Foucault News

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

Lectureship in French Philosophy, King’s College London The Department of French and the Department of Philosophy of King’s College London wish to make the joint appointment of a Lecturer in French Philosophy, starting in September 2013. We are seeking an outstanding philosopher with research expertise and teaching experience in French philosophy, broadly conceived, but with …

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Korvela, P.-E. Sources of governmentality: Two notes on Foucault’s lecture, History of the Human Sciences, Volume 25, Issue 4, October 2012, Pages 73-89 https://doi.org/10.1177/0952695112454370 Abstract The article scrutinizes Michel Foucault’s interpretation of Machiavelli in his famous lecture on governmentality. Foucault is slightly misguided in his search for the origins of governmentality, the article asserts. Foucault …

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Call for Stream Proposals London Conference in Critical Thought Royal Holloway, University of London June 6th and 7th, 2013 Building on the success of the inaugural conference, the 2013 London Conference in Critical Thought (LCCT) will offer a space for an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas for scholars who work with critical traditions and concerns. It …

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Luca Paltrinieri, L’expérience du concept : Michel Foucault, entre épistémologie et histoire, Publications de la Sorbonne, Collection : La philosophie à l’oeuvre, 2012 ISBN-10: 2859447067 ISBN-13: 978-2859447069 pdf flyer Présentation de l’éditeur Ce livre ne s’intéresse – en aucune manière – à ce que Foucault a dit. Et son auteur n’essaie ni de déceler la …

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Binkley, S. The Government of Intimacy: Satiation, Intensification, and the Space of Emotional Reciprocity, Rethinking Marxism, Volume 24, Issue 4, October 2012, Pages 556-573 https://doi.org/10.1080/08935696.2012.711062 Abstract Considering a series of transformations in the fields of marriage and couples counseling, family therapy, and so on in the United States from the turn of the century to …

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Table ronde: «Travailler à partir des cours de Michel Foucault» avec Philippe Artières, Frédéric Gros, Philippe Chevallier et Luca Paltrinieri Une rencontre autour de Michel Foucault à l’occasion de la parution de Du gouvernement des vivants Cours au Collège de France 1979-1980 (EHESS/Gallimard/Le Seuil, 2012) pdf flyer le jeudi 20 décembre 2012 à 18h00 IMEC …

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Jean-François Favreau, Vertige de l’écriture: Michel Foucault et la littérature (1954-1970), Lyon: ENS Editions, coll. “Signes”, 2012. further info and review review Présentation de l’éditeur : Quels rapports Michel Foucault entretenait-il avec l’espace littéraire ? Cet essai interroge la trajectoire qui le conduit d’un intérêt périphérique (dans les années cinquante) à une préoccupation centrale (dans les années …

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Valerie Nicolet-Anderson, Constructing the Self: Thinking with Paul and Michel Foucault, Tubingen, Mohr Siebeck, 2012. ISBN 978-3-16-151699-3 Using some of the works of Michel Foucault (1926-1984) as a conversation partner, Valérie Nicolet-Anderson focuses on the manner in which Paul constructs the identity of his audience in his letter to the Romans. In particular, she analyzes …

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