Simon, J.‘After Neoliberalism’ and on the ‘Dark Side’? Governmentality and Counter-Conduct in Times of Growing Autocratisation (2024) Global Society DOI: 10.1080/13600826.2024.2401552 Open access Abstract The political world today in many ways seems vastly different from the context in which the concepts of governmentality and counter-conduct were initially elaborated by Foucault in the late 1970s. Especially …
Rudnyckyj, D. The Protestantism of neoliberalism (2024) Culture, Theory and Critique, . DOI: 10.1080/14735784.2024.2313602 Abstract This essay illuminates the affinity between of Protestantism and neoliberalism. Drawing on the insights of Max Weber and Michel Foucault, the essay demonstrates how both Protestantism and neoliberalism are premised on a common set of norms and ethical practices. In …
Beck, Daniel Put in Humour: Creating Indifference Through the Generation of Grotesque Memes (2024) Alternatives DOI: 10.1177/03043754241283956 Open access Abstract This article proposes a power-focused perspective for International Relations to specifically undertake an examination of grotesque and ridiculous representations of leader figures. This is illustrated by examples of Vladimir Putin in public media and online. …
Michael-Luna, S.C., Castner, D.J. Rising Authoritarian Practice in Early Childhood Curriculum: A Case Study (2024) Cultural Studies – Critical Methodologies, . DOI: 10.1177/15327086241271898 Abstract Amid the ideological shift from democratic neoliberalism to authoritarian neoliberalism, spearheaded by right-wing Christian nationalists, early childhood educational policy has become a weapon in the “culture war” in many parts of …
Dean, Mitchell. 2024. “The Concept of Authoritarian Governmentality Today.” Global Society, June, 1–20.. DOI: 10.1080/13600826.2024.2362739 Open access Abstract The paper examines “authoritarian governmentality”. It argues that there are salient differences between the contemporary intellectual and political context and those of the 1990s when it was first developed. Chief among these is the confidence by which …
Joranger, L. The Evolution and Integration of Life and Theory in Foucault’s Work on Power (2024) Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science DOI: 10.1007/s12124-024-09862-8 Abstract The article is a response to Kaldybekov and his colleague’s, 2024 paper about Foucault’s theory on power. I argue that it is difficult to understand Foucault’s theory of power without looking …
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Taheri, H. Censoring Iranian cinema: normalization of the “modest” woman (2024) Feminist Media Studies DOI: 10.1080/14680777.2024.2328089 Abstract This research examines the structure of Iranian film that has normalized the image of the “modest” Iranian woman, which has little to no relation to the reality of Iranian women. This power structure includes not only the modesty …
Pavlich, G. Plaguing Segregations: Paradigms of Rule at The Cape of Good Hope (2024) Canadian Journal of Law and Society DOI: 10.1017/cls.2023.25 Abstract Power, while fundamental to sociality, might be exercised with haphazard ferocity or more judiciously in legally constrained ways. Such constraint requires us first to understand how ruling paradigms work, and the effects …
Journée d’études « Lire Michel Foucault avec le CERFI » le mercredi 6 novembre 2024 à l’Université Paris 8 (Salle de la Recherche de la Bibliothèque Universitaire). PDF flyer Cet événement est organisé par Alessandro FALCONIERI (Université Paris 8 – GRAF) et Gabriel POCHAPSKI (Université d’État de Campinas – GRAF) en collaboration avec le Département …
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