Ed: This blog post from the French newspaper Le Monde has a very large number of comments attached and provides a very interesting account of the background to the recent decision to declare the Foucault archives a national treasure. With thanks to Nicolae Morar for alerting me to this item. August 2025 update. The article, …
From Le Monde, 14 April 2012 The French government has decided to classify the Foucault archives as a ‘national treasure’ and has forbidden the export of these archives. This move has taken place as a ‘preventative measure’ against the sale of these 37,000 pages of documents abroad. L’Etat français a décidé de classer “trésor national” …
From the Verso blog via Stuart Elden See also The Guardian obituary Kishani Widyaratna, Dr David Macey 1949—2011, Verso blog, 11 October 2011 It is our sad duty to announce the loss of Dr David Macey, translator and writer. A much respected and admired Verso author and champion of Francophone thought in the English speaking …
Mark LeVine, ‘The shaping of a New World Order’, Aljazeera website, 6 February, 2011 Tagline: If the revolutions of 2011 succeed, they will force the creation of a very different regional and world system. Many commentators are comparing Egypt to Iran of 32 years ago, mostly to warn of the risks of the country descending …
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