Foucault News

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

Foucault and the Courage of Truth: A Roundtable Goldsmiths, University of London (UK) Education Building, Room 109 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 13, 2012 Professor Arnold I. Davidson (University of Chicago) is joined by Judith Revel (Université Paris 1 Pathéon-Sorbonne) Miguel De Beistegui (University of Warwick) Orazio Irrera (Université Paris 7-Denis Diderot) in …

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CFP: Varieties of Continental Thought and Religion Deadline: Saturday, December 31 Conference Venue: Ryerson University Toronto, Canada See Immanentism and Religion below for Foucault Details We invite submissions from scholars and graduate students based in Canada and abroad on the topic of Continental Thought and Religion. The general theme of the conference is meant to …

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From the materiali foucaultiani site HISTOIRE DE LA FOLIE : CINQUANTE ANS APRÈS Jeudi 15 décembre 2011, 9h30-17h30 Université Paris-Est Créteil – 61, av. du Général de Gaulle, Créteil, bâtiment i, salle 222 – Conference flyer (pdf) Matinée Président de séance : Frédéric Gros (Université Paris-Est Créteil) 09h30 Daniele Lorenzini et Arianna Sforzini : Introduction …

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“Rethinking the Self: Transnational and Transdisciplinary Bioethical and Biopolitical Concerns” Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki, April 10-12, 2012. Keynote speakers include Prof. Beverley Skeggs, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK, and Dr. Jenny Slatman, Maastricht University, the Netherlands. This international and interdisciplinary symposium addresses how cultural, medical and political understandings of the self …

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127th Modern langauge Association (MLA) Annual Convention The convention will begin on Thursday, 5 January, and end on Sunday, 8 January 2012. This session may be of interest 40. Using Foucault Thursday, 5 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., Willow A, Sheraton Program arranged by the Discussion Group on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society Presiding: Lynne Huffer, …

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Histoire de la folie – Institut suédois 26 Novembre 2011 16h Institut suédois 11 rue Payenne F-75003 Paris + 33 1 44 78 80 20 Conférence, débat, projection et lectures. A l’occasion de la parution d’Un succès philosophique. L’histoire de la folie de Michel Foucault (PUC/IMEC) et de Le Beau danger (éditions de l’EHESS), l’Institut …

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French Theory in Translation: The Question of the Archive An international conference Sponsored by The Alliance Française of Chicago, the Cultural Service at the Consulate General of France in Chicago, DePaul University, the France-Chicago Center, and the University of Chicago, 3-5 November 2011 The University of Chicago will host the 3rd Day, on Saturday, November …

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MICHEL FOUCAULT: A JUDICIALIZAÇÃO DA VIDA PRIMEIRO COLÓQUIO INTERNACIONAL MICHEL FOUCAULT : A JUDICIALIZAÇÃO DA VIDA Rio de Janeiro, UERJ, 5, 6 e 7 de outubro de 2011 Programação 5/10/2011 13:30 – MESA DE ABERTURA 14:00 – 16:30 JEAN FRANÇOIS BERT (Centre Michel Foucault, Institut Interdisciplinaire d’anthropologie du Contemporain/FRANÇA). Sécurité, dangerosité, biopolitique : trois versants …

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From Stuart Elden’s blog Radical Foucault – An International Conference September 8 & 9, 2011. 9.30am – 6.30pm University of East London The Centre for Cultural Studies Research at the University of East London is pleased to announce that registration is now open for Radical Foucault, a two day conference which will re-assess Foucault’s contribution …

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