Category Archives: People

Indo-European Thought project update 4: Editing and Introducing Dumézil’s Mitra-Varuna, and working with Foucault’s Lecture Courses 

Posted on July 11, 2022 by stuartelden

Editing Georges Dumézil’s Mitra-Varuna has taken far longer than I expected, but I think the text of the book is now complete. The major challenge, as I’ve indicated before, was the process of checking, completing and sometimes correcting Dumézil’s references. I’ve been mainly … Continue reading →

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Books received – Ginzburg, Kelly, Camelli, Massey, Trubetzkoy, Foucault, Derrida, Brighenti & Kärrholm

Posted on June 27, 2022 by stuartelden

Older books by Ginzburg and Trubetzkoy, the new lecture courses from Foucault and Derrida, Mark Kelly, Normal Now: Individualism as Conformity (which I endorsed), Michele Camelli, Canguilhem philosophe, Doreen Massey, Selected Political Writings (sent by Lawrence & Wishart), and Territories, … Continue reading →

Posted in Carlo Ginzburg, Doreen Massey, Georges Canguilhem, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, My Publications, Territory | 1 Comment

Michel Foucault, La Question Anthropologique, Cours 1954-55, edited by Arianna Sforzini – EHESS/Gallimard/Seuil, June 2022

Posted on June 13, 2022 by stuartelden

Michel Foucault, La Question Anthropologique, Cours 1954-55, edited by Arianna Sforzini – EHESS/Gallimard/Seuil, June 2022 Qu’est-ce que l’homme ? Michel Foucault, au mitan des années 1950, consacre une partie de son enseignement, dispensé à l’université de Lille et à l’École … Continue reading →

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Louis Althusser, Socialisme idéologique et socialisme scientifique et autres textes – edited by G.M. Goshgarian, PUF, August 2022

Posted on June 13, 2022 by stuartelden

Louis Althusser, Socialisme idéologique et socialisme scientifique et autres textes – edited by G.M. Goshgarian, PUF, August 2022 En 1966, Louis Althusser a 48 ans. Auréolé de l’énorme succès de Pour Marx et de Lire ” Le Capital “, il se … Continue reading →

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Jacques Derrida, Penser, c’est dire non – Seuil, June 2022

Posted on June 12, 2022 by stuartelden

Jacques Derrida, Penser, c’est dire non – Seuil, June 2022 Durant l’année scolaire 1960-1961, Jacques Derrida, alors assistant en philosophie générale et logique à La Sorbonne, entreprend une lecture de la phrase d’Alain, « Penser, c’est dire non ». Ce … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Historical Imaginary – Western Sydney University, 14 June 2022, online

Posted on June 10, 2022 by stuartelden

Foucault’s Historical Imaginary – Western Sydney University, 14 June 2022, online. Free, but registration required. 6-8pm AEST; 9-11am BST. A discussion of Foucault’s historical method with Alison Downham Moore, Mark G. E. Kelly, and Stuart Elden. Despite the enormous influence … Continue reading →

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Judith Butler, What World is this? A Pandemic Psychology – Columbia University Press, November 2022

Posted on June 9, 2022 by stuartelden

Judith Butler, What World is this? A Pandemic Psychology – Columbia University Press, November 2022 The pandemic compels us to ask fundamental questions about our place in the world: the many ways humans rely on one another, how we vitally … Continue reading →

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Philology and Microhistory: A Conversation with Carlo Ginzburg by Islam Dayeh (open access)

Posted on June 9, 2022 by stuartelden

Philology and Microhistory: A Conversation with Carlo Ginzburg by Islam Dayeh  In this Philological Conversation, Carlo Ginzburg reflects on the place of philology in his work and explores the connections between philology, microhistory, and casuistry. We talk about the people who … Continue reading →

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Patrick Gamsby, Henri Lefebvre, Boredom, and Everyday Life – Lexington Books, September 2022

Posted on June 8, 2022 by stuartelden

Patrick Gamsby, Henri Lefebvre, Boredom, and Everyday Life – Lexington Books, September 2022 Just an expensive hardback listed at the moment, unfortunately. Henri Lefebvre, Boredom, and Everyday Life culls together the scattered fragments of Henri Lefebvre’s (1901–1991) unrealized sociology of boredom. In … Continue reading →

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The Frankfurt School and Shakespeare, Garrick’s Temple, Hampton, 25 June 2022 [now taking place online]

Posted on June 2, 2022 by stuartelden

The Frankfurt School and Shakespeare, Garrick’s Temple, Hampton, 25 June 2022 Update: due to rail strikes this is now taking place online. Registration free, but required. 09.30: Coffee (Temple Pavilion) 10.00: Chair: Jennifer Rust (Saint Louis University)  Paul Kottman (New School … Continue reading →

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