Foucault News

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

Seantel Anaïs, Genealogy and critical discourse analysis in conversation: texts, discourse, critique, Critical Discourse Studies, January 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17405904.2012.744321 Abstract Although genealogy is a popular methodological choice for philosophers, a number of social scientists in numerous fields have taken it up as way of studying historical texts. How one might use genealogy as a methodological approach, …

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Stephen J. Ball, Foucault, Power, and Education, London: Routledge, 2012 Series: Routledge Key Ideas in Education Description Foucault, Power, and Education invites internationally renowned scholar Stephen J. Ball to reflect on the importance and influence of Foucault on his work in educational policy. By focusing on some of the ways Foucault has been placed in …

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Marcos Nalli, Sonia Regina Vargas Mansano, Michel Foucault em múltiplas perspectivas, Eduel, 2013 Acaba de ser publicada, pela EDUEL, a coletânea “Michel Foucault em múltiplas perspectivas”. Contando com a colaboração de autores que estudam a obra de Michel Foucault, esta coletânea analisou questões emergentes na atualidade, percorrendo perspectivas distintas. Tais pesquisadores buscaram problematizar alguns aspectos …

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Claire Blencowe, Biopolitical authority, objectivity and the groundwork of modern citizenship Journal of Political Power Volume 6, Issue 1, 2013 Special Issue: Special Issue on Authority http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2158379X.2013.774968 Abstract Authority is a powerful concept for coming to terms with the diversity of power. This article reframes the concept of ‘authority’ and articulates its continued relevance in …

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Michel Foucault: À l’épreuve du pouvoir. Édité par Edouard Jolly, Philippe Sabot, Septentrion Presses Universitaires, mai 2013 Description Tout au long de son œuvre, Michel Foucault n’a cessé d’interroger les formes et les dispositifs de pouvoir qui définissent, dans nos sociétés modernes, les modalités du contrôle social et de la production normative des individualités déviantes …

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Call for sponsorship to buy Michel Foucault’s archives Paris, 8 May 2013, Art Media Agency (AMA). The Ministry of Culture sent out a call for sponsorship to French companies in order to purchase the archives of Michel Foucault. The archives of the French philosopher consist of 37,000 hand-written or typed documents. The Bibliothèque Nationale de …

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Fryer D., Duckett P.: Publishing, Overview. In: Teo T. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology: Springer Reference (www.springerreference.com). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. Introduction Within the discipline of psychology publishing is widely positioned as ‘a good thing’. Within the discourse currently dominant, publication in ‘peer reviewed’ journals (publication of and in books is less favoured in psychology …

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Naissance de la clinique de Michel Foucault : cinquante ans après PDF of flyer Vendredi 31 mai 2013 : École normale supérieure 46 rue d’Ulm, 75005 Paris Salle des Conférences Samedi 1er juin 2013 : Université Paris Descartes 83 boulevard Saint-Germain, 75006 Paris Salle du Conseil (entrée libre) Avec le concours de l’Association pour le …

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