Foucault News

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

Foucault, M. (2022). Linguistics and Social Sciences. Theory, Culture & Society, First published online June 20, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1177/02632764221091549 Abstract Written with the suppression of the Tunisian students by their own government in view, Michel Foucault’s March 1968 ‘Linguistics and Social Sciences’ opens up a new horizon of historical inquiry and epitomises Foucault’s abiding interest in …

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Younès Ahouga, « L’Organisation internationale pour les migrations et la surveillance des populations de déplacés du Sud », Revue européenne des migrations internationales, , vol. 38 – n°3 et 4 | 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.4000/remi.21420 Resumé L’Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) prône l’usage des données pour stabiliser les populations de déplacés du Sud. Durant …

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Polan, Dana, Review, H-France Review, Vol. 20 (August 2020), No. 149, pp.1-4. Michel Foucault, Patrice Maniglier, and Dork Zabunyan, Foucault at the Movies, ed. and trans. Clare O’Farrell. New York: Columbia University Press, 2018 First, let’s get the issue of the title out of the way: Michel Foucault, it seems, was in his adult years …

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Théâtre « Herculine Barbin : archéologie d’une révolution ». Unidivers.fr 2023-05-09 20:30:00 – 2023-05-09 Et à partir du 15 novembre 2022 au Théâtre 14 Paris 7 17.5 EUR Dans une scénographie et des lumières splendides, deux comédiens exceptionnels incarnent un sujet hors normes, adapté du journal intime d’une hermaphrodite français.e du XIXème siècle. Un siècle …

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Rencontres Michel Foucault 2022 Du 7 au 10 novembre 2022 Après tant d’éloges, tant de condamnations, tant de textes dont ceux de Michel Foucault (Histoire de la folie à l’âge classique – 1961 ou Les Anormaux – 1975), tant d’images, qu’elle soit furieuse, douce, prémonitoire, enfermée ou protégée, la folie nous oblige. Elle participe à …

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The Globalization of Space. Foucault and Heterotopia Edited By Mariangela Palladino and John Miller, Routledge, 2015. Book Description The work of Michel Foucault has been influential in the analysis of space in a variety of disciplines, most notably in geography and politics. This collection of essays is the first to focus on what Foucault termed …

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Matthew J. Quinn, Towards a New Civic Bureaucracy. Lessons from Sustainable Development for the Crisis of Governance, Policy Press, 2022 In this timely analysis, Matthew J. Quinn plots a landmark reimagination of governance and public administration, underpinned by sustainable development and civic republicanism. He draws on governance literature and Foucault’s concept of governmentality to demonstrate …

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Mark Murphy, ed. Social Theory and Education Research. Understanding Foucault, Habermas, Bourdieu and Derrida, 2nd edition, Routledge, 2022 Book Description Social Theory and Education Research is an advanced and accessible text that illustrates the diverse ways in which social theories can be applied to educational research methodologies. It provides in-depth overviews of the various theories …

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