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‘Un tout autre horizon…’ an interview with Jacques Bidet

Posted on March 1, 2018 by stuartelden

Jacques Bidet – Foucault with Marx, translated by Steven Corcoran (Zed Books, 2016, La fabrique, Paris, 2015) In lieu of a review of Bidet’s book Foucault with Marx, we got in touch with him to discuss the way the text…

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Shakespearean Territories – forthcoming in October 2018 with University of Chicago Press

Posted on March 1, 2018 by stuartelden

Pleased to be able to share the cover of my forthcoming book Shakespearean Territories – due out in October 2018 with University of Chicago Press. As many people will recognise, the image is a detail of ‘the Ditchley Portrait‘ of Queen … Continue reading →

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The History of Cartography – Free Online

Posted on March 1, 2018 by stuartelden

The History of Cartography, the “Most Ambitious Overview of Map Making Ever,” Is Now Free Online” – via Open Culture. This isn’t new, but it’s still there, and still a remarkable resource. The University of Chicago Press has made available … Continue reading →

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Christian Laval, Bourdieu, Foucault et la question néolibérale – now published

Posted on March 1, 2018 by stuartelden

Christian Laval, Bourdieu, Foucault et la question néolibérale – forthcoming now out with La Découverte Deux des intellectuels français parmi les plus importants de la seconde moitié du XXe siècle, Michel Foucault et Pierre Bourdieu, ont choisi de caractériser – le … Continue reading →

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Peter Cryle and Elizabeth Stephens, Normality: A Critical Genealogy, University of Chicago Press, 2017

Posted on February 17, 2018 by stuartelden

Peter Cryle and Elizabeth Stephens, Normality: A Critical Genealogy, University of Chicago Press, 2017 The concept of normal is so familiar that it can be hard to imagine contemporary life without it. Yet the term entered everyday speech only in the mid-twentieth century. Before … Continue reading →

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50 Years of Environment and Planning – new website, launch of EPE: Nature and Space and 50 free-to-access articles

Posted on February 17, 2018 by stuartelden

A new website for the journals, launch of Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, renaming of A, B and C, and 50 free to access articles from the journals. First published in June 1969, the first issue of Environment and Planning was one … Continue reading →

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Geoff Mann and Joel Wainwright, Climate Leviathan: A Political Theory of Our Planetary Future – now out with Verso

Posted on February 17, 2018 by stuartelden

Geoff Mann and Joel Wainwright, Climate Leviathan: A Political Theory of Our Planetary Future – now out with Verso. Despite the science and the summits, leading capitalist states have not achieved anything close to an adequate level of carbon mitigation. … Continue reading →

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Miguel de Beistegui, The Government of Desire – forthcoming with University of Chicago Press

Posted on February 17, 2018 by stuartelden

Miguel de Beistegui, The Government of Desire: A Genealogy of the Liberal Subject – forthcoming with University of Chicago Press in May 2018. Liberalism, Miguel de Beistegui argues in The Government of Desire, is best described as a technique of government directed … Continue reading →

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Marnia Lazreg, Foucault’s Orient: The Conundrum of Cultural Difference, From Tunisia to Japan

Posted on February 15, 2018 by stuartelden

Marnia Lazreg, Foucault’s Orient: The Conundrum of Cultural Difference, From Tunisia to Japan – now out with Berghahn. Looks fascinating, and the use of archives and interviews should make this revealing. The Introduction is available online and has some interesting, though not … Continue reading →

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Discussion of Foucault’s Les Aveux de la chair in Quartz (in English, open access)

Posted on February 15, 2018 by stuartelden

Olivia Goldhill, “Foucault has a new book out, and it’s the key to understanding his entire work on sexuality“, Quartz, 14 February 2018 Another piece on Foucault’s Les Aveux de la chair, including some quotes from me. I’ve added this to … Continue reading →

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