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Alexander Vasudevan, The Autonomous City: A History of Urban Squatting – Verso, new edition, January 2023

Posted on November 2, 2022 by stuartelden

Alexander Vasudevan, The Autonomous City: A History of Urban Squatting – Verso, new edition, January 2023 The Autonomous City is the first popular history of squatting as practised in Europe and North America. Alex Vasudevan retraces the struggle for housing in Amsterdam, … Continue reading →

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Émile Benveniste, Problems in General Linguistics, Expanded Edition – HAU Books, August 2021 [now listed as February 2023]

Posted on October 31, 2022 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
Émile Benveniste, Problems in General Linguistics, Expanded Edition – HAU Books, distributed by University of Chicago Press, August 2021 [now listed as February 2023] First published fifty years ago, Émile Benveniste’s two-volume?Problèmes de linguistique générale…

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Daniel Hartley, Marxism Literary Criticism: An Introductory Reading Guide

Posted on October 29, 2022 by stuartelden

Daniel Hartley, Marxism Literary Criticism: An Introductory Reading Guide English at historicalmaterialism.org; French at Revue Période Marxist literary criticism investigates literature’s role in the class struggle. The best general introductions in English remain Terry Eagleton’s Marxism and Literary Criticism (Routledge, 2002 [1976]) … Continue reading →

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Paolo Virno, The Idea of World: Public Intellect and Use of Life, translated by Lorenzo Chiesa – Seagull Books, September 2022

Posted on October 29, 2022 by stuartelden

Paolo Virno, The Idea of World: Public Intellect and Use of Life, translated by Lorenzo Chiesa – Seagull Books, September 2022 A philosophical exploration of what capitalistic societies truly mean for the individual. A short vade mecum for unrepentant materialism, The Idea of World collects … Continue reading →

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Foucault Studies. New Issue (September 2022)

Posted on October 25, 2022 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Foucault Studies. Number 32, September 2022 Editorial Sverre Raffnsøe Articles Foucault and Brown: Disciplinary Intersections Niki Kasumi Clements Askesis and Critique: Foucault and Benjamin Ori Rotlevy UK Lockdown Governmentalities: What Does It Mean to Govern…

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Longer tributes to Bruno Latour – Justin Smith, Paul Edwards & Gabrielle Hecht, Adam Tooze, Laurent Jeanpierre

Posted on October 25, 2022 by stuartelden

I shared some of the early tributes to Bruno Latour here. There are some longer discussions of his work and legacy in various places. Justin H. Smith, A Locus of Care: Some Memories of the Life and Work of Bruno … Continue reading →

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Where to start with reading Henri Lefebvre? – updated

Posted on October 24, 2022 by stuartelden

My guide Where to start with reading Henri Lefebvre? has been updated. It’s just a minor update with an updated link to On the Rural and links to the recent books by Patrick Rumsby, Henri Lefebvre, Boredom and Everyday Life (Lexington) and Christian … Continue reading →

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Michel Serres, Les Cahiers de formation: 1960-1974, Œuvres complètes vol I – Pommier, October 2022

Posted on October 17, 2022 by stuartelden

Michel Serres, Les Cahiers de formation: 1960-1974, Œuvres complètes vol I – Pommier, October 2022 There are two versions available – a reproduction of selected pages and a complete transcription. En 1960, Michel Serres a trente ans. Il n’a encore … Continue reading →

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Ayşe Zarakol, Before the West: The Rise and Fall of Eastern World Orders – Cambridge University Press, February 2022

Posted on October 15, 2022 by stuartelden

Ayşe Zarakol, Before the West: The Rise and Fall of Eastern World Orders – Cambridge University Press, February 2022 How would the history of international relations in ‘the East’ be written if we did not always read the ending – … Continue reading →

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Les archives de Michel Serres entrent à la Bibliothèque nationale de France (2022)

Posted on October 15, 2022 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Les archives de Michel Serres entrent à la Bibliothèque nationale de France Les Univers du livre, 05/10/2022 Ce mercred 5 octobre, la Bibliothèque nationale de France annonce que ses collections seront enrichies par un fonds…

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