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Amitava Kumar and V.S. Naipal – Rules for Writing

Posted on July 5, 2017 by stuartelden

Amitava Kumar has an interesting piece on 10 Rules for Writing, which includes V.S. Naipaul’s ‘Rules for Beginners’. As with any of the things I share on ‘advice’, these are of course only suggestions, and different people work in different … Continue reading →

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A copy of Foucault and Rocher’s translation of Viktor von Weizsäcker’s Der Gestaltkreis

Posted on July 4, 2017 by stuartelden

I’ve been looking for a copy of Foucault and Daniel Rocher’s translation of Viktor von Weizsäcker’s Der Gestaltkreis as Le Cycle de la Structure for sometime, and now have a copy. While the German text is widely available, the translation was … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Territory – now available in Chinese translation

Posted on July 3, 2017 by stuartelden

My 2013 book The Birth of Territory is now available in Chinese translation. It can be ordered here.  

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Stuart Elden, Speaking Against Number (EUP 2006) now available at reduced price

Posted on July 3, 2017 by stuartelden

My 2006 book Speaking Against Number: Heidegger, Language and the Politics of Calculation is now available at reduced price from Edinburgh University Press. It was only ever published in hardback, and previously available only at a very high price. It’s … Continue reading →

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5 Critical Theory Books That Came Out in June, 2017

Posted on July 3, 2017 by stuartelden

5 Critical Theory Books That Came Out in June, 2017 at Critical Theory

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Publishing Strategies as an ECR @ PhD Publishing workshop 5th July 2016

Posted on July 1, 2017 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Dr Charlotte Mathieson:
This workshop hosted by Newcastle University’s International Centre for Cultural & Heritage Studies focused on publishing and peer-reviewing for early career researchers. I presented on publishing strategies – how you can make best use of your…

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Books received – Bibliotheca Walleriana, Foucault, Derrida, Deleuze, Garcia, Shakespeare, Lacan, Delanda and Harman

Posted on June 29, 2017 by stuartelden

Mainly sent in recompense for review work, but also a copy of the Bibliotheca Walleriana – the guide to the library of Erik Waller housed at Uppsala University. Foucault used this extensively in his work on the History of Madness. … Continue reading →

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Visiting Boko Haram territory – an excerpt from Helon Habila’s new book, The Chibok Girls (plus links to my article and bibliography)

Posted on June 29, 2017 by stuartelden

Visiting Boko Haram territory – an excerpt from Helon Habila’s new book, The Chibok Girls at African Arguments. Here’s the book description: An urgent Penguin Special investigating the 2014 mass-kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls by the world’s deadliest terrorists On 14th … Continue reading →

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David Scott (ed.), Understanding Foucault, Understanding Modernism reviewed at NDPR

Posted on June 29, 2017 by stuartelden

David Scott (ed.), Understanding Foucault, Understanding Modernism is reviewed at NDPR by Corey McCall. This sounds an interesting collection – what a shame about the grotesque price. Even with the 10% discount, both physical book and e-book are over £80. Michel … Continue reading →

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Mark Kelly, For Foucault: Against Normative Political Theory

Posted on June 29, 2017 by stuartelden

I shared Mark Kelly’s review of Althusser et al’s Reading Capital: The Complete Edition at the Progress in Political Economy site yesterday. Mark’s next book,  For Foucault: Against Normative Political Theory is forthcoming in early 2018 from SUNY Press: Calls for a Foucauldian … Continue reading →

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