Category Archives: Publishing

Please donate to Punctum Books – open-access does not mean no production costs

Posted on June 2, 2015 by stuartelden

Sharing the appeal from Punctum Books. I’ve donated a little in the past, but it’s surprising how few people do. Books cannot be produced for zero cost. I’ve shared lots of links to their books in the past, have contributed … Continue reading →

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A very good discussion of academic book publishing by publisher editors

Posted on May 29, 2015 by stuartelden

A very good discussion of academic book publishing by publisher editors at Daily Nous – philosophy editors, but lots of good stuff for many disciplines.

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Andrew Barry, “Geography and Other Disciplines” – discussion of genealogy and the canon

Posted on May 23, 2015 by stuartelden

Andrew Barry has a very interesting new essay published, “Geography and Other Disciplines” – a discussion of geography and the canon. There is also an introduction to the theme issue of which this is part by Richard Powell [update: corrected from … Continue reading →

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Gatherings: The Heidegger Circle Annual – special issue on the Black Notebooks

Posted on May 18, 2015 by stuartelden

Gatherings: The Heidegger Circle Annual – special issue on the – Black Notebooks. Contents at above link, or download whole issue as pdf.   

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#AAG2015 in Chicago – a few final thoughts

Posted on April 25, 2015 by stuartelden

Very enjoyable conference in Chicago over the last several days. I’ve said a bit about the two sessions I spoke in – on Ebola and terrain – before. It was a good conference, with some excellent papers. A particular highlight was … Continue reading →

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Henri Lefebvre, La pensée marxiste et la ville – forthcoming in translation

Posted on April 24, 2015 by stuartelden

I’ve previously said that Lefebvre’s Métaphilosophie will appear in English translation in 2016 with Verso. Another translation will also appear next year – La pensée marxiste et la ville, with University of Minnesota Press. This follows from their previous publications of his work – The … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Last Decade – Update 21: a second book on The Birth of Power

Posted on April 23, 2015 by stuartelden

There have been some major changes to the project since the last update. I’ve held back this post until the situation was clearer. When I initially proposed the Foucault’s Last Decade book to Polity, it was to have an opening … Continue reading →

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An interview with radical publisher François Maspero (1932-2015): ‘A few misunderstandings’

Posted on April 14, 2015 by stuartelden

In commemoration of the death of author and publisher François Maspero, who passed away on Saturday, April 11 at the age of 83. Verso presents this translated interview with the founder of Éditions Maspero, the publishing house which has served as … Continue reading →

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Heidegger, National Socialism and the editing of the Gesamtausgabe

Posted on April 7, 2015 by stuartelden

The Daily Nous reported a story about the editing of the Heidegger Gesamtausgabe a few days ago. The initial story was that some things – politically highly charged – had been deleted or changed in the editing of the texts. … Continue reading →

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Princeton University Library Acquires Jacques Derrida’s Personal Library

Posted on April 3, 2015 by stuartelden

Princeton University Library Acquires Jacques Derrida’s Personal Library – news story here. The Princeton University Library is very pleased to announce the acquisition of the personal working library of Jacques Derrida… Derrida’s library, consisting of about 13,800 published books and … Continue reading →

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