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Recasting the Political: Perspectives from Deep History – Cambridge, 3-4 July 2023

Posted on June 2, 2023 by stuartelden

Recasting the Political: Perspectives from Deep History – Cambridge, 3-4 July 2023 This conference brings together historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists, political theorists, and global studies and international relations scholars to showcase and discuss the merits and challenges of adopting a … Continue reading →

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Karine Varley, Vichy’s Double Bind: French Collaboration between Hitler and Mussolini during the Second World War – Cambridge University Press, May 2023

Posted on June 2, 2023 by stuartelden

Karine Varley, Vichy’s Double Bind: French Collaboration between Hitler and Mussolini during the Second World War – Cambridge University Press, May 2023 Vichy’s Double Bind advances a significant new interpretation of French collaboration during the Second World War. Arguing that … Continue reading →

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“Indo-European Thought in Post-War France“, Warwick Seminar for Interdisciplinary French Studies, 31 May 2023 (video)

Posted on June 1, 2023 by stuartelden

My talk to the Warwick Seminar for Interdisciplinary French Studies was recorded and is available online – “Indo-European Thought in Post-War France“ I begin with two stories – one about the Mission Paul Pelliot and its importance to the early … Continue reading →

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Le jeune Foucault et la psychopathologie: archives et éditions (2023)

Posted on May 29, 2023 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Le jeune Foucault et la psychopathologie: archives et éditions (2023) 22 juin 2023 ENS de Paris Intervenants : Elisabetta Basso (Université de Pavie et Caphés), Claude Debru (Caphés), Mireille Delbraccio (Caphés), Henri-Paul Fruchaud, Marie-Laure Massot…

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Indo-European Thought in Twentieth-Century France update 12: working in some UK archives; Benveniste’s EPHE teaching; some talks on the research

Posted on May 26, 2023 by stuartelden

After the last update a friend contacted me with some valuable information – about an archive which was already on my list of ones to try to visit when in the United States next year, but should certainly now be … Continue reading →

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François Krug, Réactions françaises: Enquête sur l’extrême droite littéraire – Seuil, March 2023

Posted on May 26, 2023 by stuartelden

François Krug, Réactions françaises: Enquête sur l’extrême droite littéraire – Seuil, March 2023

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Stefan Kipfer, Urban Revolutions: Urbanisation and (Neo-)Colonialism in Transatlantic Context – Brill, September 2022; paperback Haymarket September 2023

Posted on May 24, 2023 by stuartelden

Stefan Kipfer, Urban Revolutions: Urbanisation and (Neo-)Colonialism in Transatlantic Context – Brill, September 2022 A paperback is forthcoming from Haymarket in September 2023 [update – now published]

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Luke Munn, Technical Territories: Data, Subjects, and Spaces in Infrastructural Asia – University of Michigan Press, July 2023 (print & open access)

Posted on May 23, 2023 by stuartelden

Luke Munn, Technical Territories: Data, Subjects, and Spaces in Infrastructural Asia – University of Michigan Press, July 2023 Territory is shifting. No longer defined by the dotted line of the border or the national footprint of soil, today’s territories are … Continue reading →

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Thomas Wheatland, The Frankfurt School in Exile – University of Minnesota Press, April 2023

Posted on May 22, 2023 by stuartelden

Thomas Wheatland, The Frankfurt School in Exile – University of Minnesota Press, April 2023 Members of the Frankfurt School have had an enormous effect on Western thought, beginning soon after Max Horkheimer became the director of the Institute for Social … Continue reading →

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Jeffrey J. Cohen and Julian Yates, Noah’s Arkive – University of Minnesota Press, June 2023

Posted on May 22, 2023 by stuartelden

Jeffrey J. Cohen and Julian Yates, Noah’s Arkive – University of Minnesota Press, June 2023 Most people know the story of Noah from a children’s bible or a play set with a colorful ship, bearded Noah, pairs of animals, and … Continue reading →

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