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Historical Materialism tribute to Neil Davidson (1957-2020)

Posted on May 14, 2020 by stuartelden

At Historical Materialism, we are very devastated by the loss to our movement of Neil Davidson, who was a source of unflinching support to the journal, book series and conferences. We will be publishing two books by him in the … Continue reading →

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Talking Politics – History of Ideas talks by David Runciman

Posted on May 14, 2020 by stuartelden

Talking Politics – History of Ideas talks by David Runciman History Of Ideas is a new series of talks by David Runciman in which he explores some of the most important thinkers and prominent ideas lying behind modern politics – … Continue reading →

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Colin Koopman, How We Became Our Data: A Genealogy of the Informational Person reviewed at NDPR by Ladelle McWhorter

Posted on May 12, 2020 by stuartelden

Colin Koopman, How We Became Our Data: A Genealogy of the Informational Person (University of Chicago Press, 2019) reviewed at NDPR by Ladelle McWhorter. Colin Koopman’s title encapsulates the central — and both disturbing and compelling — arguments of his … Continue reading →

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What Is Continental Philosophy? An Interview with Edward Baring

Posted on May 12, 2020 by stuartelden

What Is Continental Philosophy? An Interview with Edward Baring at the Journal of the History of Ideas blog Very interesting discussion, mainly about his book Converts to the Real: Catholicism and the Making of Continental Philosophy (Harvard, 2019), but also … Continue reading →

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The Railway – An Adventure in Construction, edited by E.P. Thompson – reissued by RabRab Press, 2020

Posted on May 12, 2020 by stuartelden

The Railway – An Adventure in Construction, edited by E.P. Thompson – reissued by RabRab Press, 2020 The Railway – An Adventure in Construction is a reprint of an unjustly forgotten book edited by renowned historian E. P. Thompson, detailing … Continue reading →

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Books received – Bataille & Breton, Dumézil, Char, Sloterdijk

Posted on May 12, 2020 by stuartelden

The little volume « Contre-Attaque », which brings together documents from André Breton and Georges Bataille; René Char’s Dans l’atelier du poète; some books by Dumézil; and a copy of Sloterdijk’s Infinite Mobilization, which I endorsed.

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Dave Beer, The case of bookcases

Posted on May 11, 2020 by stuartelden

Dave Beer, The case of bookcases– a followup post to The writing moment: Three difficulties with writing in this time of upheaval Some interesting reflections from Dave on the bookshelf as backdrop, and the separation from a personal collection. Perhaps I … Continue reading →

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Dave Beer, The writing moment: Three difficulties with writing in this time of upheaval

Posted on May 5, 2020 by stuartelden

Dave Beer, The writing moment: Three difficulties with writing in this time of upheaval Waiting on… The lockdown seems to have brought a weird mixture of lethargy and restlessness. I’m very fortunate to be busy with my university work, but … Continue reading →

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The Early Foucault Update 32: Unable to finish a manuscript during lockdown

Posted on May 4, 2020 by stuartelden

While these are strange and disruptive times, as much as I’m able, I’m trying to make progress on this book manuscript. I’d intended to submit it to Polity by the end of April, but that unfortunately wasn’t possible. I can … Continue reading →

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Katharina E. Piechocki, Cartographic Humanism: The Making of Early Modern Europe – University of Chicago Press, November 2019

Posted on May 4, 2020 by stuartelden

Katharina E. Piechocki, Cartographic Humanism: The Making of Early Modern Europe – University of Chicago Press, November 2019 Somehow I missed this when it was published late last year, but looks fascinating: What is “Europe,” and when did it come … Continue reading →

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