Category Archives: Peter Sloterdijk

Orders of translation

Posted on February 23, 2011 by stuartelden

In his comments on the Sloterdijk review, Peter Gratton ends by suggesting: It might have done Sloterdijk a favor to publish this work after the forthcoming English translations of the three volumes of Spheres. In this he’s absolutely right. To … Continue reading →

Posted in David Harvey, Henri Lefebvre, Martin Heidegger, Michel Foucault, Peter Gratton, Peter Sloterdijk, Publishing | 3 Comments

Sloterdijk; Heidegger, Cassirer, Davos reviewed

Posted on February 23, 2011 by stuartelden

Two interesting reviews on NDPR –  on Peter Sloterdijk’s Rage and Time and on Peter E. Gordon’s Continental Divide: Heidegger, Cassirer, Davos. The Sloterdijk one is pretty critical. I think it might miss what is worthwhile in Sloterdijk, but he is … Continue reading →

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Sloterdijk in France

Posted on February 21, 2011 by stuartelden

Looks like an good conference on Sloterdijk to be held in Paris. Details here. Surprisingly, given that most of his major works are translated into French (the whole of Spheres, for instance), this claims to be the first conference devoted to him … Continue reading →

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The Space of the World 2009

Posted on February 16, 2011 by stuartelden

Here’s the initial project proposal I wrote in 2009 for the work I’m now beginning to think about more seriously. Globalisation remains a significant research topic across the social sciences and humanities. Yet despite attention within geography, a coherent analysis … Continue reading →

Posted in Alain Badiou, Eugen Fink, Henri Lefebvre, Kostas Axelos, Peter Sloterdijk, Quentin Meillassoux, Terror and Territory, The Birth of Territory, The Space of the World | 2 Comments

Sloterdijk Now submitted

Posted on February 1, 2011 by stuartelden

The manuscript of Sloterdijk Now has just been sent to the publisher. The final two chapters – by Wieland Hoban on Sloterdijk’s stylistic methods and Efraín Kristal on his engagement with literature – have been wrapped up in final form. … Continue reading →

Posted in Eduardo Mendieta, Marie-Eve Morin, My Publications, Nigel Thrift, Peter Sloterdijk | 3 Comments

End of the Leverhulme fellowship

Posted on January 31, 2011 by stuartelden

Today is the last day of my Leverhulme major research fellowship. As of tomorrow I am on research leave. The Leverhulme award was to work on the history of the concept of territory project. I’d already been working on that … Continue reading →

Posted in Immanuel Kant, Peter Sloterdijk, Speaking Against Number, Terror and Territory, The Birth of Territory, The Space of the World, Travel | Leave a comment

Sloterdijk Now update

Posted on January 24, 2011 by stuartelden

The Sloterdijk book is coming together. Nigel Thrift‘s chapter is now edited and ready to go. Entitled “Peter Sloterdijk and the Philosopher’s Stone”, it’s a discussion of the relation between philosophy and social science. Thrift is critical of some of … Continue reading →

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Urban Camouflage

Posted on January 24, 2011 by stuartelden

In Sloterdijk’s book Der Welt über die Straße helfen (with Sven Völker, München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, 2010) there are some interesting images. Some are from the Urban Camouflage project of Sabina Keric and Yvonne Bayer. These are the first two images … Continue reading →

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Sloterdijk on Heidegger’s drawing

Posted on January 22, 2011 by stuartelden

Sloterdijk tells the story of how his Sphären project was inspired by Heidegger’s ‘artwork’. I was also fascinated by a chalkboard drawing Martin Heidegger made around 1960, in a seminar in Switzerland, in order to help psychiatrists better understand his … Continue reading →

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Sloterdijk video

Posted on January 21, 2011 by stuartelden

This may be of interest to some people – Sloterdijk speaking at The Tate, London, in 2005. Unlike most of the videos on the web, this one is in English. There is a long introduction by Eric Alliez – Sloterdijk … Continue reading →

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