Foucault News

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

Macmillan, Alexandre. “Foucault’s “Materiality of the Incorporeal” and Communication in Modern Society” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Suntec Singapore International Convention, Exhibition Centre, Suntec City, Singapore, Jun 22, 2010 Abstract The ontological status of communication and its material/immaterial nature is one of the most important questions for a philosophical …

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From the Portail Michel Foucault L’ART DE GOUVERNER du Friday 22/10/10 au Saturday 23/10/10 Journées d’études organisées à l’Université de Créteil, Site du mail des Mèches, Bâtiment d’Economie les 22 et 23 Octobre 2010 Vendredi 22 Octobre : Accueil et petit-déjeuner à 9h30 – Salle 015 Problèmes de philosophie politique, sous la présidence de Pierre …

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American Comparitive Literature Association 2011 Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, March 31st – April 3rd, 2011 “World Literature / Comparative Literature” Seminar: Foucault and/on Literature Seminar Organizer: Philip Goldstein, U of Delaware-Wilmington, Philip Goldstein, U of Delaware-Wilmington Summary The question of how the work of Michel Foucault bears on the study of literature has been controversial. …

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Michelle Brady, ‘What ethnography contributes to studies of governmentality’. Paper presented at the 11th Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference, October 2010, October 7-8 2010. Published as Brady, M. (2011) Researching governmentalities through ethnography: the case of Australian welfare reforms and programs for single parents Critical Policy Studies. Vol 5. No. 3. October. pp.265-283 Abstract In …

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Luis Lobo-Guerrero, Insuring Security: Biopolitics, security and risk, London: Routledge, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-415-58343-5 Description Insurance is the world’s largest economic industry, providing a form of security that more than triples global defence expenditure. However, little is know about the form of security insurance provides. This book offers a genealogical interrogation of the relationship between security …

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Employment opportunity Research Associate Keele University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Research Institute of Law, Politics and Justice (Fixed Term for 12 months) Starting Salary: Grade 7: £29,853 p.a. A one-year post-doctoral research position is available within a project entitled Capitalising security through life insurance in the UK; directed by Dr Luis Lobo-Guerrero and …

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