Foucault News

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

Appel à contribution « Des jardins autres » Journée d’Étude de l’École Doctorale « Europe Latine – Amérique Latine » (ED 122) Prévue le vendredi 17 mai 2013. Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3 Centre Bièvre – 3ème étage 1 rue Censier 75005 Paris L’importance et la pertinence renouvelées de la notion d’espace et du thème écologique dans les …

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Call for Stream Proposals London Conference in Critical Thought Royal Holloway, University of London June 6th and 7th, 2013 Building on the success of the inaugural conference, the 2013 London Conference in Critical Thought (LCCT) will offer a space for an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas for scholars who work with critical traditions and concerns. It …

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Between Deleuze and Foucault Purdue University, College of Liberal Arts November 30 – December 1, 2012 An international conference exploring the relations between the work of Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) and Michel Foucault (1926-1984). pdf flyer Plenary Speaker: William Connolly, Johns Hopkins University Participants: Marco Altamirano, Purdue University; Alain Beaulieu, Laurentian University; Thomas Flynn, Emory University; Colin Koopman, University …

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Images et fonctions du théâtre dans la philosophie française contemporaine Colloque organisé par Dimitra Panopoulos et Flore Garcin-Marrou CIEPFC (Centre International d’Étude de Philosophie Française Contemporaine) /LAPS (Laboratoire des Arts et Philosophies de la Scène) 19-20 octobre / 23-24 novembre 2012, 9h-18h30, 45 rue d’Ulm 75005 Paris Pour en savoir plus, Conference website Programme complet …

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Call for papers: Alternative Enlightenments Submission deadline: Saturday, December 1 Conference dates: Friday, April 26 2013 – Sunday, April 28 2013 Conference Venue: Program in Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas, Bilkent University Ankara, Turkey Details From Kant’s seminal essay “What is Enlightenment?” through the manifold critical responses of the twentieth century, the ambiguity of a term …

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Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
This is my abstract for the AAG meeting in Los Angeles next April. It will be part of the ‘Violence and Space’ sessions organised by Philippe le Billon and Simon Springer – call for papers here. I’ll also be part of a panel on Sloterdijk organised by Oliver Belcher and…

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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