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Clémentine Fauré-Bellaïche, A Protestant Air: Gide, Sartre, Barthes, and the Religion of Literary Modernity –  Cornell University Press, June 2026 and New Books discussion

Posted on October 27, 2026 by stuartelden

Clémentine Fauré-Bellaïche, A Protestant Air: Gide, Sartre, Barthes, and the Religion of Literary Modernity –  Cornell University Press, June 2026 I’ve shared news of the book before. There is now a New Books discussion with Gina Stamm – thanks to dmf … Continue reading →

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Molly Guptill Manning, A Librarian’s War: The Man Who Fought World War II with Books and Brought the Joy of Reading to Millions – Oxford University Press, January 2027

Posted on October 27, 2026 by stuartelden

Molly Guptill Manning, A Librarian’s War: The Man Who Fought World War II with Books and Brought the Joy of Reading to Millions – Oxford University Press, January 2027 The untold story of Ray Trautman, the Greatest Generation’s librarian, who … Continue reading →

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Bryan Batista-Thomas, Readings of Jean Laplanche in Process: Conversations Amplifying Differences – Routledge, April 2026 and New Books discussion

Posted on October 26, 2026 by stuartelden

Bryan Batista-Thomas, Readings of Jean Laplanche in Process: Conversations Amplifying Differences – Routledge, April 2026 This book is a series of interviews with nine Laplanche scholars who expand our understanding of his work and highlight its contemporary importance and applications … Continue reading →

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Léopold Sédar Senghor as a Prisoner of War, and his Report on Conditions in Frontstalag 230

Posted on October 25, 2026 by stuartelden

Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906-2001) is known as a poet, one of theoreticians of négritude and the first President of Senegal. Senghor’s 1948 edited collection Anthologie de la nouvelle poésie nègre et Malgache de langue française[Anthology of new black and Malagasy … Continue reading →

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Thomas Jones and Toril Moi, How Frederic Jameson became Frederic Jameson – LRB Podcast

Posted on October 23, 2026 by stuartelden

Thomas Jones and Toril Moi, How Frederic Jameson became Frederic Jameson – LRB Podcast The podcast is free to access; the links below require subscription. Thanks to dmf for the link. Perry Anderson once wrote that in Fredric Jameson’s account … Continue reading →

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Alejandra Mancilla, From Sovereignty to Guardianship: Governing Antarctica, Governing the World – Oxford University Press, June 2026 (print and open access) and ABC News discussion

Posted on October 23, 2026 by stuartelden

Alejandra Mancilla, From Sovereignty to Guardianship: Governing Antarctica, Governing the World – Oxford University Press, June 2026 (print and open access) ABC News discussion with David Rutledge Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, driest, and highest continent in the world, so … Continue reading →

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Mélanie Lamotte, By Flesh and Toil: How Sex, Race and Labor Shaped the Early French Empire – Harvard University Press, January 2026 and New Books discussion

Posted on October 22, 2026 by stuartelden

Mélanie Lamotte, By Flesh and Toil: How Sex, Race and Labor Shaped the Early French Empire – Harvard University Press, January 2026 New Books discussion with Edward Blum From the beginning of the seventeenth century, French colonies and trading posts … Continue reading →

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Leonhard Emmerling, The Idiots: The History of the Homo Nullius – trans. Parnal Chirmuley, Seagull, 2026 and New Books discussion

Posted on October 21, 2026 by stuartelden

Leonhard Emmerling, The Idiots: The History of the Homo Nullius – trans. Parnal Chirmuley, Seagull, 2026 New Books discussion with Morteza Hajizadeh – thanks to dmf for the link In a world obsessed with expertise and control, the figure of … Continue reading →

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Michel Foucault, La Place de l’homme dans la pensée occidentale moderne: Cours de Tunis (1966-1967) – Seuil/Gallimard/EHESS, November 2026

Posted on October 20, 2026 by stuartelden

Michel Foucault, La Place de l’homme dans la pensée occidentale moderne: Cours de Tunis (1966-1967) – eds. Daniele Lorenzini and Orazio Irrera, Seuil/Gallimard/EHESS, November 2026 En 1966-1967, première année de son enseignement à l’université de Tunis, Michel Foucault consacre un … Continue reading →

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Mark Carrigan, The AI Crisis in Higher Education: A Strategic Proposal – University of Manchester, September 2026 (open access)

Posted on October 20, 2026 by stuartelden

Mark Carrigan, The AI Crisis in Higher Education: A Strategic Proposal – University of Manchester, September 2026 (open access) Language models have become ubiquitous in universities without being normalised. Mark Carrigan argues this has produced a multidimensional crisis of trust, … Continue reading →

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