A Century of Foucault – Deakin University Graduate Symposium September 8, 2026 Department of Philosophy, Deakin University Tower 2 level 12/727 Collins St Melbourne 3008 Australia This event is available both online and in-person. See Zoom details at the bottom of this post. Details This year marks the centenary of the birth of Historian/Philosopher Michel …
THE FOUCAULT CENTURY (1926-2026) Forum at the 50th Annual Meeting of the National Association of Graduate Studies and Research in Social Sciences (ANPOCS) Online and at the University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, Brazil · October 2, 8, and 9, 2026 Forum conducted in Portuguese Enquiries: Professor Marcos César Alvarez, Department of Sociology, University of São …
Sam Binkley , Biopolitical Metaphor: Habitualized Embodiment between Discourse and Affect, Body & Society, 24(3), 2018, pp. 95-124. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357034X1876739 Abstract This article theorizes the biopolitical production of embodiment through a consideration of biopolitical metaphor. It is argued that much recent theoretical work on biopower fails to provide an adequate account of embodiment, and particularly the …
Sam Binkley, (2026). The double life of the dangerous object: phobogenecity from doctrinal to relational racism. Culture, Theory and Critique, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735784.2026.2683961 ABSTRACT Foucault’s genealogy of race traces the racial to the normalising functions of the biopolitical state. Thus conceived, racism is deeply invested in the doctrinal practices of racial government, while little attention is …
Daniele Lorenzini (ed.), The Foucauldian Mind, Published July 29, 2026 by Routledge Description Michel Foucault is one of the most influential, and controversial, thinkers of the twentieth century. His work has had a transformative effect on the study of the humanities and social sciences. His engagement with topics such as truth, power, and language continues …
Reading Michel Foucault Today: In Conversation with Philipp Sarasin by Mats Inauen,, The Cambridge Journal of Law, Politics and Art, 21 July 2026. Philipp Sarasin is emeritus professor of modern history at the University of Zurich and one of the foremost scholars of Michel Foucault in the German-speaking world. Among his many publications are Darwin …
Ananta Kumar Giri and Saji Varghese (eds), COVID-19 and the Challenges of Trauma and Transformations. Ethics, Politics and Spirituality and Alternative Planetary Futures, Anthem Press, 2025 This book unveils the challenges of living beyond Covid-19 navigating trauma, solidarity, and transformative futures. The novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 emerged in the city of Wuhan in December …
Damián Tuset Varela (2024). Artificial Intelligence Law through the Lens of Michel Foucault: Biopower, Surveillance, and the Reconfiguration of Legal Normativity. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 12, 189-201. https://www.doi.org/10.4236/jss.2024.1212012 Abstract This paper examines the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on legal systems through the theoretical lens of Michel Foucault. It explores how AI, as a …
Rubén Alepuz Cintas, Molecular Biopolitics and Biological Citizenship: Towards a New Configuration of Power over Life. (2026). Tábano, 27, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.46553/tab.2026.5394 Article in Spanish Abstract This article analyzes the evolution of the concept of biopolitics from Michel Foucault to Nikolas Rose, with a particular focus on molecular biopolitics and biological citizenship. It examines how contemporary …
Joshua Penrod, Ethics and Biopower in Neuromarketing. A Framework for an Ethical Approach to Marketing, Springer, 2023 About this book This book explores the ethical and policy implications of the use of neuroscience in marketing. Addressing emerging areas of neuromarketing and consumer neuroscience, this book offers a fresh perspective on establishing a framework for codes …
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