Category Archives: People

Etienne Balibar, Spinoza, the Transindividual, translated by Mark G. E. Kelly, Edinburgh University Press, September 2020 (and review by Dan Taylor)

Posted on April 14, 2020 by stuartelden

Etienne Balibar, Spinoza, the Transindividual, translated by Mark G. E. Kelly, Edinburgh University Press, September 2020 One of the most important books on Spinoza to appear in the last 30 years, written by one of the foremost living French philosophers … Continue reading →

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Georges Bataille – Oeuvres complètes and other French collections, with list of English translations

Posted on April 14, 2020 by stuartelden

I’ve made a start with the project of listing the pieces in Georges Bataille’s Oeuvres complètes and other French collections, along with English translations of these pieces. The page is available here. It’s not complete – I’ve done 8 of the 12 … Continue reading →

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Books received – Eribon & Lévi-Strauss, Heidegger, Dumézil, Bataille

Posted on April 6, 2020 by stuartelden

A few things, some ordered before the lockdown began and some since, that will keep me busy for a while. While I have the Heidegger book in German and English, this was an early French translation, and important in terms … Continue reading →

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Two bibliographical questions about Georges Bataille

Posted on April 3, 2020 by stuartelden

Two bibliographical questions about Georges Bataille: – is there a comprehensive list anywhere of the writings by/attributed to Bataille which are not included in the Oeuvres complètes? I know of Une liberté souveraine, for example, and letters, and texts from some … Continue reading →

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Achille Mbembe, Out of the Dark Night: Essays on Decolonization – Columbia UP, August 2020

Posted on April 1, 2020 by stuartelden

Good to see that an English translation of Achille Mbembe, Sortir de la grande nuit is forthcoming in August 2020 from Columbia University Press – Out of the Dark Night: Essays on Decolonization   Achille Mbembe is one of the world’s most … Continue reading →

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Andy Merrifield, ‘Mystified Consciousness’ in Monthly Review – on Lefebvre’s relevance today

Posted on March 30, 2020 by stuartelden

Andy Merrifield,‘Mystified Consciousness’ in Monthly Review – on Lefebvre’s relevance to today. Andy’s book Marx Dead and Alive is forthcoming from Monthly Review Press.

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Derek Gregory, Under Afghan Skies – Prologue and Part I

Posted on March 30, 2020 by stuartelden

Derek Gregory’s Geographical Imaginations blog has been quiet for a while, but he’s just posted two parts of his extended essay, “Under Afghan Skies” – Prologue and Part I Here’s the first part of the Prologue post: In what seems … Continue reading →

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In search of an Arendt (mis)quotation

Posted on March 30, 2020 by stuartelden

Hannah Arendt’s work, especially The Origins of Totalitarianism, has been back in the news the last few years for obvious reasons. One quotation in particular seems to be especially pertinent. It reads: “One of the greatest advantages of the totalitarian elites … Continue reading →

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Cancelled – Advances in Political Geography workshop, St John’s College, University of Oxford, 28 May 2020

Posted on March 25, 2020 by stuartelden

The Advances in Political Geography workshop, to be held at St John’s College, University of Oxford, on 28 May 2020 has been cancelled. This means that all my forthcoming talks have now been cancelled, though the organisers and I hope … Continue reading →

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The Early Foucault Update 31: IMEC, Paris, Uppsala and the impact of the coronavirus

Posted on March 24, 2020 by stuartelden

As an earlier post said, I’ve had to cancel two talks – in New York and Bologna – and some archival work because of the current medical situation. There is a bit more on that below, but as much as … Continue reading →

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