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 …
Bigoni, M., Maran, L., Occhipinti, Z. Of power, knowledge and method: The influence of Michel Foucault in accounting history (2024) Accounting History DOI: 10.1177/10323732241243088 Abstract Michel Foucault’s work had a strong influence not only in philosophy but also in a wide range of humanistic and social disciplines, including accounting. Notably, the first studies which brought …
Disney+ Lands Exclusive French Broadcast Rights to 2025 Oscars, by Ben Croll, Variety, Dec 10, 2024 […] Disney execs also announced a brand new French original, “Surveiller et punir” (a name that plays as a wink to the French title of Michel Foucault’s “Discipline and Punish”). Described as a workplace comedy about a pair of …
The Bibliography of Foucault’s shorter works in English translation which is maintained by Daniele Lorenzini and hosted on this site has been updated. As always if you notice anything missing please either post in the comments on the page or email Daniele Lorenzini directly.
Wang, C., Wang, S. Educating the Autonomous Learner in a Confucian School: Subjectivity, Memorisation, and Dilemma (2023) China Perspectives, 2023 (135), pp. 61-70. Abstract The current literature on Chinese governmentality and subjectivity lacks rigorous discussion of the involvement of Confucian education. This article applies Foucauldian conceptual tools to explore this scholarship gap empirically. Based on …
Vint, S. Biopolitics and Bioethics (2023) The Oxford Handbook of: New Science Fiction Cinemas, Ed. J. P. Telotte, Oxford University Press, pp. 193-205. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197557723.013.12 Abstract This chapter outlines ideas central to biopolitical theory and demonstrates how they have proven especially useful for analyzing science fiction (sf) films, particularly those concerned with the social reproduction …
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