Foucault News

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

Silvio Gallo, The care of the self and biopolitics: Resistance and practices of freedom (2016) Educational Philosophy and Theory, 49(7), 691–701. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2016.1204735 Abstract This text through the direct use to Foucault’s work and using the concepts of ‘care of the self’ and biopolitics is questioning and analyzing resistance and practices of freedom. Mainly, from the …

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Christopher J. Cushion, Reflection and reflective practice discourses in coaching: a critical analysis (2016) Sport, Education and Society, 23(1), 82–94. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2016.1142961 Abstract Reflection and reflective practice is seen as an established part of coaching and coach education practice. It has become a ‘taken-for-granted’ part of coaching that is accepted enthusiastically and unquestioningly, and is assumed …

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Lewis, K. Social justice leadership and inclusion: a genealogy (2016) Journal of Educational Administration and History, 48 (4), pp. 324-341. DOI: 10.1080/00220620.2016.1210589 Abstract The purpose of this article is to engage in an historical analysis of research about two concepts: social justice leadership and leadership for inclusion. Recent experiences have caused me to wonder about …

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Bendix Petersen, Eva, Millei, Zsuzsa (Eds.), Interrupting the Psy-Disciplines in Education, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016 This book offers critical explorations of how the psy-disciplines, Michel Foucault’s collective term for psychiatry, psychology and psycho-analysis, play out in contemporary educational spaces. With a strong focus on Foucault’s theories, it critically investigates how the psy-disciplines continue to influence education, …

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Guy Roberts-Holmes, Alice Bradbury, Governance, accountability and the datafication of early years education in England (2016) British Educational Research Journal, 42 (4), pp. 600-613. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3221 Abstract In this paper we attempt to critically ‘make visible the flow and circulation of data’ through analysing the datafication of the early years education sector in England (children aged …

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Noguera-Ramírez, C.E. The pedagogical effect: On Foucault and Sloterdijk (2016) Educational Philosophy and Theory, pp. 1-14. Article in Press. DOI: 10.1080/00131857.2016.1204738 Abstract Although Foucault did not produce any particular work devoted to teaching or education, following authors like Hoskin this text aims to show the importance that teaching practices and discourses have in Foucault’s analysis, …

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Jiménez, M.A., Valle, A.M. Pedagogy and the care of the self: A reading from Foucault (2016) Educational Philosophy and Theory, pp. 1-8. Article in Press. DOI: 10.1080/00131857.2016.1204736 Abstract This text reflects about the need to consider an additional institutional alternative that matters, not only to the ones that advocate for pedagogy, but also to all …

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Macias, T. (2012). In the World: Toward a Foucauldian Ethics of Reading in Social Work. Intersectionalities: A Global Journal Of Social Work Analysis, Research, Polity, And Practice, 1, 1-19. Full text available ABSTRACT Teaching and learning critical and anti-oppressive frameworks pose many challenges within social work as a profession invested in notions of practice, competency, …

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Bartholomaeus, C. Developmental discourses as a regime of truth in research with primary school students (2016) International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 29 (7), pp. 911-924. DOI: 10.1080/09518398.2016.1174896 Abstract While developmental discourses have been heavily critiqued in relation to education systems, less attention has been paid to how these impact the data collection process …

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Johnston, J. Issues of professionalism and teachers: critical observations from research and the literature (2015) Australian Educational Researcher, 42 (3), art. no. 159, pp. 299-317. DOI: 10.1007/s13384-014-0159-7 Abstract The concept of ‘professionalism’ has become more evident in discourse about teacher quality in recent years. In fact, in some contexts ‘professionalism’ is used as a euphemism …

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