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Jean Hyppolite’s teaching at the Collège de France – ‘the history of philosophical thought’

Posted on February 15, 2021 by stuartelden

The chair Foucault held at the Collège de France was previously occupied by Jean Hyppolite. Hyppolite had been Foucault’s teacher, was supervisor of his diploma thesis on Hegel and rapporteur for his secondary doctoral thesis on Kant’s Anthropology. Hyppolite succeeded … Continue reading →

Posted in Alain Badiou, Etienne Balibar, Gaston Bachelard, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Immanuel Kant, Jacques Derrida, Jean Hyppolite, Louis Althusser, Michel Foucault, Pierre Macherey | 3 Comments

Etienne Balibar, “Critical Reflections on the New Definition of the Human Species”, Theory in Crisis seminar, 19 February 2021

Posted on February 11, 2021 by stuartelden

Etienne Balibar, “Critical Reflections on the New Definition of the Human Species“, Theory in Crisis seminar, 19 February 2021 , 4:00PM – 6:00PM (CET)  What is the role of critical theory today and who is it for? What kind of maps … Continue reading →

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Michel Foucault, Confessions of the Flesh: History of Sexuality Volume IV, translated by Robert Hurley – Penguin, February 2021

Posted on February 10, 2021 by stuartelden

Michel Foucault, Confessions of the Flesh: History of Sexuality Volume IV, translated by Robert Hurley, edited by Frédéric Gros – Penguin February 2021 (a translation of Les Aveux de la chair, Gallimard, 2018) The fourth and final volume in Michel Foucault’s … Continue reading →

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Books received – Lévi-Strauss, Hyppolite, Balibar, Balibar & Wallenstein, Dumézil, Neocleous, Eliade, Benveniste

Posted on February 10, 2021 by stuartelden

Mainly second-hand books for the ongoing Foucault research and related projects, but also a copy of Mark Neocleous, A Critical Theory of Police Power, and Etienne Balibar, Passions du concept, sent by their authors.

Posted in Claude Lévi-Strauss, Emile Benveniste, Etienne Balibar, Georges Dumézil, Jean Hyppolite, Mark Neocleous, Michel Foucault, The Archaeology of Foucault | Leave a comment

Nigel Thrift, Killer Cities – Sage, February 2021

Posted on February 4, 2021 by stuartelden

Nigel Thrift, Killer Cities – Sage, February 2021 Killer Cities uses a combination of social theory, polemic and close attention to empirical detail to tell the story of how and why cities cause mass animal death and, in the process, … Continue reading →

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Simon Critchley on Finding Clarity in Philosophy and Comedy, interview by Andrew Zuckerman

Posted on February 3, 2021 by stuartelden

Simon Critchley on Finding Clarity in Philosophy and Comedy, interview by Andrew Zuckerman Simon Critchley has seen his share of accidents. In his younger years, he damaged his hands while working in manufacturing plants, and ruined his hearing by rehearsing with … Continue reading →

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Arlette Farge, Instants de Vie, with Clémentine Vidal-Naquet, Éditions EHESS, February 2021 (and discussion with Luc Darieaux)

Posted on February 2, 2021 by stuartelden

Arlette Farge, Instants de Vie, presented by Clémentine Vidal-Naquet, Éditions EHESS, February 2021 Le XVIIIe siècle d’Arlette Farge est sonore, odorant, tactile, à la fois familier et exotique, attachant. Elle a rencontré le peuple de Paris dans les archives, bavardes et … Continue reading →

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Stuart Elden, The Early Foucault, Polity, June 2021 – three endorsements

Posted on January 29, 2021 by stuartelden

Stuart Elden, The Early Foucault – Polity, June 2021 Three really generous endorsements for the book, from people whose own work I really admire. ‘Elden’s compendious coverage of Foucault’s intellectual career constitutes the contemporary apogee of scholarship on Foucault.’Mark G. … Continue reading →

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Books received – Martinet, Lévi-Strauss, Althusser, Saussure, Faustino & Ferraro

Posted on January 29, 2021 by stuartelden

Mainly second-hand books for the Foucault work, and related projects, but also a copy of the new collection The Late Foucault, edited by Martin Faustino and Gianfranco Ferraro, sent by the publisher.

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Minor revisions – new podcast from editors of Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space

Posted on January 21, 2021 by stuartelden

Minor revisions – new podcast from editors of Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space introduction from Eugene McCann here; Episode 1: Luiza Bialasiewicz & Sabrina Stallone, ‘Focalizing new-Fascism’ here Minor Revisions is a podcast that demystifies the process of writing for … Continue reading →

Posted in Luiza Bialasiewicz, Writing | 3 Comments