Foucault News

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

CALL FOR PAPERS The thirteenth annual meeting of the Foucault Circle at McGill University Montreal, Canada April 18-20, 2013 Papers on any aspect of Foucault’s work, as well as studies, critiques, and applications of Foucauldian thinking, are welcome. This year’s conference also includes two special sessions: A discussion of Foucault’s text I, Pierre Rivière; A …

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Journées d’étude du 25 et 26 octobre 2012 Les critiques de la raison au XXème siècle Université Paris-Est Créteil France Pdf Word document Appel à communication On connait le mot fameux – et souvent mal compris – de Heidegger : « la pensée ne commence que lorsque nous avons éprouvé que la Raison, tant magnifiée depuis …

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Using and Reading Foucault in Europe, Asia, and America Academic Workshop Foucault in and on the Post-Political Global Present : Using and Reading Foucault in Europe, Asia, and America Academic Workshop sponsored by Deutscher akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Centre canadien d’études allemandes et européennes (CCEAE) and Centre d’études et de recherches internationales de l’Université de Montréal (CERIUM) …

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For full details and the conference poster please visit the Conference website Colloque international MICHEL FOUCAULT DU GOUVERNEMENT DES VIVANTS AU COURAGE DE LA VÉRITÉ Université Paris-Est Créteil/Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne    21-22 juin 2012  —— ED « Cultures et sociétés »/EA 4395 « Lettres, Idées, Savoirs » (UPEC) EA 3562 « Philosophies contemporaines »/<EXeCO (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) Revue …

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From the new ‘Between Foucault and Deleuze’ website. August 2025 update: This site no longer exists. The link above is to the site as it was captured by the Wayback Machine in 2015 The aim of the “Between Deleuze and Foucault” project is to establish an on-going collaborative and synergistic relationship between Purdue University and …

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Foucault Circle 2012 conference Canisius College Buffalo, NY Further information All sessions will be held on the main floor of the Montante Cultural Center, located at Main and Eastwood Streets on the Canisius College campus. Friday evening, March 30th Reception – Time and location TBA Saturday, March 31st 9-10:45 – Power and Resistance Moderator: Pär …

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Call for papers: Panel on Ethnographies of Neoliberal Governance Part of the 7th International Conference in Interpretive Policy Analysis. The conference for 2012 is titled ‘Understanding the Drama of Democracy. Policy Work, Power and Transformation’. The International Conference in Interpretive Policy Analysis has travelled through Europe. After visiting Birmingham, Amsterdam, Essex, Kassel, Grenoble and Cardiff, …

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Critical Theories Villanova University’s 17th Annual Conference in Philosophy Conference date: Friday, March 30 2012 – Saturday, March 31 2012 Conference Venue: Department of Philosophy, Villanova University Villanova, United States Submission deadline: Wednesday, February 1 2012 Keynote Speaker: Nancy Fraser As the “Occupy X” movements spread across the United States and resistance movements continue in …

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