Dent, C. (2011). “‘Gray, meticulous and patently documentary’: Foucaultian historical methods and the patent system”. Journal of sociology , 47 (3), p. 297-312. doi: 10.1177/1440783311407944 Abstract Patents are seen as a key part of the modern economy and operate as a mode of regulation of technology and innovation. The histories of the system, to date, …
Leclercq-Vandelannoitte, A. (2011). Organizations as Discursive Constructions: A Foucauldian Approach. Organization Studies, 32(9), 1247-1271. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840611411395 Abstract A growing body of literature suggests that communication constitutes organizations, but this argument requires refinement to address its remaining flaws. This essay suggests the tremendous potential of using Michel Foucault’s work to grasp the underlying meaning of this argument …
Tony Schirato, Geoff Danaher and Jen Webb, Understanding Foucault: A critical introduction, 2nd edition, Allen and Unwin. Available March 2012 Publisher’s page Michel Foucault is now regarded as one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century. He is known for his sensibility of critique and his commitment to movements for social change. His …
Tarver, E.C. (2011), New Forms of Subjectivity: Theorizing the Relational Self with Foucault and Alcoff. Hypatia, 26: 804-825. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1527-2001.2011.01235.x Abstract Taking seriously Linda Martin Alcoff’s suggestion that we reevaluate the extent to which poststructuralist articulations of the subject are truly socially constituted, as well as the centrality of Latina identity to her own account of …
Evans, Patrick. (2011). “Modernity and the Holocaust counter-memorial: Janet Frame’s American fiction”. Journal of Commonwealth literature (0021-9894), 46 (3), p. 513. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021989411409800 Abstract Janet Frame’s novels Intensive Care (1970/1987), Daughter Buffalo (1972), and Living in the Maniototo (1979) were written in the United States and, like her final novel, The Carpathians (1988), in part set …
This is the third page from a forthcoming short graphic novel written by Lauren Kinney and drawn by by Matt MacFarland. I will be posting additional panels on Foucault News as they are produced. Link to page 1 Link to page 2 Link to page 3 Link to page 4 link to page 5 link …
The Foucault Society, NYC 2011 Colloquium Series: New Research in Foucault Studies Our popular Colloquium Series continues next week! We are delighted to invite you to another evening of critical dialogue and light refreshment. Join the discussion, celebrate the end of the semester and find out how you can help shape the Foucault Society’s agenda …
Critical Theories Villanova University’s 17th Annual Conference in Philosophy Conference date: Friday, March 30 2012 – Saturday, March 31 2012 Conference Venue: Department of Philosophy, Villanova University Villanova, United States Submission deadline: Wednesday, February 1 2012 Keynote Speaker: Nancy Fraser As the “Occupy X” movements spread across the United States and resistance movements continue in …
Foucault and the Courage of Truth: A Roundtable Goldsmiths, University of London (UK) Education Building, Room 109 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 13, 2012 Professor Arnold I. Davidson (University of Chicago) is joined by Judith Revel (Université Paris 1 Pathéon-Sorbonne) Miguel De Beistegui (University of Warwick) Orazio Irrera (Université Paris 7-Denis Diderot) in …
Philippe Chevallier (2011) Michel Foucault et le christianisme, ENS Éditions ISBN-10 2-84788-325-8 ISBN-13 978-2-84788-325-1 ISSN 1765-8128 pdf flyer Résumé Des premiers rites baptismaux à la confession moderne, les références au christianisme sont constantes dans l’œuvre de Michel Foucault. Cette constance s’inscrit dans un questionnement philosophique plus large sur notre actualité : comprendre le rapport que …
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