Mitchell Dean, Foucault must not be defended, History and Theory, Volume 54, Issue 3, pages 389–403, October 2015 DOI: 10.1111/hith.10767 Available on academia.edu. You need to log in ABSTRACT This paper responds to and comments on many of the themes of the book under consideration concerning Foucault and neoliberalism. In doing so, it offers reflections …
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There is an interview with Daniel Defert in German here, in which he discusses Foucault’s life and work, Adorno, May 68 and political activism, the AIDES group he founded after his death, the lecture courses and the material sold to the BNF, and confirms that the History of Sexuality, Vol IV,…
Editor: See Colin Gordon’s response from the comments section of this blog post below. Michel Foucault’s Iranian Folly Jeremy Stangroom on Michel Foucault’s political naiveté, TPM Online (The Philosopher’s magazine) Extract Everywhere outside Iran, Islam serves as a cover for a feudal or pseudo revolutionary oppression… The Left should not let itself be seduced by …
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In the German interview with Daniel Defert I linked to earlier this week, it was revealed that the fourth volume of Foucault’s History of Sexuality will eventually be published. This is my attempt at answering some of the common questions – some I’ve received by mail, twitter, etc. and some that have been asked…
Schreiber, V., Stein, C., Pütz, R. Governing childhood through crime prevention: the case of the German school system (2015) Children’s Geographies, 15 p. Article in Press. DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2015.1048426 Abstract Over the last decade, numerous crime prevention programmes have been implemented across the German school sector. Although several serious violent attacks have happened in the last …
Bogner, A., Torgersen, H. Different ways of problematising biotechnology – and what it means for technology governance (2015) Public Understanding of Science, 24 (5), pp. 516-532. DOI: 10.1177/0963662514539074 Abstract To understand controversies over technologies better, we propose the concept of ‘problematisation’. Drawing on Foucault’s idea of problematisation and on the concept of frames in media …
The “Biological Turn” in Law – A Critical Appraisal This symposium is a cooperation between UNSW Law, the Initiative for Bio-Legalities, the School of Social Sciences, and the Biopolitical Studies Research Network, UNSW. Date: Friday, 23 October, 2015 Venue: Staff Common Room, Level 2, UNSW Law Building RSVP: http://thebiologicalturninlaw.eventbrite.com.au This symposium is interested in pursuing …
Bernard E. Harcourt, Foucault 3/13 The Punitive Society: Didier Fassin, Axel Honneth, Nadia Urbinati, and the Question of the Political and Moral Economies of Punishment [This article draws on a longer essay titled “The ’73 Graft: Punishment, Political Economy, and the Genealogy of Morals”] In their fascinating and provocative articles on The Punitive Society, Didier Fassin, …
Livestream of Seminar 3 of Foucault 13/13 This will also be available as a recording after the event October 12, 2015, 6:15pm Didier Fassin, Institute for Advanced Studies (Princeton) and EHESS Axel Honneth, University of Frankfurt & Columbia University Nadia Urbinati, Columbia University Moderators: Bernard E. Harcourt, Columbia University Jesús R. Velasco, Columbia University
Deleuze and Foucault’s Political Philosophy Conference PDF of full program 13 – 14 November 2015 Purdue University Organized by the Philosophy and Literature Interdisciplinary Program and the Department of Philosophy with the generous support of a Global Synergy Grant from the College of Liberal Arts Organizers: Nicolae Morar, Thomas Nail , Daniel W. Smith The …
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