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Niki Kasumi Clements, “Foucault the Confessor”, University of Bristol, 19 April 2023, 3.30pm

Posted on April 17, 2023 by stuartelden

Niki Kasumi Clements, “Foucault the Confessor”, University of Bristol, 19 April 2023, 3.30pm Joint Research Talk  Department of French & the Institute of Greece, Rome, and the Classical Tradition Niki Kasumi Clements, Watt J. and Lilly G. Jackson Associate Professor … Continue reading →

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Paul Allen Miller, “Foucault’s Formative Years” – review of The Early Foucault (Polity, 2021) in Symploke

Posted on April 17, 2023 by stuartelden

Paul Allen Miller, “Foucault’s Formative Years” – a very generous review of my 2021 Polity book The Early Foucault in Symploke. The review requires subscription, unfortunately, but I’m happy to share if you email me. Stuart Elden has become the … Continue reading →

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Carlo Ginzburg, The Soul of Brutes – Seagull, November 2022

Posted on April 14, 2023 by stuartelden

Carlo Ginzburg, The Soul of Brutes – Seagull, November 2022 A collection of diverse yet interconnected essays from one of the world’s most respected historians. Carlo Ginzburg has been at the forefront of the discipline of microhistory ever since his … Continue reading →

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Richard Wolin, Heidegger in Ruins: Between Philosophy and Ideology – Yale University Press, January 2023

Posted on April 14, 2023 by stuartelden

Richard Wolin, Heidegger in Ruins: Between Philosophy and Ideology – Yale University Press, January 2023 What does it mean when a radical understanding of National Socialism is inextricably embedded in the work of the twentieth century’s most important philosopher? Martin Heidegger’s … Continue reading →

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David Farrell Krell, Three Encounters: Heidegger, Arendt, Derrida – Indiana University Press, June 2023

Posted on April 14, 2023 by stuartelden

David Farrell Krell, Three Encounters: Heidegger, Arendt, Derrida – Indiana University Press, June 2023 In 1974, thirty-year-old philosopher and translator David Farrell Krell began corresponding and meeting with Martin Heidegger and Hannah Arendt. Years later, he would meet Jacques Derrida … Continue reading →

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David Harvey discussion “La géographie du capital” and dialogue with Jean-Luc Mélenchon (videos)

Posted on April 13, 2023 by stuartelden

David Harvey discussion – although the questions are in French, Harvey speaks in English, followed by an interpreter. Cette conférence est le premier événement d’une série de deux organisés par le département de géographie de l’Institut La Boétie, dans le … Continue reading →

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Wendy Brown, Nihilistic Times: Thinking with Max Weber – Harvard University Press, April 2023

Posted on April 13, 2023 by stuartelden

Wendy Brown, Nihilistic Times: Thinking with Max Weber – Harvard University Press, April 2023 One of America’s leading political theorists analyzes the nihilism degrading—and confounding—political and academic life today. Through readings of Max Weber’s Vocation Lectures, she proposes ways to … Continue reading →

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Italo Calvino on writing

Posted on April 11, 2023 by stuartelden

Italo Calvino, The Written World and the Unwritten World: Collected Non-Fiction, trans. Ann Goldstein (Penguin) – two nice passages about writing, taken from the title essay. I have to say that most of the books I’ve written and those I have it … Continue reading →

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The Archaeology of Foucault (Polity, 2023) – New Books Network discussion with Dave O’Brien

Posted on April 6, 2023 by stuartelden

I discuss my recent book The Archaeology of Foucault (Polity, 2023) on the New Books Network with Dave O’Brien (audio) Dave has now generously discussed all the books in this series: Foucault’s Last Decade, 21 September 2016 Foucault: The Birth … Continue reading →

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Engin Isin, The conditions of planetary citizenship – online lecture, 13 April 2023

Posted on April 5, 2023 by stuartelden

Engin Isin, The conditions of planetary citizenship – online lecture, 13 April 2023, 4pm BST registration required via Eventbrite

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