Foucault News

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

CALL FOR PAPERS The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Foucault Circle University of Cyprus June 3-6, 2027 We seek submissions for papers on any aspect of Foucault’s work, as well as studies, critiques, and applications of Foucauldian thinking. There is additional interest this year in work that addresses questions of colonialism; thinking at the margins, …

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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 …

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Michel Foucault y la literatura: Jornadas conmemorativas a cien años de su nacimiento A cien años de su nacimiento, el pensamiento de Michel Foucault conserva una notable vigencia. Sus conceptos sobre el discurso, el poder, la biopolítica y la gubernamentalidad continúan siendo objeto de estudio y debate en diversas disciplinas, entre ellas los estudios literarios. …

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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 …

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The Foucault Century The Foucault Century 2026 marks the centennial of Michel Foucault’s birth and the 50-year anniversary of the publication of his landmark History of Sexuality, Vol. 1. This two-day symposium offers a renewed assessment of Foucault’s thought. Dates: September 24 – 25, 2026 Location: Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library …

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Call for papers: Panels for annual Northeast Modern Language Association Convention in 2027 Abstracts are due 30 September 2026. The 58th Annual Northeast Modern Language Association Convention will be held in Newport, Rhode Island, USA on March 6-9, 2027. There are a number of panels of interest to Foucault scholars and others working in the …

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Foucault. Une aventure intellectuelle au Collège de France. Exposition, performance théâtrale et cycle de conférences L’exposition « Foucault. Une aventure intellectuelle au Collège de France » explore le parcours de Michel Foucault dans l’institution où il enseigna de 1970 à 1984. À l’occasion du centenaire de sa naissance, des manuscrits inédits, archives et témoignages audio …

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CFP: “Speech and Politics” with Miranda Fricker Sciences Po’s 12th Graduate Conference of Political Theory Submission deadline: January 31, 2026 Conference date(s): May 27, 2026 – May 28, 2026 Call for papers Key words: Attentiveness, listening, discourses, representation, political language, democracy, margins The relationship between speech and politics has recently become the object of renewed …

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CFP: *50 Years of The History of Sexuality* Canadian Sociological Association Annual Conference, 2026 Gender & Sexuality Research Cluster Organizers: Toby Anne Finlay, York University (tfinlay@yorku.ca); Chris Tatham, University of Guelph. Dates Call for Abstracts: December 3, 2025 – January 26, 2026 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Michel Foucault’s The …

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Le thermomètre de Foucault Journée d’étude 9 Janvier 2026 09:00 – 18:00 École normale supérieure – PSL 29 rue d’Ulm 75005 2e étage, salle Théodule Ribot, U209 Grégoire Chamayou (CNRS-ENS Paris), Frédéric Keck (CNRS-EHESS Paris) et Jean-Claude Monod (CNRS-ENS Paris) Dans sa généalogie des savoirs biopolitiques, Michel Foucault a beaucoup parlé des milieux mais peu …

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