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Maurizio Meloni, Coloniality and Structural Othering in European Thought: A Racialized Canon – Routledge, June 2026

Posted on September 3, 2026 by stuartelden

Maurizio Meloni, Coloniality and Structural Othering in European Thought: A Racialized Canon – Routledge, June 2026 Thanks to Foucault News for the link. This book provides a historical and conceptual analysis of patterns of racialized otherness in European thought, traversing … Continue reading →

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Marita Rainsborough, Foucault Today: New Perspectives in Philosophy and Cultural Studies – Transcript, May 2025

Posted on September 2, 2026 by stuartelden

Marita Rainsborough, Foucault Today: New Perspectives in Philosophy and Cultural Studies – Transcript, May 2025 Michel Foucault is considered one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century. Marita Rainsborough examines the current relevance of his work with reference … Continue reading →

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Natasha Lennard, On Un/Certainty: The Uses of Doubt in Dangerous Times – Verso, October 2026

Posted on September 1, 2026 by stuartelden

Natasha Lennard, On Un/Certainty: The Uses of Doubt in Dangerous Times – Verso, October 2026 We live in uncertain times. But what does uncertainty mean for our ability to act? While politicians, CEOs, and pundits reflexively invoke “uncertain times” to … Continue reading →

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David Puaud, Foucault avant Foucault: Archéologie d’une jeunesse – Denoël, September 2026

Posted on September 1, 2026 by stuartelden

David Puaud, Foucault avant Foucault: Archéologie d’une jeunesse – Denoël, September 2026 À l’occasion du centenaire de la naissance de Michel Foucault, première enquête sur la jeunesse de l’un des penseurs les plus influents du monde contemporain. Raconter les années … Continue reading →

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Michel Foucault, Iran, quand la terre tremble: Reportage 1978-1979 – eds. Fabienne Brion, Julien Cavagnis, Sajjad Lohi and Chowra Makarem – Gallimard, September 2026

Posted on August 31, 2026 by stuartelden

I previously shared news of three Foucault books being published by Gallimard to coincide with his 100th birthday, one of which was Iran, quand la terre tremble: Reportage 1978-1979. Further details of this are now on the Gallimard site. It is … Continue reading →

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Puzzles, Patience and Clues: Carlo Ginzburg and Adriano Prosperi

Posted on August 30, 2026 by stuartelden

In an interview with Maria Lúcia G. Pallares-Burke in October 1998, published in The New History: Confessions and Conversations, Carlo Ginzburg mentions the critical attitude he has to some of his earlier works. One was his 1970 book Il nicodemismo: Simulazione e dissimulazione … Continue reading →

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David Reisman, Economy and Utopia: More to Morris – Edward Elgar, April 2026

Posted on August 29, 2026 by stuartelden

David Reisman, Economy and Utopia: More to Morris – Edward Elgar, April 2026 Introduction open access here In this insightful book, David Reisman examines the various notions of a utopia that emerged in opposition to feudalism and capitalism between the … Continue reading →

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Sarah Ellen Zarrow, Displays of Belonging: Polish Jewish Collecting and Museums, 1891-1941 – Cornell University Press, June 2025 and New Books discussion

Posted on August 28, 2026 by stuartelden

Sarah Ellen Zarrow, Displays of Belonging: Polish Jewish Collecting and Museums, 1891-1941 – Cornell University Press, June 2025 New Books Network discussion with Paul Lerner Displays of Belonging illuminates the lives and work of Polish Jewish collectors and museologists, who sought … Continue reading →

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The Essential Senghor: African Philosophy and Black Aesthetics – eds. Doyle C. Calhoun, Alioune B. Fall and Sheikh Thiam, Duke University Press, April 2026 and interview with the editors

Posted on August 27, 2026 by stuartelden

The Essential Senghor: African Philosophy and Black Aesthetics – eds. Doyle C. Calhoun, Alioune B. Fall and Sheikh Thiam, Duke University Press, April 2026  Senegalese poet, philosopher, and politician Leopold Sédar Senghor, together with Aimé Césaire and others, developed the … Continue reading →

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Mary Pickering, Prophet of Science: The Vision and Passion of Auguste Comte – Reaktion, October 2026

Posted on August 27, 2026 by stuartelden

Mary Pickering, Prophet of Science: The Vision and Passion of Auguste Comte – Reaktion, October 2026 A fascinating portrait of Auguste Comte, nineteenth-century mathematician and philosopher Born during the ferment of the French Revolution, Auguste Comte was one of the … Continue reading →

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