CALL FOR PAPERS The twenty-third annual meeting of the Foucault Circle Stockholm, Sweden June 26-29, 2025 We seek submissions for papers on any aspect of Foucault’s work, as well as studies, critiques, and applications of Foucauldian thinking. Paper submissions require an abstract of no more than 750 words. All submissions should be formatted as a …
Civitarese, G., Distel, E. “Thus far and no further”: Inquiry into a dreamless society (2024) International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies DOI: 10.1002/aps.1889 Abstract Humans are highly social primates who naturally seek out groups in which to live. Our individual psychology is inherently intertwined with that of the group, forming an inextricable link between the …
David Langwallner, The Relevance of Jurisprudence to Law Part 3, Cassandra Voices, 12 September 2024 Extract […] Foucault makes very relevant contributions to Jurisprudence and the practice of law. First, the transplantation of Jeremy Bentham’s idea of the panopticon – the all-seeing surveillance prison such as Kilmainham in Dublin – is in Foucault’s view a …
Reiner Keller, Michel Foucault, 2. überarbeitete Auflage Köln, Herbert von Halem Verlag, 2023. Reihe Klassiker der Wissenssoziologie [classics in the sociology of knowledge] Michel Foucault (1926–1984) gilt als einer der wichtigsten, eigenwilligsten und aktuellsten Denker des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts. Bis zu seinem frühen Tod im Jahre 1984 war er Inhaber eines philosophischen Lehrstuhls für die ‘Geschichte …
Reiner Keller & Marting Blessinger, Positionierungsmacht – Über Formierung und Regierung der Marktakteure, Weinheim: BeltzJuventa 2023 Der Begriff Positionierungsmacht greift die foucaultsche Machtanalytik auf. Er bezeichnet eine gouvernementale Machtform, die sich in den gegenwärtigen Phänomenen des Wertens und Bewertens, in Castings, Rankings, Ratings usw. entfaltet. Diese aktuellen Formen der gesellschaftlichen Konstruktion des Wertvollen bilden neue …
Reiner Keller, The Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse Foundations, Concepts and Tools for a Research Programme, Springer 2024 About this book Sets out the basic principles of a genuinely social-science oriented discourse perspective Presents concrete steps of ‘how to do SKAD research’ Uses exemplary case studies from sociology, political sciences, area studies and education …
Davoudi, S., Schoneboom, A., Díaz-Aldret, A. Counter-Conducts: A Foucauldian Analytics of Popup Civic Actions in Mexico (2024) Global Society DOI: 10.1080/13600826.2024.2387010 Abstract This paper draws on Foucault’s concept of counter-conduct to move beyond the binary understandings of civil society and social movement. Using illustrative examples of popup civic actions in the aftermath of a flooding …
Vaseková, V., Müller, M., Kročil, O. Acting like Living in a Panopticon? Hong Kong Social entrepreneurs’ Perceptions of Risks and Vulnerabilities (2024) Journal of Social Entrepreneurship DOI: 10.1080/19420676.2024.2388042 Abstract Hong Kong faces significant business and social uncertainty, which affects social entrepreneurs’ perceptions of risks and vulnerabilities. This study examines their narratives, taking into account the …
Krupar, S., Ehlers, N. The Racial Spectacular: Pandemic Governance Through Dashboards and State Biosecurity (2024) Science Technology and Human Values DOI: 10.1177/01622439241265641 Abstract Data visualizations related to COVID-19 operate as forms of spectacle essential to the racialized governance of the pandemic. Guy Debord theorized spectacle as separation—between subjects, populations, regions, dots on a map. We …
Karl Katz Lydén, Critique and the Care of the Self: The Economy of Truth and Government in Michel Foucault’s Late Work, 2024 Doctoral thesis, monograph Södertörn University, School of Culture and Education, Philosophy. Södertörn University, Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES), Baltic & East European Graduate School (BEEGS). Alternative title Kritik och omsorgen …
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