Foucault News

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

Ian LEASK (2011), Beyond Subjection: Notes on the later Foucault and education. Educational Philosophy and Theory. August. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-5812.2011.00774.x Abstract This article argues against the doxa that Foucault’s analysis of education inevitably undermines self-originating ethical intention on the part of teachers or students. By attending to Foucault’s lesser known, later work—in particular, the notion of ‘biopower’ …

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Ronald E. Butchart, What’s Foucault Got to Do with It? History, Theory, and Becoming Subjected, History of Education Quarterly, Issue 2, Volume 51, May 2011, pages 239–246. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-5959.2011.00333.x Extract The three essays before us constitute an indictment of the field of the history of education for its neglect of theory. Read linearly, from the Introduction …

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Juritzen TI, Grimen H, Heggen K., ‘Protecting vulnerable research participants: A Foucault-inspired analysis of ethics committees’. Nursing Ethics. Jun 6 2011 https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330114038 Abstract History has demonstrated the necessity of protecting research participants. Research ethics are based on a concept of asymmetry of power, viewing the researcher as powerful and potentially dangerous and establishing ethics committees …

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Niesche, R. (2011). Foucault and Educational Leadership: Disciplining the Principal. London: Routledge. Link to publisher’s site Description This book draws on a number of Foucault’s concepts to explore how school principals are created as subjects through their work practices and various educational leadership discourses. Foucault’s work is useful for provoking new thought into how the …

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