Foucault News

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

Foucault on the Arts and Letters – Exclusive 30% pre-order discount Rowman & Littlefield International is proud to announce the forthcoming publication of Foucault on the Arts and Letters: Perspectives for the 21st Century edited by Catherine M. Soussloff. This book is a collection of new essays addressing Foucault’s thought and its impact on thinking about …

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The History of the Present Collection / Colección Historia del Presente History of the present is a collection that inquires about the historical and political conditions that shape our present and its evidences. Daily and through various fields -the mass media, political discourse and interventions of “experts”- we are exposed to discourses that address various …

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Hörberg, U., Dahlberg, K. Caring potentials in the shadows of power, correction, and discipline-Forensic psychiatric care in the light of the work of Michel Foucault (2015) International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 10, art. no. 28703. DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v10.28703 Abstract The aim of this article is to shed light on contemporary forensic psychiatric …

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