Daniel Whistler and Mark Sinclair, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Modern French Philosophy, Oxford University Press, 2024 -A rich and authoritative guide to French philosophy since 1800 -No other book gives such broad coverage of modern French philosophy -Discusses the ideas in their historical context -Written by an international team of specialists in French philosophy …
Vint, S. Biopolitics and Bioethics (2023) The Oxford Handbook of: New Science Fiction Cinemas, Ed. J. P. Telotte, Oxford University Press, pp. 193-205. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197557723.013.12 Abstract This chapter outlines ideas central to biopolitical theory and demonstrates how they have proven especially useful for analyzing science fiction (sf) films, particularly those concerned with the social reproduction …
Gordon, J. Heterotopias The Oxford Handbook of: New Science Fiction Cinemas, Ed. J. P. Telotte, Oxford University Press, (2023) pp. 101-112. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197557723.013.6 Abstract Drawing on the intellectual archaeologies of Michel Foucault, the notion of the heterotopic-of the other place that is neither utopian nor dystopian, and of the other figures who might inhabit such …
Clare O’Farrell, Michel Foucault: The Unconscious of History and Culture. In Foot, S & Partner, N (Eds.) The SAGE handbook of historical theory. Sage Publications, 2013, pp. 162-182. Open access at the link above Extract The French thinker, Michel Foucault (1926-84), is noted for his extensive and controversial forays into the historical disciplines. When his …
Call for Abstracts Handbook Title: Foucault and Education: Exploring Perspectives and Practices Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PDF of call for abstracts We are delighted to announce a call for abstracts for contributions to an upcoming volume titled “Foucault and Education: Exploring Perspectives and Practices,” to be published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This handbook aims to delve into …
Forthcoming Included in this volume: Johanna Oksala, Foucault and the Task of Philosophy Johanna Oksala
Jacobs, K., Malpas, J. Politics, Sociology, and the “Inevitability” of Failure Routledge International Handbook of Failure, Edited By Adriana Mica, Mikołaj Pawlak, Anna Horolets, Paweł Kubicki, Routledge, (2023) pp. 423-432. DOI: 10.4324/9780429355950-36 Abstract The chapter begins by pointing out the contribution of sociological interpretations that focus on failure’s discursive and normative effects; for example, as …
Corcoran, M. ‘Leave Something Witchy’: Evolving Representations of Cults and New Religious Movements in Folk Horror (2023) in Robert Edgar, Wayne Johnson (eds) The Routledge Companion to Folk Horror, Routledge, 2023 pp. 65-76. DOI: 10.4324/9781003191292-8 Abstract The Folk Horror sub-genre, as it is popularly understood, emerged alongside heightened public and media fascination with cults. In …
Karastergiou, A. AI and Madness (2023) In David Goodman, Matthew Clemente (eds) The Routledge International Handbook of Psychoanalysis, Subjectivity, and Technology, Routledge, 2023, pp. 281-292. DOI: 10.4324/9781003195849-28 Abstract Are the concepts of “madness” and “normality” applicable to modern AI technologies? In this chapter, we will endeavor on a journey to explore how Foucault’s conception of …
Michael, R., Donnar, G. Crosshatch Fantasy: Unsettling Portals, Crisis Heterotopias, and Comings-of-Age (2023) in Elana Gomel, Danielle Gurevitch (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Global Fantasy, Palgrave, 2023, pp. 71-83. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-26397-2_6 Abstract This chapter introduces an intriguing concept of ‘crosshatch’ fantasy: another world that is superimposed upon consensus reality. Using Michel Foucault’s notion of heterotopia …
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