Foucault News

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

Foucault Across the Disciplines Guest editor: Colin Koopman History of the Human Sciences , October 2011; 24 (4) Link to abstracts and pdfs Table of Contents Colin Koopman Foucault across the disciplines: introductory notes on contingency in critical inquiry Ian Hacking Déraison Arnold I. Davidson In praise of counter-conduct Amy Allen Foucault and the politics …

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Darragh O’Donoghue, Retour en Normandie, Senses of Cinema, Issue 60, October 2011. Full article online […]It is no coincidence that with Retour en Normandie (Return to Normandy) Philibert should abandon his seemingly “objective” direct cinema approach to produce his most formally complex and self-reflexive film to date. Moi, Pierre Rivière is a docudrama based on …

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French Theory in Translation: The Question of the Archive An international conference Sponsored by The Alliance Française of Chicago, the Cultural Service at the Consulate General of France in Chicago, DePaul University, the France-Chicago Center, and the University of Chicago, 3-5 November 2011 The University of Chicago will host the 3rd Day, on Saturday, November …

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The Contemporary European Philosophy Workshop of the University of Chicago, sponsored by Arnold I. Davidson, Ryan Coyne and Jocelyn Benoist, will host this Term some “Foucaultian” presentations: Monday 31st October 2011 Daniele Lorenzini (Université Paris-Est Créteil & La Sapienza, Rome) “Aesthetics of Existence, Eternal Stoicism or Moral Perfectionism? Foucault, Hadot and Cavell between Ethics and …

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The Same and the Other: 50 years of History of Madness (1961-2011) VII International Michel Foucault Colloquy (at PUC-SP) O Mesmo e o Outro. 50 anos de História da Loucura (1961-2011). 24 a 27 de outubro de 2011. Monday October 24th – Thursday October 27th Pontificia Universidade Catolica, Sao Paulo, Brazil. There will be an …

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The Foucault Society, NYC 2011 Colloquium Series: New Research in Foucault Studies We are delighted to announce our first colloquium of this academic year. Please join us for an evening of critical dialogue and light refreshment. Devonya N. Havis, Ph.D. “Arts of Resistance: Locating Black Women’s Philosophies” Friday, October 21, 2011 7:00-9:30pm CUNY Graduate Center …

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Foucault Studies is pleased to announce the publication of issue 12 A Special Issue on Foucault and Race Guest Edited by Ladelle McWhorter Issue 12 also includes: A translated interview with Denys Foucault An interview with Cressida J. Heyes Three original articles related to Foucault’s writings on neoliberalism and eight book reviews Foucault Studies is …

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Histoire de la folie : 50 ans Le Centre Michel Foucault, en co-édition avec l’IMEC et les Presses Universitaires de Caen proposent deux ouvrages: Histoire de la folie à l’âge classique de Michel Foucault. Regards critiques 1961-2011. Textes choisis et présentés par Philippe Artières, Jean-François Bert, Philippe Chevallier, Frédéric Gros, Luca Paltrinieri, Judith Revel, Mathieu …

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Governing Human Beings in the Age of the Brain: A Symposium with Nikolas Rose Presented by the Centre for the History of European Discourses at the University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld, Australia Wednesday, November 16 2011 1.30pm to 5.30pm Social Sciences and Humanities Library Conference Room, Level 1 Duhig Building (Bldg 2), St Lucia …

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