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Frederic Jameson, The Prison-House of Language: A Critical Account of Structuralism and Russian Formalism and Marxism and Form: 20th-Century Dialectical Theories of Literature – new editions, Princeton University Press, September 2026

Posted on September 12, 2026 by stuartelden

Frederic Jameson, The Prison-House of Language: A Critical Account of Structuralism and Russian Formalism – new edition, Princeton University Press, September 2026 Foreword by Caleb Smith and Paul North (the sample material online appears to be from Marxism and Form instead). In The Prison-House of … Continue reading →

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Books received – Eco, Lefebvre, Mandrou, Moore and Fedorowich, Nerlich, Coletti, Deutsch, Prosperi

Posted on September 8, 2026 by stuartelden

A mix of books bought new or second-hand – Umberto Eco, How to Spot a Fascist; Henri Lefebvre (no, not that Henri Lefebvre), The Missing Pieces; Robert Mandrou, Magistrats et sorciers en France au XVIIe siècle: Une analyse de psychologie historique; … Continue reading →

Posted in Adriano Prosperi, Edward Said, Henri Lefebvre, Umberto Eco | 1 Comment

The Experience of the Demonic and Its Waning: Foucault, Madness and Witchcraft

Posted on September 6, 2026 by stuartelden

Throughout his career Foucault made many promises of books he planned to write, only some of which were fulfilled. In History of Madness in 1961 he said: We will show in another study how the experience of the demonic and its waning … Continue reading →

Posted in Colin Gordon, Fernand Braudel, Foucault: The Birth of Power, Michel Foucault, Sunday Histories, The Archaeology of Foucault | 5 Comments

David Puaud, Foucault avant Foucault: Archéologie d’une jeunesse – Denoël, September 2026

Posted on September 1, 2026 by stuartelden

David Puaud, Foucault avant Foucault: Archéologie d’une jeunesse – Denoël, September 2026 À l’occasion du centenaire de la naissance de Michel Foucault, première enquête sur la jeunesse de l’un des penseurs les plus influents du monde contemporain. Raconter les années … Continue reading →

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Michel Foucault, Iran, quand la terre tremble: Reportage 1978-1979 – eds. Fabienne Brion, Julien Cavagnis, Sajjad Lohi and Chowra Makarem – Gallimard, September 2026

Posted on August 31, 2026 by stuartelden

I previously shared news of three Foucault books being published by Gallimard to coincide with his 100th birthday, one of which was Iran, quand la terre tremble: Reportage 1978-1979. Further details of this are now on the Gallimard site. It is … Continue reading →

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Puzzles, Patience and Clues: Carlo Ginzburg and Adriano Prosperi

Posted on August 30, 2026 by stuartelden

In an interview with Maria Lúcia G. Pallares-Burke in October 1998, published in The New History: Confessions and Conversations, Carlo Ginzburg mentions the critical attitude he has to some of his earlier works. One was his 1970 book Il nicodemismo: Simulazione e dissimulazione … Continue reading →

Posted in Adriano Prosperi, Alberto Toscano, Carlo Ginzburg, Sunday Histories, Umberto Eco, Uncategorized, Wu Ming | 6 Comments

The Essential Senghor: African Philosophy and Black Aesthetics – eds. Doyle C. Calhoun, Alioune B. Fall and Sheikh Thiam, Duke University Press, April 2026 and interview with the editors

Posted on August 27, 2026 by stuartelden

The Essential Senghor: African Philosophy and Black Aesthetics – eds. Doyle C. Calhoun, Alioune B. Fall and Sheikh Thiam, Duke University Press, April 2026  Senegalese poet, philosopher, and politician Leopold Sédar Senghor, together with Aimé Césaire and others, developed the … Continue reading →

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Foucault on Frans Hals, The Regents and the illustration of his History of Madness

Posted on August 23, 2026 by stuartelden

Michel Foucault’s discussion on Dutch television with Noam Chomsky, moderated by Fons Elders, is of course well known.  The interview was part of a series, also including dialogues between A.J. Ayer and Arne Naess, Karl Popper and John Eccles, and Leszek … Continue reading →

Posted in Michel Foucault, Noam Chomsky, Sunday Histories, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Books received – Ginzburg, Bachelard, Shatz, de Beauvoir, Pallares-Burke, De Genova & Morales, Stob

Posted on August 21, 2026 by stuartelden

Carlo Ginzburg, Dialogue avec Marc Bloch (a collection of his texts from various places); the critical edition of Gaston Bachelard, La rationalism appliqué; Adam Shatz, The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon; Simone de Beauvoir, Une fois que … Continue reading →

Posted in Boundaries, Carlo Ginzburg, Frantz Fanon, Gaston Bachelard, Marc Bloch, Simone de Beauvoir | 1 Comment

The Foucault Century – Symposium 24-25 September 2026

Posted on August 19, 2026 by stuartelden

Speakers Sabeen AhmedAmy AllenVerena Erlenbusch-AndersonNiki Kasumi ClementsPenelope DeutscherDavid HalperinAmy HollywoodLynne HufferDaniele LorenziniDonovan Schaefer Register for each day separately Register: Sept 24 Register: Sept 25

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