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Henri Lefebvre’s 1939 book on Nietzsche and the ‘Liste Otto’ – which books of his were banned?

Posted on July 3, 2023 by stuartelden

Update June 2025: a revised and expanded version of this post is here. About twenty years ago, in an essay on Henri Lefebvre, I said that his book on Nietzsche (1939) was on the prohibited ‘Liste Otto’. These were books … Continue reading →

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Edgar Landgraf, Nietzsche’s Posthumanism – University of Minnesota Press, September 2023

Posted on June 25, 2023 by stuartelden

Edgar Landgraf, Nietzsche’s Posthumanism – University of Minnesota Press, September 2023 While many posthumanists claim Nietzsche as one of their own, rarely do they engage his philosophy in any real depth. Nietzsche’s Posthumanism addresses this need by exploring the continuities and disagreements … Continue reading →

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Miri Davidson, “Jean Baudrillard Grasped the Symbolic Life of Capital but Lost Track of the Material World”, Jacobin, open access

Posted on June 24, 2023 by stuartelden

Miri Davidson, “Jean Baudrillard Grasped the Symbolic Life of Capital but Lost Track of the Material World“, Jacobin, open access French thinker Jean Baudrillard developed a pioneering analysis of symbolism and consumption in modern capitalism with some valuable insights. But … Continue reading →

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Hanne Jacobs (ed). The Husserlian Mind – Routledge, 2021, paperback May 2023

Posted on June 15, 2023 by stuartelden

Hanne Jacobs (ed). The Husserlian Mind – Routledge, 2021, paperback May 2023

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Saussure’s notes on German legends – cross-references between the different editions of these manuscripts

Posted on June 14, 2023 by stuartelden

I’ve previously discussed reading Ferdinand de Saussure’s work, mainly around the variant texts of his posthumously published Course on General Linguistics, and some of his early work on Indo-European languages. Saussure’s notes on German legends are one of the other major posthumous … Continue reading →

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Books received – Milner, Lévi-Strauss, Lefebvre, Guattari, Saussure, Walters & Tazzioli

Posted on June 13, 2023 by stuartelden

Some books for the Indo-European thought project, together with the copy of Musset Henri Lefebvre gave to Georges Bataille (more here) and William Walters and Martina Tazzioli (eds.), Handbook on Governmentality, in which I have a chapter on Foucault and … Continue reading →

Posted in Claude Lévi-Strauss, Felix Guattari, Ferdinand de Saussure, Georges Bataille, Georges Dumézil, Henri Lefebvre, Mapping Indo-European Thought in Twentieth Century France, Michel Foucault | 4 Comments

Theory, Culture and Society Special Issue: ‘Foucault Before the Collège de France’ – *open access until mid-June*

Posted on June 9, 2023 by stuartelden

Theory, Culture and Society Special Issue: ‘Foucault Before the Collège de France‘, edited by Stuart Elden, Orazio Irrera and Daniele Lorenzini A reminder that all papers are open access until mid June 2023 – after that date only a few … Continue reading →

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Henri Lefebvre’s Musset – the copy he gave to Georges Bataille

Posted on June 5, 2023 by stuartelden

I’ve previously mentioned that parts of Georges Bataille’s library are for sale – story here. The catalogue is on sale as a book La bibliothèque de Georges Bataille – and available to download as a pdf here; with the full inventaire here. I decided to … Continue reading →

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G.W.F. Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of Right, 1819-1820, trans. Alan Brudner, University of Toronto Press, April 2023

Posted on June 4, 2023 by stuartelden

G.W.F. Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of Right, 1819-1820, trans. Alan Brudner, University of Toronto Press, April 2023 very expensive… Published in 1821, Outlines of the Philosophy of Right is considered the definitive articulation of the legal, moral, social, and political philosophy … Continue reading →

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“Indo-European Thought in Post-War France“, Warwick Seminar for Interdisciplinary French Studies, 31 May 2023 (video)

Posted on June 1, 2023 by stuartelden

My talk to the Warwick Seminar for Interdisciplinary French Studies was recorded and is available online – “Indo-European Thought in Post-War France“ I begin with two stories – one about the Mission Paul Pelliot and its importance to the early … Continue reading →

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