Bufkin, S. The hunger strike as a biopolitical technology: re-reading the 1981 Irish republican prison protest (2024) Cultural Studies. DOI: 10.1080/09502386.2024.2405584 Abstract This article uses the case of the 1981 Irish republican prison protest to show that indefinite hunger strikes can force Euromodern states to the negotiating table by undercutting their commitment to good government. …
Daniel Whistler and Mark Sinclair, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Modern French Philosophy, Oxford University Press, 2024 -A rich and authoritative guide to French philosophy since 1800 -No other book gives such broad coverage of modern French philosophy -Discusses the ideas in their historical context -Written by an international team of specialists in French philosophy …
Miotto, M. & Daflon, Alessandra (eds.) (2024). Corpo, vida e biopolítica: encontros extensionistas em torno de Michel Foucault. Cachoeirinha: Editora Fi. Open access O livro que o leitor tem em mãos é resultado do I e II Encontro de Estudos sobre Michel Foucault, eventos nacionais ocorridos em 2020-2021 e organizados pelo projeto de extensão da …
Zeytin, E. Constructivist heterotopia or taylorist dystopia? Layers of cinematic space in Chaplin’s “modern times”(2024) Architecture in Cinema, Editors: Nevnihal Erdoğan, Hikmet Temel Akarsu , Bentham Books, pp. 120-128. Abstract In a metaphorical reading, the industrialized modern city of Modern Times is a gigantic factory designed to produce the modern man. It tries to regulate …
Forlenza, R., Thomassen, B. Christian democracy as political spirituality: transcendence as transformation—Italian politics, 1942–1953 (2024) Politics and Religion DOI: 10.1017/S1755048324000063 Abstract This article deals with the transformation of Catholic politics in Italy between 1942 and 1945 and the emergence of Christian Democracy as the dominant political party in the postwar years. It analyzes how Catholic …
Inowlocki, S. From Text to Relics: The Emergence of the Scribe-Martyr in Late Antique Christianity (Fourth Century–Seventh Century) (2024) Journal of Early Christian Studies, 32 (3), pp. 403-430. DOI: 10.1353/earl.2024.a936760 Abstract This paper delves into the conflation of two prominent figures of authority in the early Christian world: the scribe-scholar and the martyr. While previous …
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Leonard D’Cruz, The Limits of Radical Historicism: The Methodological Significance of Foucault’s Relationship to Transcendental Philosophy, Angelaki, 29(6), 2024, 53–76. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0969725X.2024.2430899 Abstract: This article examines the methodological significance of Foucault’s relationship to transcendental philosophy. While Foucault presents his work as a historicist transformation of Kant’s critical project, some commentators question whether he succeeds in …
Rainsborough, M. Intercultural Thinking in African Philosophy: A Critical Dialogue with Kant and Foucault, Routledge (2024) Abstract This book sets up a rich intercultural dialogue between the philosophy of Immanuel Kant and Michel Foucault, and that of key African thinkers such as Kwame Anthony Appiah, Achille Mbembe, Kwasi Wiredu, Kwame Gyekye, Tsenay Serequeberhahn, and Henry …
Ratcliffe, J. Genealogy: A conceptual map (2024) European Journal of Philosophy DOI: 10.1111/ejop.12949 Abstract The blossoming literature on genealogy in recent years has come as somewhat of a pleasant surprise to the historically inclined among us. It has not, however, come without its difficulties. As I see it, the literature on genealogy is guilty of …
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