Category Archives: Peter Sloterdijk

Zizek in Der Spiegel

Posted on July 19, 2010 by stuartelden

The Verso blog mentioned this interview with/feature on Zizek, from Der Spiegel. Much of it will be familiar to anyone who’s been following the recent flurry of media reporting on Zizek, but there are some interesting moments. This is a quote … Continue reading →

Posted in Alain Badiou, Antonio Negri, Peter Sloterdijk, Slavoj Zizek | Leave a comment

Alberto Toscano – Fanaticism

Posted on July 4, 2010 by stuartelden

Just finished reading Alberto Toscano’s book Fanaticism. A very interesting book and a great project – a kind of genealogy or conceptual history of the uses and abuses of the term. Lots of interesting ideas and a lot to take … Continue reading →

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Zizek, Derrida and other lecturers

Posted on July 4, 2010 by stuartelden

Graham Harman has a followup to my post on Zizek here. He draws an interesting comparison between Zizek and Derrida as speakers. I heard Derrida speak twice – once was a setpiece event in Oxford, which was called ‘A Short … Continue reading →

Posted in Jacques Derrida, Judith Butler, Peter Sloterdijk, Slavoj Zizek, Society and Space | 4 Comments

Sloterdijk on Cycling

Posted on May 14, 2010 by stuartelden

Eighteen months old, but still interesting, discussion of cycling, doping and Mont Ventoux… http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,565111,00.html

Posted in Cycling, Peter Sloterdijk | 1 Comment

History and Philosophy

Posted on May 13, 2010 by stuartelden

I’d not intended this blog to be quite so contemporary and political, but the British election and the Middlesex situation have dominated the posting so far. These events and the conferences and workshops I’ve attended over the past couple of … Continue reading →

Posted in Peter Sloterdijk, Quentin Skinnner, Territory, The Birth of Territory, William Shakespeare | 1 Comment