Category Archives: People

The Foucault Effect 1991-2011 audio

Posted on June 12, 2011 by stuartelden

The audio recordings of the 3-4 June 2011 event at Birkbeck are now available here. You can find my notes on the event here, and the written up text of my discussant comments here (the direct link to the audio … Continue reading →

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2012 – talks on ‘Volume’

Posted on June 11, 2011 by stuartelden

Somewhat into the future, two dates for talks in 2012 are already in the diary… 30 March 2012 – “Secure the Volume”, Public Lecture on Security theme, Committee for Social Thought, University of Kentucky 3 May 2012 – “The Politics … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Jeremy Crampton, Peter Sloterdijk, Stephen Graham, The Space of the World | 1 Comment

Summer work

Posted on June 11, 2011 by stuartelden

Lots to do this summer (though it doesn’t exactly feel like summer in York)… Finish ‘Society and Space’ volume introduction and draft introduction to ‘Foundations’ volume for the Sage Environment and Planning collection. Submit the paper on King Lear that … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Cricket, Cycling, Fossils, Michel Foucault, My Publications, Society and Space, teaching, The Birth of Territory, The Space of the World, Travel | 2 Comments

Sloterdijk Now details

Posted on June 10, 2011 by stuartelden

Polity now have a more detailed page up for this book, with blurb and table of contents. The book is on schedule for publication in December.

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The Foucault Effect 1991-2011 – Discussant Comments

Posted on June 10, 2011 by stuartelden

Even though there was an audio recording, I decided to type up my handwritten comments from which I improvised my response to Daniel Defert; Colin Gordon; Peter Fitzpatrick and Maria Carolina Olarte. There is some material here that was cut due to the time – three long papers and already after 7pm when I spoke, so this is record of both what I said and would have said. This is very much a pièce d’occasion, rather than the basis for anything more, though some of the themes relate to previous concerns, or will become part of future work. Continue reading →

Posted in J.G.A. Pocock, Michel Foucault, Quentin Skinnner, Reinhart Koselleck, Stephen Greenblatt | 4 Comments

Harvey on Capital Vol II – coming soon

Posted on June 9, 2011 by stuartelden

Those who have enjoyed the lectures on Capital Vol I will be pleased to see the news here. update: Fredric Jameson’s book on Capital Vol I is reviewed here.

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New Interview with Graham Harman

Posted on June 9, 2011 by stuartelden

Among other things he talks about his love of sports and future directions for his work. Find it here.

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Heidegger – Being and Truth

Posted on June 7, 2011 by stuartelden

Heidegger’s lectures collected in volume 36/37 of the Gesamtausgabe have been translated as Being and Truth. There is some unpleasant stuff here – these are the lectures delivered at the time Heidegger was rector of Freiburg. Miguel de Beistegui provides a review here.

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More on the New College

Posted on June 7, 2011 by stuartelden

Birkbeck have issued a press release saying Grayling has resigned and that they are not providing facilities; Terry Eagleton calls it odious; the college is accused of copying syllabuses (shouldn’t that be syllabi?); in the same report we hear that Boris Johnston … Continue reading →

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The Foucault Effect conference

Posted on June 5, 2011 by stuartelden

The Foucault Effect 1991-2011 conference held over the last couple of days was very good. The room was packed for the opening session on Friday evening, and then a good audience throughout Saturday. The first session included Daniel Defert on … Continue reading →

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