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News and resources on French thinker Michel Foucault (1926-1984)

2 thoughts on “Foucault’s 90th birthday today (2016)

  1. COLIN GORDON says:

    (According to the memoirs of Mathieu Lindon, who accompanied Foucault on some of the events, his role as public intellectual in standing at the front of a march or demo was to help ensure a degree of protection to the demonstrators against violent attacks by the riot police.)

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    1. Clare O'Farrell says:

      Another testament to Foucault’s courage. This is my all time favourite photo of Foucault.

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