The Government of Self and Other: On Foucault’s Lectures at the Collège de France, 1982/3 Date: 2 December 2010 , 10:00 to 17:00 Location: Bolivar Hall, Kingston University, 54 Grafton Way, London W1 Speakers Mathieu Potte Boneville (Collège International de Philosophie, Paris) John Marks (French, Nottingham University) Johanna Oksala (Philosophy, Dundee University) Miguel de Beistegui …
Call for Papers: The Green Apparatus? Political Technologies of the Sustainable City Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, 12-16th April 2011, Seattle, USA. Session organized by Stephanie Wakefield (CUNY Graduate Center) and Bruce Braun (University of Minnesota) “Nature is the new civic ideal.” —Alexandros Washburn, Director of Urban Design for the NYC Department of City …
Wong, James, The Care of the Self: Possibilities for Associative Politics (2010). APSA 2010 Annual Meeting Paper. Update August 2025. Link no longer available Abstract Foucault’s late work, in particular his research on practices of the ‘care of the self’ has been seen by some authors as a possible resource for democratic theory (Connolly, Simons). …
Gaines, Stephen. and Lepadatu, Darina. “Revisiting Michel Foucault and His Contributions to Social Theory”, Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Hilton Atlanta and Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA, Aug 13, 2010 Update: August 2025. Link no longer available Abstract Under the method of genealogical study and philosophical analysis, …
Call for Papers – ‘French Theory : reception in the visual arts in the United States between 1965 and 1995′ (Brussels, May, 2011) Summary There are many American artists, active in the second half of the twentieth century, whose practice and theory have been infuenced by philosophy, literary studies and social sciences. In this regard, …
A review by Thosaeng Chaochuti which appears on the New Mandala blog draws attention to a chapter on the uptake of Foucault in Thailand. Rachel V. Harrison and Peter A. Jackson, eds., The Ambiguous Allure of the West: Traces of the Colonial in Thailand, with a foreword by Dipesh Chakrabarty. Hong Kong and Ithaca: Hong …
For full article see The Guardian Promised End, an opera by Alexander Goehr is at the Linbury Studio Theatre at the Royal Opera House, London, on 9, 11, 14 and 16 October (box office: 020-7304 4000), then tours until 26 November. Details: englishtouringopera.org.uk At 78, Alexander “Sandy” Goehr is one of the linchpins of the …
On Hacking’s ‘Style(s) of thinking’ A two day workshop University of Capetown 26th – 28th March 2011 Keynote Speaker: Professor Ian Hacking Call for abstracts Deadline for abstract submission (500-1000 words): 1st December 2010 Focus This workshop, which coincides with Professor Hacking’s 75th birthday, aims to explore aspects of his extended body of work. Although …
History and Contemporary Literature, Synthesis ejournal Vol. 5 (2012) Special issue: Call for papers Deadlines: 1 December 2010 submission of abstracts 1 February 2011 notification of acceptance 1 October 2011 submission of articles History and Contemporary Literature Christine Harrison and Angeliki Spiropoulou (issue editors) The ‘turn to history’, witnessed in both literary studies and literature …
Seminar: Samuel Beckett and the Encounter of Philosophy and Literature Call for Papers Deadline: 2010-09-30 Conference Date: April 7-10, 2011 Conference Venue: Hyatt New Brunswick, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA Deadline for Abstract Submission: Sept. 30, 2010 (300-500 words) Notification of acceptance of papers by 5th of October, 2010. Deadline for Final Paper Submission: March …
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