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Foucault, Subjectivity and Truth course due in English in October 2016

Posted on April 20, 2016 by stuartelden

Foucault’s 1980-81 course, Subjectivity and Truth, is due for publication in English in October/November 2016. Thanks to Chathan Vemuri for alerting me to this. At the moment details are few, but the price is high at £82 or $119. I hope … Continue reading →

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Ian Kline on “On Schmitt and Space” by Claudio Minca and Rory Rowan

Posted on April 19, 2016 by stuartelden

Claudio Minca and Rory Rowan’s book on Schmitt reviewed on the Society and Space open site.

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Books received – Arden Shakespeare and Stuff Theory

Posted on April 18, 2016 by stuartelden

I recently did some review work for Bloomsbury, and asked for a number of the revised editions of the Arden Shakespeare; the one volume I didn’t already have; and Maurizia Boscagli’s Stuff Theory, in recompense.

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5 émissions sur Michel Foucault. Radio France (2016)

Posted on April 14, 2016 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Michel Foucault, France Culture radio, Émissions • Hors-champs • Michel Foucault, 5 émissions, mars 2016 A l’occasion de la sortie dans la Pléiade de l’œuvre de Foucault, toute une semaine avec Michel Foucault, il s’agira…

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A mobile life – tribute to John Urry at TCS blog

Posted on April 14, 2016 by stuartelden

Peter Adey has a very good tribute to John Urry at the Theory, Culture & Society blog.

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Books received – Foucault, Shakespeare, Alio, Farge, Spriet

Posted on April 10, 2016 by stuartelden

Some recent books bought – most for the Shakespeare work, but a few Foucault-related. Eliane Alio worked with Foucault at the Collège de France, and was an assistant on the book he wrote with Arlette Farge. Foucault’s book with Farge … Continue reading →

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Film Review: ‘Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt’ (2015)

Posted on April 9, 2016 by stuartelden

Another review of the recent Hannah Arendt documentary, Vita Activa.

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David Beer, In defence of writing book reviews

Posted on April 9, 2016 by stuartelden

David Beer, ‘In defence of writing book reviews’ in The Times Higher Education. A very good piece, which makes a plea for the importance of this engagement. I know, as a former book review editor, how difficult it can be to … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Territory review essay in Tulsa Law Review by Bartholomew Sparrow

Posted on April 7, 2016 by stuartelden

A thoughtful and generous review essay of my 2013 book The Birth of Territory has just been published – “Territory Delimited“, Tulsa Law Review by Bartholomew Sparrow (open access). I was particularly pleased with these two general paragraphs, which follow a detailed survey of what the … Continue reading →

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Michael Naas on forms of life in Plato – audio recording

Posted on April 7, 2016 by stuartelden

Michael Naas on forms of life in Plato – audio recording from a talk at Memorial University of Newfoundland. A fascinating talk on bios and zoe throughout Plato’s work – which adds much needed nuance to the rather crude distinction Agamben … Continue reading →

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