Foucault News

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

Parker, I. Madness and justice (2014) Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 34 (1), pp. 28-40. Abstract This article makes the case for “social justice” in relation to the conceptions of “madness” that currently operate in mental health practice. The argument proceeds in eight steps which challenge dominant views of “madness” in the discipline of …

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The Cambridge Foucault Lexicon, Cambridge University Press, 2014. Editors: Leonard Lawlor and John Nale Contributors Dianna Taylor, Erinn Gilson, Gary Gutting, Richard A. Lynch, H. A. Nethery IV, Eduardo Mendieta, John Protevi, Stephanie Jenkins, James Bernauer, Paul Patton, Corey McCall, Leonard Lawlor, Jeffrey T. Nealon, Christopher Penfield, Arun Iyer, Margaret McLaren, Devonya N. Havis, Gilles …

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Michel Foucault, Subjectivité et vérité. Cours au Collège de France (1980-1981), Gallimard Seuil, Collection Hautes Etudes Date de parution 02/05/2014 352 pages – 26.00 € TTC Publisher’s page « L’hypothèse de travail est celle-ci : il est vrai que la sexualité comme expérience n’est évidemment pas indépendante des codes et du système des interdits, mais …

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Governing Academic Life A conference at the LSE and the British Library, June 25-26, 2014 Register online* June 25, 2014 is the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Michel Foucault. Governing Academic Life marks this anniversary by providing an occasion for academics to reflect on our present situation through our reflections on Foucault’s legacy – …

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Martin Paul Eve, Pynchon and Philosophy. Wittgenstein, Foucault and Adorno. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. PDF flyer for book with details of discount (Discount valid until 31st May 2014) Publisher’s site Author’s site Thomas Pynchon, perhaps the most important living American author, is famed for his lengthy, complex and erudite fictions. Given these characteristics, an examination …

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Foucault Studies is pleased to announce the publication of issue 17 A Special Issue on Foucault and Deleuze guest edited by Nicolae Morar, Thomas Nail, Daniel W. Smith Issue 17 also includes: 3 original articles on the topics of: Foucault’s discursive practices Orientalist discourses in Foucault’s work Foucault’s late studies of and with classical Greek …

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1° Encuentro Internacional de Estudios Foucaultianos Joao Pessoa (Brazil), Universidade Federal da Paraiba May 13-16 2014 Conference Website Objetivos Além de somar esforços às inúmeras iniciativas que presumivelmente ocorrerão por ocasião do 30º aniversário da morte de Michel Foucault (1984-2014) e dos 50 anos do Golpe Civil-Militar brasileiro (1964-2014), a proposta de realização do 1º Encontro …

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Dottorato in Filosofia (XXIX ciclo) Michel Foucault: Il presente come eredità Ciclo di seminari Dipartimento di Filosofia Sapienza – Università di Roma Villa Mirafiori, via Carlo Fea 2 2° incontro 5 Maggio, Aula XI, ore 17,30 Stefano Catucci: Potere e sensibilità nell’opera di Michel Foucault Orazio Irrera: Michel Foucault e la critica dell’ideologia A trent’anni …

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Podcasts : Séminaire “Politiques de Foucault” Enregistrements des séances du séminaire Sophiapol 2013-2014 “Politiques de Foucault” organisé par Philippe Combessie, Stéphane Dufoix, Stéphane Haber, Christian Laval, Christian Lazzeri et Emmanuel Renault (Université Paris Ouest, Sophiapol). .30 novembre 2013 Jean Terrel (Université Bordeaux 3) Unité de politiques de Foucault 14 décembre 2013 François Boullant (Professeur honoraire) Foucault …

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Terri Bourke & John Lidstone, What is Plan B? Using Foucault’s archaeology to enhance policy analysis, Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, Published online: 04 Apr 2014 Abstract Many governments in Western democracies conduct the work of leading their societies forward through policy generation and implementation. Despite government attempts at extensive negotiation, collaboration …

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