Foucault News

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

Camargo, R., Ried, N. Towards a genealogy of pharmacological practice (2015) Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 10 p. Article in Press. DOI: 10.1007/s11019-015-9648-3 Abstract Following Foucault’s work on disciplinary power and biopolitics, this article maps an initial cartography of the research areas to be traced by a genealogy of pharmacological practice. Pharmacology, as a practical …

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Continental Thought & Theory. A Journal of Intellectual Freedom Call for Papers Inaugural Issue Both the ideal and pursuit of intellectual freedom are important components underpinning this journal. The unrestricted expression of ideas is a desire and challenge facing us all. Particular fields of Continental theory have attempted to embrace and pursue this ethic as …

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September 2023: See updated details on Progressive Geographies From: History of the Present – the Berkeley newsletter on Foucault’s work online | Progressive Geographies History of the Present, the newsletter devoted to Foucault’s work published by Paul Rabinow and edited by him and other people at Berkeley is available online. I’d been looking for copies …

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Stephen J. Ball Subjectivity as a site of struggle: refusing neoliberalism? (2015) British Journal of Sociology of Education, 18 p. Article in Press. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2015.1044072 Abstract This paper extends the author’s previous enquiries and discussions of governmentality and neoliberal policy technologies in a number of ways. The paper explores the specificity and generality of performativity as …

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Johansen, P.H., Chandler, T.L. Mechanisms of power in participatory rural planning (2015) Journal of Rural Studies, 40, pp. 12-20. Abstract This paper explores the specific mechanisms of power in participatory rural planning projects. It follows up on suggestions in planning literature about directing focus at the relational level in the assessment of power, rather than …

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Comment lire L’Archéologie du savoir de Michel Foucault ?, Les Études philosophiques, 2015/3 (N° 153) English version Sommaire Baptiste Mélès Page 323 à 326 Présentation Michel Foucault, Texte établi et introduit par Martin Rueff Page 327 à 352 « Introduction » à L’Archéologie du savoir Luca Paltrinieri Page 353 à 376 L’archive comme objet : …

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Michel Foucault : héritages et perspectives en éducation et formation. Le Télémaque, 2015/1 (n° 47) Sommaire Brigitte Frelat-Kahn, Dominique Ottavi, Alain Vergnioux Page 7 à 8 Ouverture Chronique morale Alain Vergnioux Page 9 à 15 La philosophie de François Châtelet Notion Valentina Crispi Page 17 à 30 L’interculturalité Dossier – Michel Foucault : héritages et …

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Perret, S. In the name of the nation? The National Award in Narrative Literature, and the democratization of art in Spain (1977–2013) (2015) Journal of Spanish Cultural Studies, 17 p. Article in Press. Abstract This article looks at the history of the National Award in Narrative Literature (El Premio Nacional de Literatura, Modalidad Narrativa) – …

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