Category Archives: William Shakespeare

The week after completing a book – initial new work on Shakespeare and Foucault

Posted on July 17, 2015 by stuartelden

When I finished my first book, Mapping the Present, I remember asking a much more senior academic friend ‘what do I do now?’ His response was clear: ‘Write another one!’ This came back to me this week as I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Books received – Shakespeare, Shakespeare… and one by Foucault

Posted on July 10, 2015 by stuartelden

Books received – Shakespeare, Shakespeare… and one by Foucault. The Foucault is the ninth edition, but I don’t think is any different from the second – which he produced in 1972, though that has major changes from the 1963 version. With … Continue reading →

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Theory and Other Languages – short article at E-IR

Posted on July 9, 2015 by stuartelden

I have a short piece entitled “Theory and Other Languages” at E-IR (open access). This was written on the request for a piece on this topic by Jan Tattenberg. It’s an autobiographical piece about how my work has been conducted … Continue reading →

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Talks at three workshops – on Foucault and Artemidorus, Earth, and Foucault and Shakespeare – with links to some audio recordings

Posted on July 7, 2015 by stuartelden

I attended and spoke at three workshops last week. First, at the Monash University study centre in Prato, Italy, on modern reappropriations of Hellenistic Ethics. I ran a reading seminar on Foucault’s reading of Artemidorus. The other sessions were by … Continue reading →

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Books received – Shakespeare, Marlowe, Bercé

Posted on July 7, 2015 by stuartelden

Some second-hand copies recently bought – two editions of Shakespeare’s King John, the complete plays of Christopher Marlowe, and Yves-Marie Bercé’s Croquants et nu-pieds: Les soulèvements paysans en France du XVIe au XIXe siècle. The last is important background for what Foucault … Continue reading →

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Exercises in the history of ideas: an interview with Stuart Elden — Dale Leorke & Suneel Jethani

Posted on June 24, 2015 by stuartelden

Dale Leorke & Suneel Jethani, “Exercises in the history of ideas: an interview with Stuart Elden“. The full version of this interview, which previously appeared in edited form on the Theory, Culture & Society website, is now available as an open-access … Continue reading →

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“Before the Punitive Society: The Inquiry of Théories et institutions pénales”, plenary lecture – Discipline and Punish Forty Years On, Nottingham 11 September 2015

Posted on June 24, 2015 by stuartelden

Here’s the abstract for my plenary lecture to the Time Served: Discipline and Punish Forty Years On conference, to be held at The Galleries of Justice, Nottingham, 11-12 September 2015. Before the Punitive Society: The Inquiry of Théories et institutions pénales This presentation will … Continue reading →

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Books received – Shakespeare, Mousnier, Lefebvre

Posted on June 23, 2015 by stuartelden

Two OUP editions of Shakespeare, Roland Mousnier’s Peasant Uprisings – used by Foucault in Théories et institutions pénales, and two first editions of Lefebvre’s books in Axelos’s Arguments series.

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Writing about writing, and writing about theory and the use of languages

Posted on June 22, 2015 by stuartelden

Two short pieces recently drafted – a contribution to an edited book on ‘How we Write’, and a piece on the use of other languages in my research. The first is entitled ‘Writing by Accumulation’, and in keeping with the … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s Richard II by Scena Mundi at St Bartholomew the Great church

Posted on June 20, 2015 by stuartelden

Last night I went to see Shakespeare’s Richard II by Scena Mundi at St Bartholomew the Great church in London. A stunning setting and an exceptional performance. Richard II is a wonderful play and it will be the focus of a … Continue reading →

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