GO: On the Geographies of Gunnar Olsson

Posted on May 12, 2012 by stuartelden

Interesting looking (though expensive) collection on the work of Gunnar Olsson – one of geography’s most original voices. Since the early 1960s, the internationally acclaimed and highly distinguished Swedish geographer Gunnar Olsson has made substantial contributions to his own discipline. … Continue reading →

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Scott Kirsch on State, Space, World

Posted on May 12, 2012 by stuartelden

Another detailed review – in Antipode by Scott Kirsch. The whole review appears to be available free. Here’s two paragraphs – the second and the last: Of course, it is not surprising that Lefebvre’s opus on space became the touchstone … Continue reading →

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