Foucault News

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

McCarthy, J. Closing the casket: professionalism and care amongst funeral directors in the Republic of Ireland (2015) Mortality, 17 p. Article in Press. DOI: 10.1080/13576275.2015.1100160 Abstract In this article, the professional identity of funeral directors is explored through in-depth interview data. The article explores the experiences of funeral directors and ways in which they position …

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Michel Foucault: a mente mais brilhante do século XX [+32 livros para download gratuito] Michel Foucault é um dos maiores filósofos da contemporaneidade, foi responsável por novos caminhos na análise do poder e da história e tem relevância acadêmica fora de série. Abaixo você verá uma introdução sobre sua vida, 17 artigos sobre Foucault no …

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Michel Foucault, Against Himself: Arlette Farge Remembers Foucault on the Streets of Paris, Literary Hub, 16 Nov 2015 The following conversation with French historian Arlette Farge is excerpted from Michel Foucault, Against Himself, a collection of interviews and essays exploring the contradictions and conflicts at the heart of Michel Foucault’s life and work. You met Foucault after …

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Kollosche, D. Criticising with Foucault: towards a guiding framework for socio-political studies in mathematics education (2015) Educational Studies in Mathematics, 14 p. Article in Press. DOI: 10.1007/s10649-015-9648-5 Abstract Socio-political studies in mathematics education often touch complex fields of interaction between education, mathematics and the political. In this paper I present a Foucault-based framework for socio-political …

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Daniele Lorenzini, Éthique et politique de soi. Foucault, Hadot, Cavell et les techniques de l’ordinaire. Paris: Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin, 2015 Introduction et Table des matières Quel(s) rapport(s) est-il possible de tracer entre l’éthique et la politique? Michel Foucault, Pierre Hadot et Stanley Cavell, à partir de trois positions philosophiques très différentes, ont élaboré des …

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PDF flyer and program Jornadas Internacionales “Foucault y la cuestión del derecho” Faculty of Philosophy Complutense University of Madrid 3 and 4 December 2015 JUEVES 3 de Diciembre (Salón de Grados; Ed.A) SESIÓN DE MAÑANA 9:30 Inauguración: Rafael Orden (Excmo. Decano de la Facultad de Filosofía), Rogelio Rovira (Dir. Dpto. de Filosofía Teorética) y José …

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Engels, K.S. Biopower, Normalization, and HPV: A Foucauldian Analysis of the HPV Vaccine Controversy (2015) Journal of Medical Humanities, 14 p. Article in Press. DOI: 10.1007/s10912-015-9361-5 Abstract This article utilizes the Foucauldian concepts of biopower and normalization to give an analysis of the debate surrounding the controversial administration of the HPV vaccine to adolescents. My …

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La marche de l’histoire. Michel Foucault, France Inter Radio Invité Philippe Artières Historien, chercheur au CNRS Il avait mesuré que l’intervention des intellectuels passait de plus en plus par l’essai bref et le plateau télé et encore n’a-t-il pas connu l’économie du web 2.0. Puisque la discontinuité est de mise, il disait par provocation qu’advenait …

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International Workshop Program Biopolitics, Bioscience and Governmentality November 19th, 2015 Room “auditorio DEC”, Faculty of Engineering Diego Portales University (Vergara # 432, Santiago) See also this link Panel 1 (14:00 a 15:45 hrs): Claudio Maino and Álvaro Jiménez (Universidad Paris 5 (Descartes)): The challenges to think mental health in democratic societies: What can the biopolitical …

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