Gabrys, J. Programming environments: Environmentality and citizen sensing in the smart city (2014) Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 32 (1), pp. 30-48. Abstract A new wave of smart-city projects is underway that proposes to deploy sensor-based ubiquitous computing across urban infrastructures and mobile devices to achieve greater sustainability. But in what ways do …
Jensen, M. Post-traumatic memory projects: autobiographical fiction and counter-monuments (2013) Textual Practice, Published online Dec 2013 Abstract In our age the categories of memory, monumentality, and truth telling are all far from stable. In the highly charged world of what Foucault termed ‘parrhesia’ – a mode of free speech ‘linked to courage in the face …
McKenzie, J.S. Using Weber and Foucault to understand the evolution of motivations in a Tibetan Buddhist organisation in Scotland (2014) Culture and Religion, Published online March 2014 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide a case study of the evolution of motivations amongst participants engaged with the Tibetan Buddhist organisation, Rokpa, in Scotland. …
Christopher Collstedt The Descents of Military Violence against Civilians: A History of the Present (2014) Scandinavian Journal of History, Published online March 2014 https://doi.org/10.1080/03468755.2013.875060 Abstract Inspired by the works of Michel Foucault and Erling Sandmo, this article explores contemporary discourses of military violence against civilians from a genealogical perspective. The purpose is to shed light …
Hammersley, M., Traianou, A. Foucault and Research Ethics: On the Autonomy of the Researcher (2014) Qualitative Inquiry, 20 (3), pp. 227-238. Abstract This article uses the later writings of Foucault as a means of reflecting on research ethics, and in particular on the notion of researcher autonomy. It is suggested that such autonomy is a …
Anthony Merino, Foucault for Dummies, Arts & Opinion. Arts, Culture, Analysis, Vol. 13, No. 3, 2014 Michel Foucault wrote anti-historical histories. He is most noted for his histories of four social domains: mental illness, crime and punishment, health systems, and sexuality. With a few exceptions, he does not talk much about art. He wrote a …
Ann Lazarsfeld-Jensen, A Foucauldian journey into the islands of the deaf and blind (2014) Social Identities, Published online March 2014 https://doi.org/10.1080/13504630.2014.893816 Abstract This autoethnographic study integrates Foucault’s genealogical approach to explore disability, notably deafness and blindness, from historical, social, and personal perspectives. Disability as a modern institution is defined through nuances of language and silence …
Chueh, H.-C., Chen, Y.-T. Social Involvement: Deconstructing practices relating to the formation of students who work with autistic children in a university service-learning course (2014) Educational Philosophy and Theory, Published online March 2014 Abstract Participation in service-learning courses has always been considered a part of the informal education in tertiary education worldwide. Originating from the …
Henning, A.D. (Self-)Surveillance, anti-doping, and health in non-elite road running (2014) Surveillance and Society, 11 (4), pp. 494-507. Further info Abstract This article explores disciplining effects of current anti-doping surveillance systems on the health consequences of non-elites’ daily behaviors and habits. As they are left out of direct anti-doping testing and enforcement, it is tempting …
Parker, I. Madness and justice (2014) Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 34 (1), pp. 28-40. Abstract This article makes the case for “social justice” in relation to the conceptions of “madness” that currently operate in mental health practice. The argument proceeds in eight steps which challenge dominant views of “madness” in the discipline of …
