Foucault News

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

Call for Papers – ‘French Theory : reception in the visual arts in the United States between 1965 and 1995′ (Brussels, May, 2011) Summary There are many American artists, active in the second half of the twentieth century, whose practice and theory have been infuenced by philosophy, literary studies and social sciences. In this regard, …

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On Hacking’s ‘Style(s) of thinking’ A two day workshop University of Capetown 26th – 28th March 2011 Keynote Speaker: Professor Ian Hacking Call for abstracts Deadline for abstract submission (500-1000 words): 1st December 2010 Focus This workshop, which coincides with Professor Hacking’s 75th birthday, aims to explore aspects of his extended body of work. Although …

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Seminar: Samuel Beckett and the Encounter of Philosophy and Literature Call for Papers Deadline: 2010-09-30 Conference Date: April 7-10, 2011 Conference Venue: Hyatt New Brunswick, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA Deadline for Abstract Submission: Sept. 30, 2010 (300-500 words) Notification of acceptance of papers by 5th of October, 2010. Deadline for Final Paper Submission: March …

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Conscripted Subjects: Disciplined Society, Critique, and the Humanities. Graduate Student Conference, Department of Comparative Literature, UCLA, USA February 23-25, 2011 Submission deadline: October 15, 2010. In light of our current moment marked by economic collapse, heightened political paranoia, racial profiling, and ubiquitous surveillance, this conference wishes to highlight the connection between states of crisis and …

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The Portail Michel Foucault has just listed a number of seminars and conferences on Foucault taking place from September onwards in France. Et si Foucault n’avait pas tort? 16/09/10 – 06/01/11 Foucault et le droit 22/09/10 – 01/12/10 Le philosophe et les livres 29/09/10 – 01/10/10 Foucault-Nietzsche : nouveaux regards 07/10/10

CFP: Twelfth Annual Graduate Symposium on Women’s and Gender History This year’s theme: Genealogies Twelfth Annual Graduate Symposium on Women’s and Gender History University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign March 3-5, 2011 Submission Deadline: November 1, 2010 The Executive Committee of the Twelfth Annual Graduate Symposium on Women’s and Gender History at the University of Illinois …

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Foucault, the Family & Politics Friday, 12 November 2010 Location: King’s College, Keynes Hall Registration for this conference is free. Conveners Robbie Duschinsky (Sociology, University of Cambridge) Dr Jude Browne (Gender Studies, University of Cambridge) Dr Deborah Thom (History, University of Cambridge) Foucault writes of how the internal power-dynamics of the family interact with the …

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