Varela, C.R. The Romantic Realism of Michel Foucault The Scientific Temptation (2012) Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 43 (1), pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/jtsb.12000 Abstract Beatrice Han has argued that the theories of subjection (determinism: structure) and subjectivation (freedom: agency) are the “the blind spot[s] of Foucault’s work.” Furthermore, she continues, as historical and transcendental theories, respectively, Foucault left them …
Adrian Blau has posted a critique of definitions of governmentality both in Foucault’s own work and in the secondary literature on his blog. Part 1 deals with Foucault’s own definitions. Part 2 deals with the secondary literature. The author welcomes feedback on his remarks. Extract from Part 1 Foucault’s definition of governmentality is widely quoted …
Eduardo Rivera Vicencio, Foucault: His influence over accounting and management research. Building of a map of Foucault’s approach, International Journal of Critical Accounting, 2012 Vol.4, No.5/6, pp.728 – 756 https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCA.2012.051466 Abstract: The aim of this work is to build a map of Foucault’s approach. To achieve this objective, this work is focused on a broad …
Michel Foucault, The Mesh of Power, Viewpoint Magazine, 2 (September 2012). Translated by Christopher Chitty Full article online We will attempt to proceed towards an analysis of the concept of power. I am not the first, far from it, to attempt to skirt around the Freudian schema that pits instinct against suppression [répression], instinct against …
Allen, A. (2012) Using Foucault in education research, British Educational Research Association on-line resource. Michel Foucault is frequently cited in educational research. Care should, nevertheless, be taken when reading work that makes use of Foucault as interpretations of Foucault’s ideas vary almost as widely as the uses to which they are put. This resource, designed …
Carlsson, P. Foucault, Magritte and negative theology beyond representation (2013) Studia Theologica – Nordic Journal of Theology. Published online: 20 Feb 2013 https://doi.org/10.1080/0039338X.2012.733729 Abstract Recent theological writings on the French philosopher Michel Foucault often mention Foucault in relation to negative theology. This article discusses the negative motion in Foucauldian thinking through Foucault’s essay on the Belgian painter …
Mark Kelly, Michel Foucault’s Political Thought, Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2013 The work of twentieth-century French philosopher Michel Foucault has increasingly influenced the study of politics. This influence has mainly been via concepts he developed in particular historical studies that have been taken up as analytical tools; “governmentality” and ”biopower” are the most prominent of …
Donald Gillies, Educational Leadership and Michel Foucault, Routledge, 2013 Publisher’s site Description Drawing from the ideas of Michel Foucault, this book offers a critical examination of today’s dominant discourse of educational leadership. Foucault’s understanding of critique is as a ‘permanent’ ethos in which humans explore the nature of their existence but at the same time …
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In 2005 I published a piece entitled ‘The Problem of Confession’, freely available here. which had a lot of discussion of Foucault’s different plans for his History of Sexuality and the issues that revolved around them. That piece had a summary table of the plans, the lecture courses and related…
Oels, A.(2013), Rendering climate change governable by risk: From probability to contingency Geoforum, 45, pp. 17-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2011.09.007 Abstract In this paper, I use Foucault’s concept of governmentality to investigate changes in the risk management of climate change. In an exploratory analysis of primary and secondary sources, I demonstrate that the risk construction of climate change has shifted significantly …
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